[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74054-74055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30129]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[0920-11-10BG]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806.
Proposed Project
National Voluntary Environmental Assessment Information System
(NVEAIS)--New--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The CDC is requesting OMB approval for a National Voluntary
Environmental Assessment Information System to collect data from
foodborne illness outbreak environmental assessments routinely
conducted by local, state, territorial, or tribal food safety programs
during outbreak investigations. Environmental assessment data are not
currently collected at the national level. The data reported through
this information system will provide timely data on the causes of
outbreaks, including environmental factors associated with outbreaks,
and are essential to environmental public health regulators' efforts to
respond more effectively to outbreaks and prevent future, similar
outbreaks.
The information system was developed by the Environmental Health
Specialists Network (EHS-Net), a collaborative project of federal and
state public health agencies. The EHS-Net has developed a standardized
instrument for reporting data relevant to foodborne illness outbreak
environmental assessments.
State, local, tribal, and territorial food safety programs are the
respondents for this data collection. Although it is not possible to
determine how many programs will choose to participate, as NVEAIS is
voluntary, the maximum
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potential number of program respondents is approximately 3,000.
However, these programs will be reporting data on outbreaks, not
their programs or personnel. It is not possible to determine exactly
how many outbreaks will occur in the future, nor where they will occur.
However, we can estimate, based on existing data that a maximum of
1,400 foodborne illness outbreaks will occur annually. Only programs in
the jurisdictions in which these outbreaks occur would report to
NVEAIS. Consequently, we have based our respondent burden estimate on
the number of outbreaks likely to occur each year. Assuming each
outbreak occurs in a different jurisdiction, there will be one
respondent per outbreak. Each respondent will respond only once per
outbreak investigated.
There are two activities for which we need to estimate burden for
these programs. The first is entering all requested environmental
assessment data into NVEAIS. This will be done once for each outbreak.
This will take approximately 120 minutes per outbreak.
The second activity requiring a burden estimate is the manager
interview that will be conducted at each establishment associated with
an outbreak. Most outbreaks are associated with only one establishment;
however, some are associated with multiple establishments. We estimate
that a maximum average of 4 manager interviews will be conducted per
outbreak. Each interview will take about 20 minutes.
The total estimated annual burden is 4,667 hours (see Table). There
is no cost to the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Data collection activity/ Number of responses per per response
form name respondents respondent (in hours)
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Food safety program personnel......... Reporting environmental 1,400 1 2
assessment data into
electronic system.
Food safety program personnel......... Manager interview....... 1,400 4 20/60
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Dated: November 23, 2010.
Catina Conner,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-30129 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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