[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22267-22268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08730]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-13-0457]
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 404-639-7570 or
send comments to Ron Otten, 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
Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation (0920-0457--
Exp. 9-30-2013)--Extension--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 extension of the Aggregate Reports for
Tuberculosis Program Evaluation, previously approved under OMB No.
0920-0457 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 the CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE). These
reports emphasize treatment outcomes, high-priority target populations
vulnerable to tuberculosis,
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and programmed electronic report entry, which 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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Number of Average burden Total
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Data clerks and Program Follow-up and 100 1 (electronic).... 30/60 50
Managers. Treatment of
Contacts to
Tuberculosis
Cases Form.
Program Mangers................ Follow-up and 18 1 (manual)........ 30/60 9
Treatment of
Contacts to
Tuberculosis
Cases Form.
Data clerks.................... Follow-up and 18 1 (manual)........ 3 54
Treatment of
Contacts to
Tuberculosis
Cases Form.
Data clerks and Program Targeted Testing 100 1 (electronic).... 30/60 50
Managers. and Treatment for
Latent
Tuberculosis
Infection.
Program Mangers................ Targeted Testing 18 1 (manual)........ 30/60 9
and Treatment for
Latent
Tuberculosis
Infection.
Data clerks.................... Targeted Testing 18 1 (manual)........ 3 54
and Treatment for
Latent
Tuberculosis
Infection.
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Total...................... .................. .............. .................. .............. 226
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Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate
Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-08730 Filed 4-12-13; 8:45 am]
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