[Federal Register: February 27, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 39)]
[Notices]
[Page 9086-9087]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-03-45]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404)498-1210.
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; and (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. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: Congenital Syphilis (CS) Case Investigation and
Report Form (CDC73.126) OMB No. 0920-0128--Extension--National Center
for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
CDC proposes to continue data collection for congenital syphilis
case investigations under the ``Congenital Syphilis Case Investigation
and Report Form'' (CDC73.126 REV 11-98); this form is currently
approved under OMB No. 0920-0128. This request is for a 3-year
extension of clearance. Reducing congenital syphilis is a national
objective in the DHHS Report entitled Healthy People 2010 (Vol I and
II). Objective 25-9 of this document states the goal: ``Reduce
congenital syphilis to 1 new case per 100,000 live births''. In order
to meet this national objective, an effective surveillance system for
congenital syphilis must be continued to monitor current levels of
disease and progress towards the year 2010 objective. This data will
also be used to develop intervention strategies and to evaluate ongoing
control efforts.
Respondent burden is approximately 15 minutes per reported case.
The estimated annual number of cases expected to be reported using the
current case definition is 500 or less. Therefore, the total number of
hours for congenital syphilis reporting required will be approximately
130 hours per year. There is no cost to respondents except their time.
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) (in hours)
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State/local health departments.................. 65 8 15/60 130
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 130
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Dated: February 21, 2003.
Thomas Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-4600 Filed 2-26-03; 8:45 am]
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