[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1340-1341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31967]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-17-16AWE]
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
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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
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Information Collection for Tuberculosis Data from Referring
Entities to CureTB--Existing Collection in use without an OMB Control
Number--National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases
(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is assuming the administration of the CureTB program from the
San Diego Public Health Department. This transition is occurring
because the activities align with a national disease control
perspective, CDC can better leverage internal resources and
international partnerships with foreign public health authorities, and
key CureTB management staff transitioned from San Diego County Public
Health to CDC.
CureTB works with domestic and international programs to protect
the U.S. public by preventing the global development of drug resistance
and reducing disease transmission and importation of infectious TB.
These goals are accomplished through CureTB referral and continuity of
care services for mobile TB patients.
Lack of treatment adherence and inappropriate selection of
medications are prime reasons for the continued emergence and spread of
resistant strains. To combat this, CureTB assures patients understand
how to remain adherent despite moving between nations and provides
information to the health care team that will be continuing care, about
each patient's TB strain and tailored medication regimen. CureTB
gathers demographic and clinical information for each patient, and
connects that individual to care through provision of accurate
information about how to locate the correct downstream provider and
assurance that real-time information is given directly to medical
providers and public health authorities in receiving nations.
The respondents are nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and
physicians working for organizations within the United States and other
countries who provide diagnostic and treatment services to individuals
affected by TB. The organizations are primarily state and local health
departments, but include immigration centers, correctional facilities,
and foreign national TB programs. Individual TB patients may also be
respondents if critical clinical or contact information is missing from
their referral and CureTB follows-up with them to fill-in gaps to
complete the referral service. All 50 US states and territories may
refer TB patients to the CureTB program. To date, CureTB has also
received referrals from Mexico and Guatemala.
Registered nurses or nurse practitioners will submit CureTB
referral forms as they request referral services. The number of
referrals varies widely between respondents.
CDC's CureTB program will also continue working with our public
health partners in notifications and referrals for contacts of TB
cases. This is a lesser used function of CureTB, but burden is included
below. These respondents are registered nurses or nurse practitioners
working in health departments.
To ensure adequate referral to treatment occurs, CDC CureTB may
need to follow-up with an individual to complete missing data fields
concerning clinical or contact information. This is done to ensure
continuity of care. Therefore, individuals with TB are also respondents
in this information collection
Finally, CDC staff in the CureTB program also contact the new
treating physicians to determine patient outcomes using CureTB
Clinician Public Health Department Follow-up Script. The physicians are
generally contacted every two months over the course of standard six-
month TB treatment, for a total of three follow-up contacts per
patient.
There are no costs to respondents other than the time required to
complete the referral documents and respond to CDC requests for TB
patient outcomes. The total burden requested is 558 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Registered Nurses/Nurse CureTB Transnational 100 5 30/60
Practitioners. Notification.
TB patients........................ CureTB Transnational 100 1 5/60
Notification.
Registered Nurses/Nurse CureTB Contact/Source 20 5 30/60
Practitioners. Investigation (CI/SI)
Notification.
TB treating physicians............. Clinician Public Health 500 3 10/60
Department Follow-up
Script.
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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.
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