Given the rapid evolution of COVID-19
and its impact on those with compromised immune systems, it is
imperative for the transplant community to quickly collect and
update COVID-19 related data. Having access to COVID-19 vaccination
status on bone marrow recipients and understanding immune responses
will assist with making informed decisions regarding direct
clinical care. This information will also help clinicians and
researchers make informed policy decisions. For example, CDC
advisors are looking for COVID-19 vaccination data on blood stem
cell transplant recipients; however, collecting these data on
existing OMB forms is not yet approved; therefore, this vital
information has not been collected. The CDC could potentially use
this information to make informed decisions regarding whether to
issue any recommendations for this medically vulnerable
population.
The SCTOD data
collection changes must be captured and completed as soon as
practical. HRSA would like to start requiring data collection no
later than September 10, 2021. Given the rapid evolution of the
COVID-19 public health emergency and its impact on
immunocompromised patients, availability of new vaccines, and
continual changes in vaccination recommendations, HRSA wants to
leverage the required data collection platform of SCTOD to obtain
vaccine information for all US allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell
transplant (HCT) recipients.
There were very slight
increases in burden per response in Form 1 - Baseline Pre-TED and
Form 4 - 100-Post-TED.
$4,601,550
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No
No
No
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No
Yes
Elyana Bowman 301 443-3983
enadjem@hrsa.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.