[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17922-17923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7935]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-0920-0457]
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 404-639-5960
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
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
Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation (OMB No.
0920-0457 exp. 5/31/2010)--Reinstatement--National Center for HIV/AIDS,
Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC requests the reinstatement of the Aggregate Reports for
Tuberculosis Program Evaluation, previously approved under OMB No.
0920-0457 after the 5/31/2010 expiration date, for 3 years. There are
no revisions to the report forms, data definitions, or reporting
instructions.
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, which will be transitioned to the National
Tuberculosis Indicators Project (NTIP), a secure Web-based system for
program evaluation data, in 2010. 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 NTIP software
(Electronic--100%, Use of Electronic Signatures--No). There is no cost
to respondents.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Respondents
(state and local No. response
Report name tuberculosis Response format per Hours per Total burden
control respondent response (in hours)
programs)
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Follow-up and Treatment of 68 data clerks.. 50 Electronic.. 1 30/60 34
Contacts to Tuberculosis 18 Manual...... 1 3 204
Cases.
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68 program 50 Electronic.. 1 30/60 34
managers. 18 Manual...... 1 30/60 34
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Targeted Testing and 68 data clerks.. 50 Electronic.. 1 30/60 34
Treatment for Latent 18 Manual...... 1 3 204
Tuberculosis Infection.
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68 program 50 Electronic.. 1 30/60 34
managers. 18 Manual...... 1 30/60 34
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Dated: March 31, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-7935 Filed 4-7-10; 8:45 am]
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