[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 42078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16824]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-13-0457]
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
20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation (OMB No.
0920-0457 Expiration 09/30/2013--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, NCHHSTP, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) proposes
extension of the Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation,
previously approved under OMB No. 0920-0457. This request is for a 3-
year clearance. There are no revisions to the report forms, data
definitions, or reporting instructions. Changes within this information
collection request (ICR) reflect an increase in the annual cost to the
government. The increased cost is due to increases in salaries of
personnel conducting data collection and analysis since the last ICR
approval.
DTBE is the lead agency for tuberculosis elimination in the United
States. 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 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 NTIP access
(Electronic--100%, Use of Electronic Signatures--No). The annual burden
to respondents is estimated to be 226 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of responses burden per
Type of respondent Form name respondents per respondent response (in
hours)
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Data clerks and Program Managers. Follow-up and Treatment 100 1 (electronic)..... 30/60
of Contacts to
Tuberculosis Cases Form.
Program Managers................. Follow-up and Treatment 18 1 (manual)......... 30/60
of Contacts to
Tuberculosis Cases Form.
Data clerks...................... Follow-up and Treatment 18 1 (manual)......... 3
of Contacts to
Tuberculosis Cases Form.
Data clerks and Program Managers. Targeted Testing and 100 1 (electronic)..... 30/60
Treatment for Latent
Tuberculosis Infection.
Program Managers................. Targeted Testing and 18 1 (manual)......... 30/60
Treatment for Latent
Tuberculosis Infection.
Data clerks...................... Targeted Testing and 18 1 (manual)......... 3
Treatment for Latent
Tuberculosis Infection.
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-16824 Filed 7-12-13; 8:45 am]
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