[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 68782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27832]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-13-0819]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Send written comments
to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or
by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Nationally Notifiable Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Morbidity
Surveillance (OMB No. 0920-0819, Expiration 08/31/2012)--Reinstatement
with Change--National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Because the STD epidemiology in the United States is changing
rapidly, CDC must continue to monitor disease indicators that are
included in the STD surveillance currently being implemented. CDC is
proposing to continue electronic information collection which includes
information elements that are integrated into the existing nationally
notifiable STDs. These information elements are beyond the scope of the
OMB-approved collection called Weekly and Annual Morbidity and
Mortality Reports (MMWR, OMB 0920-0007). This ongoing
collection will have a title change from ``Sexually Transmitted Disease
(STD) Morbidity Surveillance'' to ``Nationally Notifiable Sexually
Transmitted Disease (STD) Morbidity Surveillance and provides evidence
to better define STD distribution and epidemiology in the United
States. The surveillance system modifies several data elements
currently included in the MMWR collection and add others to produce a
set of sensitive indicators. This surveillance will continue to provide
the evidence to enhance our understanding of STDs, develop intervention
strategies, and evaluate the impact of ongoing control efforts. CDC
works closely with state and local STD control programs to monitor and
respond to STD outbreaks and trends in STD-associated risk behavior.
Users of data include, but are not limited to, congressional offices,
state and local health agencies, health care providers, and other
health-related groups.
CDC disseminates all STD surveillance information through the MMWR
series of publications, including the MMWR, the CDC Surveillance
Summaries, the Recommendations and Reports, and the annual Summary of
Notifiable Diseases, United States. Additionally, DSTDP publishes an
annual STD-specific surveillance summary and supplements in hard copy
and on the Internet http://www.cdc.gov/std/Stats/. CDC will use the
findings from this and other STD surveillance to develop guidelines,
control strategies, and impact measures that monitor trends in STDs in
the United States. We expect a total of 57 sites in state, city, and
territory health departments will be submitting STD morbidity
information to CDC each week.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are 989.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Types of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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State Health Departments.............. Electronic STD Case 50 52 20/60
report.
Territorial Health Agencies........... Electronic STD Case 5 52 20/60
report.
City and county health departments.... Electronic STD Case 2 52 20/60
report.
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Dated: November 2, 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. 2012-27832 Filed 11-15-12; 8:45 am]
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