[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65488-65489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26879]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30-Day-11-0004]
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 [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
National Disease Surveillance Program II. Disease Summaries (0920-
0004 Exp. 6/30/2013)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) (proposed), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Surveillance of the incidence and distribution of disease has been
an important function of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) since
1878. Through the years, PHS/CDC has formulated practical methods of
disease control through field investigations. The CDC National Disease
Surveillance Program is based on the premise that diseases cannot be
diagnosed, prevented, or controlled until existing knowledge is
expanded and new ideas developed and implemented. Over the years, the
mandate of CDC has broadened to include preventive health activities
and the surveillance systems maintained have expanded.
CDC and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
collect data on disease and preventable conditions in accordance with
jointly approved plans. Changes in the surveillance program and in
reporting methods are effected in the same manner. At the onset of this
surveillance program in 1968, the CSTE and CDC decided on which
diseases warranted surveillance. These diseases are reviewed and
revised based on variations in the public's health. Surveillance forms
are distributed to the State and local health departments who
voluntarily submit these reports to CDC at variable frequencies, either
weekly or monthly. CDC then calculates and publishes weekly statistics
via the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), providing the
states with timely aggregates of their submissions.
The following diseases/conditions are included in this program:
Diarrheal disease surveillance (includes campylobacter, salmonella, and
shigella), foodborne outbreaks, arboviral surveillance (ArboNet),
Influenza virus, including the annual survey and influenza-like
illness, Respiratory and Enterovirus surveillance, rabies, waterborne
diseases, cholera and other vibrio illnesses, Listeria, babesiosis,
brucellosis, Harmful Algal Bloom-related Infectious Surveillance System
(HABISS) data entry form, and the HABISS monthly reporting form. These
data are essential on the local, state, and Federal levels for
measuring trends in diseases, evaluating the effectiveness of current
prevention strategies, and determining the need for modifying current
prevention measures.
This request is for revision of the currently approved data
collection for three years. The revisions include minor changes to
reporting forms already approved under this OMB Control Number. In
addition, new influenza forms and one new rabies form have been added.
A new parasitic disease is being included, babesiosis, to help track
the increasing cases from transfusions. Furthermore, a brucellosis case
report form that has been revised and updated from the 1980 form has
been added to this OMB Control number to enhance surveillance and
assist with understanding the changing epidemiology of brucellosis in
the United States. Because of the distinct nature of each of the
diseases, the number of cases reported annually is different for each.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are 36,126.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents state epidemiologists form Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Diarrheal Disease Surveillance: Campylobacter (electronic)...... 53 52 3/60
Diarrheal Disease Surveillance: Salmonella (electronic)......... 53 52 3/60
Diarrheal Disease Surveillance: Shigella (electronic)........... 53 52 3/60
Foodborne Outbreak Form......................................... 54 31.5 20/60
Arboviral Surveillance (ArboNet)................................ 57 1,421 5/60
Influenza virus (fax, Oct-May).................................. 5 33 10/60
Influenza virus (fax, year round)............................... 21 52 10/60
Influenza virus (Internet; Oct-May)............................. 3 33 10/60
Influenza virus (Internet; year round).......................... 35 52 10/60
Influenza virus (electronic, year round PHLIP).................. 5 52 5/60
Influenza virus (electronic, year round PHIN-MS)................ 17 52 5/60
Influenza Annual Survey......................................... 86 1 15/60
Weekly Influenza-like Illness (Oct-May)......................... 540 33 15/60
Weekly Influenza-like Illness (year round)...................... 1,260 52 15/60
Daily Influenza-like Illness (Oct-May).......................... 200 33 15/60
Daily Influenza-like Illness (year round)....................... 75 52 15/60
Influenza-Associated Pediatric Death Case Report Form........... 57 1 30/60
Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus Infection Case 57 1 30/60
Investigation Form.............................................
Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus Infection Contact Trace 57 1 30/60
Back Form......................................................
Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus Infection Contact Trace 57 1 30/60
Forward Form...................................................
Novel Human Influenza A Virus Infection Case Report Form........ 57 1 30/60
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Daily Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus State Case Status 57 1 15/60
Summary Update.................................................
City Health Officers or Vital Statistics Registrars............. 122 52 12/60
Aggregate Hospitalization and Death Reporting Activity Weekly 56 52 10/60
Report.........................................................
Monthly Respiratory & Enterovirus Surveillance Report: Excel 25 12 15/60
format (electronic)............................................
National Respiratory & Enteric Virus Surveillance System 90 52 10/60
(NREVSS).......................................................
Enhanced Animal Rabies Surveillance (electronic)................ 52 52 3/60
Rabies (paper).................................................. 3 12 15/60
Possible Human Rabies Patient Info.............................. 50 1 15/60
Waterborne Diseases Outbreak Form............................... 57 1 20/60
Cholera and other Vibrio illnesses.............................. 450 1 20/60
Listeria........................................................ 53 1 30/60
HABISS data entry form.......................................... 10 12 8
HABISS monthly reporting form................................... 10 12 30/60
Babesiosis Case Report Form..................................... 54 12 10/60
Brucellosis..................................................... 56 2 20/60
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Petunia Gissendaner,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-26879 Filed 10-22-10; 8:45 am]
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