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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–20–0881; Docket No. CDC–2019–
0086]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

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 the opportunity to comment on
a proposed and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled ‘‘Data Calls for the Laboratory
Response Network.’’ This is data
collected from its members concerning
their capacity to respond to public
health emergencies.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before December 17,
2019.
SUMMARY:

You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2019–
0086 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
ADDRESSES:

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instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, of
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 the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. 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 submissions
of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Data Calls for the Laboratory
Response Network (OMB Control No.
0920–0881, Exp. 3/31/2020)—
Extension—National Center for
Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description
The Laboratory Response Network
(LRN) was established by the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) in
accordance with Presidential Decision
Directive 39 (Attachment 1), which
outlined national anti-terrorism policies
and assigned specific missions to
Federal Departments and agencies. The
Administration has stated that it is the
policy of the United States to use all
appropriate means, to deter, defeat, and
respond to all terrorist attacks on our
territory and resources, both with
people and facilities. The LRN’s mission
is to maintain an integrated national and
international network of laboratories
that can respond quickly to suspected
acts of biological, chemical, or
radiological terrorism, emerging
infectious diseases, and other public
health threats and emergencies.
Federal, state and local public health
laboratories join the LRN voluntarily.
When laboratories join, they assume
specific responsibilities and are
required to provide facility information
to the LRN Program Office at CDC as
well as test results for real samples or
proficiency tests. LRN laboratories
participate in Proficiency Testing
Challenges, Exercises and Validation
Studies each year. LRN information
collection is covered by OMB Control
No. 0920–0852.
CDC may conduct a Special Data Call
to obtain additional information from
LRN laboratories regarding biological
terrorism or emerging infectious disease
preparedness. Although the LRN
Program Office at CDC has an extensive
database of information regarding all
network members, LRN Special Data
Calls are sometimes needed to address
issues concerning the response
capabilities of member facilities for
priority threat agents or to assess the
network’s ability to respond to new
emerging threats. Special Data Calls may
be conducted via broadcast email that
asks respondents to send information
via email to the LRN Help Desk or
through online survey tools (i.e., Survey
Monkey) which require respondents to
go to a web link and answer a series of
questions (Attachment 3). This request
for extension is a generic clearance that
is necessary for any impromptu data
calls that are needed.

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent

Form name

Public Health Laboratorians .............

Special Data Call ..............................

136

1

30/60

68

Total ...........................................

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68

Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier CMS–10344]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Correction

Dated: October 11, 2019.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.

Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Correction of notice.
AGENCY:

This document corrects the
information provided for [Document
Identifier: CMS–10344] titled
‘‘Elimination of Cost-Sharing for Full
Benefit Dual Eligible Individuals
Receiving Home and Community-Based
Services.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham, III, (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Background
In the September 25, 2019, issue of
the Federal Register (84 FR 50453), we
published a Paperwork Reduction Act
notice requesting a 60-day public
comment period for the information
collection request identified under
CMS–10344, OMB control number
0938–1127, and titled ‘‘Elimination of
Cost-Sharing for Full Benefit Dual
Eligible Individuals Receiving Home
and Community-Based Services.’’
II. Explanation of Error
In the September 25, 2019, notice, the
information provided in the first
column, at the end of the second
paragraph, on page 50455, was
published with incorrect information in
the ‘‘For policy questions’’ section. This
notice corrects the language found in
the ‘‘For policy questions’’ section in the
first column, at the end of the second
paragraph, on page 50455 of the

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September 25th notice. All of the other
information contained in the September
25, 2019, notice is correct. The related
public comment period remains in
effect and ends November 25, 2019.
III. Correction of Error
In FR Doc. 2019–20858 of September
25, 2019 (84 FR 50453), page 50455, the
language in the first column, at the end
of the second paragraph begins with
‘‘[For policy questions and ends with
‘‘at 410–786–0668],’’ is corrected to read
as follows:
[For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Roland O. Herrera at
410–786–0668.)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers CMS–10227, CMS–
10243, CMS–10316 and CMS–10716]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information) and to allow
60 days for public comment on the
proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our
burden estimates or any other aspect of

SUMMARY:

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this collection of information, including
the necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions,
the accuracy of the estimated burden,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected, and the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology to minimize the
information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
December 17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your
comments electronically to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting
comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number __, Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ website address at
website address at https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
[email protected].
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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