[Federal Register: December 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 250)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-050557]
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 404-371-5983 or
send comments to Dale Verell, CDC Alternate OMB Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
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. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
National Public Health Performance Standards Program State Public
Health System Assessment (OMB 0920-0557)--Extension--Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Office of the Director, CDC is proposing to extend the
currently approved National Public Health Performance Standards Program
State Public Health System Assessment. From 1998 `` 2002, the CDC
National Public Health Performance Standards Program convened
workgroups with the National Association of County and City Health
Officials (NACCHO), The Association of State and Territorial Health
Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of Local Boards of Health
(NALBOH), the American Public Health Association (APHA), and the Public
Health Foundation (PHF) to develop performance standards for public
health systems based on the essential services of public health.
CDC is now proposing to extend the formal, voluntary data
collection that assesses the capacity of state public health systems to
deliver the essential services of public health. Electronic data
submission will be used when state health departments complete the
public health assessment.
The extension will provide additional time for state public health
agencies to undertake the assessment. Some states have sought to
include mention of the assessment in legislation or regulations and are
planning to respond to the assessment in the upcoming year. The focus
on bioterrorism and other emerging issues diverted resources and
attention from immediate use of the assessment since its national
release in 2002. A two-year extension will provide additional needed
time.
The estimated annualized burden for each extension year is 105
hours.
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No. of Average burden
No. of respondents responses per per response Total burden
respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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7............................................................... 1 15 105
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Total....................................................... .............. .............. 105
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Dated: December 22, 2004.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-28618 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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