[Federal Register: December 10, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 237)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-06-03]
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) 498-1210. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project: Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Program
Reporting System, (OMB No. 0920-0556)--Extension--National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention
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and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). Section 2(a) of Pub. L. 102-493 (known as the
Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992 (FCSRCA),
42 U.S.C. 263a-1(a)) requires that each assisted reproductive
technology (ART) program shall annually report to the Secretary through
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: (1) pregnancy success
rates achieved by such ART program, and (2) the identity of each embryo
laboratory used by such ART program and whether the laboratory is
certified or has applied for such certification under this act.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking to
extend approval of a reporting system for Assisted Reproductive
Technology (ART) Program from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). This reporting system has been designed in collaboration with
the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) to comply with
the requirements of the FCSRCA. The reporting system includes all ART
cycles initiated by any of the approximately 400 ART programs in the
United States, and covers the pregnancy outcome of each cycle, as well
as a number of data items deemed important to explain variability in
success rates across clinics and across individuals. Data is to be
collected through computer software developed by SART in consultation
with CDC.
In developing the definition of pregnancy success rates and the
list of data items to be reported, CDC has consulted with
representatives of SART, the American Society for Reproductive
Medicine, and RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association (a
national, nonprofit consumer organization), as well as a variety of
individuals with expertise and interest in this field. The annual
burden for this data collection is 63,400 hours.
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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ART Clinics..................................................... 400 220 37/60
Data Validation................................................. 40 113 23/60
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Dated: December 4, 2002.
John Moore,
Acting Deputy Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-31130 Filed 12-9-02; 8:45 am]
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