[Federal Register: February 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 27)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-07-0457]
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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
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Proposed Project
Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation (OMB No.
0920-0457)--Extension--National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
(NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of
Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) proposes to continue the Aggregate
Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation, previously approved under
OMB No. 0920-0457. This request is for a 3-year clearance. There are no
revisions to the report forms, data definitions, or reporting
instructions. DTBE is the lead agency for tuberculosis elimination in
the United States.
To ensure the elimination of tuberculosis in the United States, CDC
monitors indicators for key program activities, such as finding
tuberculosis infections in recent contacts of cases and in other
persons likely to be infected and providing therapy for latent
tuberculosis infection. In 2000, CDC implemented two program evaluation
reports for annual submission: Aggregate report of follow-up for
contacts of tuberculosis, and Aggregate report of screening and
preventive therapy for tuberculosis infection (OMB No. 0920-0457). The
respondents for these reports are the 68 State and local tuberculosis
control programs receiving Federal cooperative agreement funding
through DTBE. These reports emphasize treatment outcomes, high-priority
target populations vulnerable to tuberculosis, and programmed
electronic report entry and submission through the Tuberculosis
Information Management System (TIMS). No other federal agency collects
this type of national tuberculosis data, and the Aggregate report of
follow-up for contacts of tuberculosis, and Aggregate report of
screening and preventive therapy for tuberculosis infection are the
only data source about latent tuberculosis infection for monitoring
national progress toward tuberculosis elimination with these
activities. CDC provides ongoing assistance in the preparation and
utilization of these reports at the local and State levels of public
health jurisdiction. CDC also provides respondents with technical
support for the TIMS software (Electronic--100%, Use of Electronic
Signatures--No). The annual burden to respondents is estimated to be
226 hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Respondents (state
and local Number Hrs per
Report name tuberculosis control Response format response per response
programs) respondent
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Follow-up and Treatment of 68 data clerks....... 50 Electronic........ 1 30/60
Contacts to Tuberculosis Cases.
18 Manual............ 1 3
68 program managers.. 50 Electronic........ 1 30/60
18 Manual............ 1 30/60
Targeted Testing and Treatment for 68 data clerks....... 50 Electronic........ 1 30/60
Latent Tuberculosis Infection.
18 Manual............ 1 3
68 program managers.. 50 Electronic........ 1 30/60
18 Manual............ 1 30/60
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Dated: February 5, 2007.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-2176 Filed 2-8-07; 8:45 am]
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