[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48181-48182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22864]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-32]


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 the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    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 for other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

1. Proposed Projects

    National Disease Surveillance Program--I. Case Reports (0920-
0009)--Reinstatement--The National Center for Infectious Disease ( 
NCID)--Formal surveillance of 19 separate reportable diseases has been 
ongoing to meet the public demand and scientific interest for accurate, 
consistent, epidemiologic data. These ongoing diseases include: 
bacterial meningitis, dengue, kawasaki

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syndrome, legionellosis, Hansen's Disease, lyme disease, malaria, 
pertussis, plague, poliomyelitis, psittacosis, Reye Syndrome, Tetanus, 
Tick-borne Rickettsial Disease, Toxic Shock Syndrome, toxocariasis, 
trichinosis, typhoid fever, and viral hepatitis. Case report forms 
enable CDC to collect demographic, clinical, and laboratory 
characteristics of cases of these diseases. This information is used to 
direct epidemiologic investigations, to identify and monitor trends in 
reemerging infectious diseases or emerging modes of transmission, to 
search for possible causes or sources of the diseases, and to develop 
guidelines for the prevention of treatment. It is also used to 
recommend target areas in most need of vaccinations for certain 
diseases and to determine development of drug resistance.
    Because of the distinct nature of each of the diseases, the number 
of cases reported annually is different for each. The total cost to 
respondents is estimated at $818,184.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response  (in   Total  burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)         (in hrs.)
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Health Care Workers.............................         125,214               1           30/60          62,607
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        Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          62,607
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    Dated: August 27, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 99-22864 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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