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requirements balance the public health
risks posed by the importation of
nonhuman primates with the burden
imposed on regulating their
importation.
All registered importers of nonhuman primates are required by 42 CFR

part 71.53 to maintain certain disease
control procedures and keep certain
records. Standard business practices
likely dictate that importers already
keep records on the origin,
transportation, and disposition of the

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nonhuman primates. Thus, CDC asks for
information which should already be
maintained by the importers and need
only be assembled and reported. The
estimate of burden hours and costs
reflects assembling and reporting only.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondent

Form name

Nonhuman Primate Importer ............

CDC 75.10A Application for Registration as an Importer of
Nonhuman Primates (New Importer).
CDC 75.10A Application for Registration as an Importer of
Nonhuman Primates (Re-Registration).
71.53(g)(1)(iii) and (h) Documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (no form) (New Importer).
71.53(g)(1)(iii) and (h) Documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (no form) (Registered Importer).
Recordkeeping and reporting requirements for importing NHPs:
Notification of shipment arrival
71.53(n) (no form).
Quarantine release 71.53(l) (No
form).
71.53(v) Form: Filovirus Diagnostic
Specimen Submission Form for
Non-human Primate Materials.
CDC Partner Government Agency
Message Set for Importing Live
Nonhuman Primates.
CDC Partner Government Agency
Message
Set
for
Importing
Nonhuman Primate Products.
Documentation of Non-infectiousness 71.53(t).

Nonhuman Primate Importer ............

Nonhuman Primate Importer ............
Nonhuman Primate Importer ............

Nonhuman Primate Importer ............

Nonhuman Primate Importer ............
Nonhuman Primate Importer ............
Importer/Filer .....................................
Importer/Filer .....................................
Importer/Filer .....................................
Total ...........................................

...........................................................

Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017–04507 Filed 3–7–17; 8:45 am]

Number of
responses per
respondent

Number of
respondents

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total burden
hours

1

1

10/60

1

12

1

10/60

2

1

1

10

10

12

1

30/60

6

24

6

15/60

36

24

6

15/60

36

10

10

20/60

33

150

1

15/60

38

2,280

1

15/60

570

2,280

1

5/60

190

........................

........................

........................

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60 Day–17–0729; Docket No. CDC–2017–
0023]

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Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
ACTION: Notice with comment period.

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the

general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on the Customer Surveys
Generic Clearance for the National
Center for Health Statistics. The surveys
are used to assess National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS) customer
satisfaction with the content, quality
and relevance of the information NCHS
produces.
DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before May 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,

identified by Docket No. CDC–2017–
0023 by any of the following methods:

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 Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
 Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to Regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: All public comment should be
submitted through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request

more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the
information collection plan and
instruments, contact the Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.

(NCHS) plans to continue to assess its
customers’ satisfaction with the content,
quality and relevance of the information
it produces. NCHS will conduct
voluntary customer surveys to assess
strengths in agency products and
services and to evaluate how well it
addresses the emerging needs of its data
users. Results of these surveys will be
used in future planning initiatives.
The data will be collected using a
combination of methodologies
appropriate to each survey. These may
include: Evaluation forms, mail surveys,
focus groups, automated and electronic
technology (e.g., email, Web-based
surveys), and telephone surveys.
Systematic surveys of several groups
will be folded into the program. Among
these are Federal customers and policy
makers, state and local officials who
rely on NCHS data, the broader
educational, research, and public health
community, and other data users.
Respondents may include data users
who register for and/or attend NCHS
sponsored conferences; persons who
access the NCHS Web site and the
detailed data available through it;
consultants; and others. Respondent
data items may include (in broad
categories) information regarding
Proposed Project
respondent’s gender, age, occupation,
Customer Surveys Generic Clearance
affiliation, location, etc., to be used to
for the National Center for Health
Statistics (OMB Control No. 0920–0729, characterize responses only. Other
questions will attempt to obtain
Expiration Date 05/31/2017)—
information that will characterize the
Revision—National Center for Health
respondents’ familiarity with and use of
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease
NCHS data, their assessment of data
Control and Prevention (CDC).
content and usefulness, general
Background and Brief Description
satisfaction with available services and
products, and suggestions for
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
improvement of surveys, services and
amended, authorizes that the Secretary products.
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
In order to capture anticipated
acting through NCHS, shall collect
additional feedback opportunities, this
statistics on ‘‘the extent and nature of
revision request allows for the potential
illness and disability of the population
increase in both respondents and time
of the United States.’’ This is a revision
per response for a total estimated annual
request for a generic approval from
burden total of 4,000 hours.
OMB to conduct customer surveys over
There is no cost to respondents other
the next three years at an overall burden
than their time to participate in the
rate of 4000 hours.
As part of a comprehensive program,
survey. The resulting information will
the National Center for Health Statistics be for NCHS internal use.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondents

