[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 186 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66030-66031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23072]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-16-0457]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written
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comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation (OMB Control
Number 0920-0457)--Reinstatement Without Change of a Previously
Approved Collection--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
a reinstatement without change of the Aggregate Reports for
Tuberculosis Program Evaluation, previously approved under OMB Control
Number 0920-0457. This request is for a three-year clearance. There are
no revisions to the report forms, data definitions, or reporting
instructions.
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 were the 68 state and local tuberculosis control programs
receiving federal cooperative agreement funding through DTBE. This
group will also respond to this collection of information.
These Aggregate 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).
The annual burden to respondents is estimated to be 226 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response
respondent (in hours)
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Data clerks and Program Managers Follow-up and Treatment of 100 1 30/60
(electronic). Contacts to Tuberculosis
Cases Form.
Program Managers (manual)............... Follow-up and Treatment of 18 1 30/60
Contacts to Tuberculosis
Cases Form.
Data clerks (manual).................... Follow-up and Treatment of 18 1 3
Contacts to Tuberculosis
Cases Form.
Data clerks and Program Managers Targeted Testing and 100 1 30/60
(electronic). Treatment for Latent
Tuberculosis Infection.
Program Managers (manual)............... Targeted Testing and 18 1 30/60
Treatment for Latent
Tuberculosis Infection.
Data clerks (manual).................... Targeted Testing and 18 1 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. 2016-23072 Filed 9-23-16; 8:45 am]
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