[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65553-65554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26498]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-13-12MW]
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 404-639-7570 or
send comments to Kimberly S. Lane, at 1600 Clifton Road, MS D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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
Hepatitis Testing and Linkage to Care Monitoring & Evaluation
System--New-National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is
requesting a three-year OMB approval for establishing a Hepatitis
Testing and Linkage to Care (HEPTLC) Monitoring and Evaluation System
to collect standardized, non-identifying, client-level and test-level
hepatitis testing information from funded testing sites at multiple
settings. Grantees will be required to use this web-based HEPTLC
software application to collect and report testing and linkage to care
activities.
The HEPTLC data collection and reporting system will enable CDC to
receive standardized, non-identifying information from funded grantees,
including: (1) Information about test sites that provide HEPTLC
services and laboratories that provide lab testing; (2) Information
about testing participants, including demographics, risk
characteristics, vaccination history, etc. (3) Information related to
diagnostic test results; and (4)Information about post-test follow-ups,
including notification of test result, post-test-counseling, linkage to
care and preventive services, and case report to surveillance
authorities. CDC will use HEPTLC data for the following purposes: (1)
Monitor the implementation activities of the HEPTLC initiative, as well
as evaluate the progress and performance made by the grantees. Findings
will further inform strategic planning and program improvement; (2)
Inform recommendations and strategies of increasing early
identification of infected persons and linkage to care, based on
participant characteristics and linkage to care among those persons who
are infected; (3) Identify best practices and gaps in implementing
HEPTLC in various testing settings, and guide CDC in providing
technical assistance to the grantees; (4) Produce standardized and
specialized reports that will inform grantees, CDC Project Officers,
HHS, Congress and other stakeholders of the process, outcome and
accountability measures; (5)Assess public health prevention funds and
resources allocations with respect to prioritized risk populations; (6)
Advocate the needs for priority setting and budget allocation for
hepatitis prevention.
Funded sites will use HEPTLC data for the following purposes: (1)
Understand targeted populations (demographics, risk behaviors,
vaccination histories, etc) and assess the
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extent to which the targeted populations have been reached; (2)
Document how well the project is progressing in meeting goals/
objectives set forth by CDC (e.g. who delivered what to whom, how many,
where, when, and how well), as well as performance indicators related
to testing, counseling and linkage to care; (3) Highlight opportunities
for local program collaboration and service integration (PCSI) to
prevent hepatitis: (4)Fulfill data collection and reporting
requirements outlined in the cooperative agreements.
The data will enable CDC to be accountable for the funding it
provides, the populations that are served, the services being provided,
and for the strategies and practices effectiveness in implementing
HEPTLC. The data will also enable CDC to be accountable to the
administration, Congress, or other stakeholders for the proper use of
public money or provide transparency for the programs it funds.
Respondents will be testing sites at multiple settings, including
health departments, community based organizations (CBOs), community
health centers (CHCs), person who inject drugs (PWID) treatment
centers, and other settings, e.g. HIV or STD clinics, Federally
Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). They will routinely collect, enter,
and report information about the test site, client demographics and
behaviors, testing results and linkage to care follow up information
within the web-based HEPTLC system. CDC anticipates that routine
information collection will begin once OMB approval is received and
will be carried out through the project period September 2012-September
2013.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 6000.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of Responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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HBV--CBOs/Health Jurisdictions....... HEPTLC Data Variables & 40 12 12
HCV--multiple sites (IDU, CHCs, Values (test-level
Others, ECHO). monthly reporting).
HBV--CBOs/Health Jurisdictions....... HEPTLC Template (program- 40 4 1.5
HCV--multiple sites (IDU, CHCs, level reporting/
Others, ECHO). quarterly).
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Dated: October 22, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-26498 Filed 10-26-12; 8:45 am]
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