[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 237 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73470-73471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29723]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-13-0128]
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
(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
Congenital Syphilis Case Investigation and Reporting Form
(CDC73.126), OMB 0920-0128, Expiration 03/31/2013--Revision--National
Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Congenital syphilis (CS) is an important sentinel health event that
marks potential problems in both prenatal care and syphilis prevention
programs. Congenital syphilis (CS) is nearly 100% preventable by early
detection and treatment of syphilis in pregnant women before or during
pregnancy.
Reducing congenital syphilis is a national objective in the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services report entitled, ``Healthy
People 2020''.
The CDC continues to collect and report information on congenital
syphilis morbidity as part of its ongoing Sexually Transmitted Disease
(STD) surveillance efforts. A reporting form for congenital syphilis
(CDC Form 73.126) was initiated in 1983 to improve detection, case
management, and treatment of congenital syphilis cases. Continued data
collection will assist in identifying needs for congenital syphilis
prevention efforts nationwide.
The current CS reporting form was revised and approved by OMB in
2009 to collect information based on the surveillance case definition
and removal of Reporting city information. It is being used by all
health jurisdictions reporting CS to CDC as part of the National
Notifiable Diseases Surveillance. For the new approval period, CDC
requests elimination of the
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field ``Did the infant/child have an IgM-specific treponemal test?''
This data element is no longer required because treponemal IgM
technologies, for the purpose of identifying CS in an infant, are
highly insensitive. CDC also requests elimination of infant gender
because gender does not influence the case definition or define risk.
The following fields have been added: ``Mothers obstetric history'',
``Did mother have treponemal test result: If so, when was the test
performed?'' ``What stage of syphilis did mother have?'', ``Date of
Mother's treatment'', ``What was mother's treatment?'' ``What clinical
and what surveillance stage of syphilis did the mother have during
pregnancy'' ``Presumptive has been replaced with probable,'' as there
is no case definition for presumptive congenital syphilis and,
``Mother's HIV status during pregnancy''.
The congenital syphilis data will continue to be used to develop
intervention strategies and to evaluate ongoing control efforts. There
is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total estimated
annual burden hours are 62.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Types of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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State Health Departments.............. Congenital Syphilis (CS) 10 11 20/60
Case Investigation and
Report.
Territorial Health Agencies........... Congenital Syphilis (CS) 3 11 20/60
Case Investigation and
Report.
City and county health departments.... Congenital Syphilis (CS) 4 11 20/60
Case Investigation and
Report.
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Dated: December 4, 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. 2012-29723 Filed 12-7-12; 8:45 am]
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