[Federal Register: December 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 238)]
[Notices]
[Page 72198-72199]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr13de04-56]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-05-0461X]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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 or send an email to
omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human Resources
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-6974. Written comments
should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Laboratory Test Method Survey--New--
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC is requesting OMB approval to survey public health laboratories
about the volume of testing and type of laboratory testing methods for
sexually transmitted diseases (STD). In October 2002, CDC published
``Screening Tests to Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria
gonorrhoeae Infections'' (MMWR 2002:51 (No. RR-15)). The purpose of
this publication was to provide information for public health
laboratories regarding the most effective testing methodologies for
Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Because testing
practices could affect the resources available to public health
departments for STD screening and surveillance programs, it is critical
to monitor the capacity and current practices of public health
laboratories to appropriately test for these diseases.
The objectives of this proposed data collection are to: (1) Collect
information about the volume of and type of testing for chlamydia and
gonorrhea performed in laboratories; (2) collect information about
antimicrobial susceptibility testing for gonorrhea; and (3) collect
information about the volume and type of testing for herpes simplex
virus (HSV), syphilis, human papillomavirus (HPV), bacterial vaginosis,
and trichomoniasis performed in laboratories. This survey will build on
data collected in 2001 by the Association of Public Health Laboratories
on laboratory test methods and the volume of testing.
CDC anticipates collecting this data using an on-line survey of 140
public health laboratories. The survey will take approximately 20
minutes to complete; there is no cost to respondents except their time
to participate. The annualized burden for this data collection will be
47 hours.
Annualized Burden Table:
[[Page 72199]]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
No. of Responses per burden per
Respondents respondents respondent response (in
hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State labs...................................................... 50 1 20/60
City/County labs................................................ 80 1 20/60
Other Infertility Prevention Project Labs....................... 10 1 20/60
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: December 3, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-27190 Filed 12-10-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-U