Questionnaire for conference registrants/attendees.
Focus groups ....................................

Form name

Public/private researchers, Consultants, and others.
Public/private researchers, Consultants, and others.

Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

6,000

1

15/60

1,500

500

1

1

500

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Type of respondents

Web-based ........................................
Other customer surveys ....................
Total ...........................................

Form name

Public/private researchers, Consultants, and others.
Public/private researchers, Consultants, and others.
...........................................................

Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017–04509 Filed 3–7–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention

Number of
responses per
respondent

Number of
respondents

Total burden
(in hours)

6,000

1

15/60

1,500

2,000

1

15/60

500

........................

........................

........................

4,000

responses; and (e) Assess information
collection costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to [email protected]. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.

[30Day–17–1030]

Proposed Project

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review

Developmental Studies to improve the
National Health Care Surveys—Generic
(OMB Control No. 0920–1030, expires
10/31/2017)—Extension—National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).

The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
amended, authorizes the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through the Division of Health
Care Statistics (DHCS) within NCHS,
shall collect statistics on the extent and
nature of illness and disability of the
population of the United States.
The DHCS conducts the National
Health Care Surveys, a family of
nationally representative surveys of
encounters and health care providers in
inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care
settings. This information collection
request is for the extension of a generic
clearance to conduct developmental
studies to improve this family of
surveys. This three year clearance
period will include studies to evaluate
and improve upon existing survey
design and operations, as well as to
examine the feasibility of, and address
challenges that may arise with, future
expansions of the National Health Care
Surveys.
Specifically, this request covers
developmental research with the
following aims: (1) To explore ways to

refine and improve upon existing survey
designs and procedures; and (2) to
explore and evaluate proposed survey
designs and alternative approaches to
data collection. The goal of these
research studies is to further enhance
DHCS existing and future data
collection protocols to increase research
capacity and improve health care data
quality for the purpose of monitoring
public health and well-being at the
national, state and local levels, thereby
informing the health policy decisionmaking process. The information
collected through will not be used to
make generalizable statements about the
population of interest or to inform
public policy; however, methodological
findings may be reported.
This generic information collection
would include studies conducted in
person, via the telephone or internet,
and by postal or electronic mail.
Methods covered would include
qualitative (e.g., usability testing, focus
groups, ethnographic studies, and
respondent debriefing questionnaires)
and/or quantitative (e.g., pilot tests, pretests and split sample experiments)
research methodologies. Examples of
studies to improve existing survey
designs and procedures may include
evaluation of incentive approaches to
improve recruitment and increase
participation rates; testing of new
survey items to obtain additional data
on providers, patients, and their
encounters while minimizing
misinterpretation and human error in
data collection; testing data collection in
panel surveys; triangulating and
validating survey responses from
multiple data sources; assessment of the
feasibility of data retrieval; and
development of protocols that will
locate, identify, and collect accurate
survey data in the least labor-intensive
and burdensome manner at the sampled
practice site.
To explore and evaluate proposed
survey designs and alternative
approaches to collecting data, especially
with the nationwide adoption of
electronic health records, studies may
expand the evaluation of data extraction