[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 213 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60207-60208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28844]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-00-06]


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, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention is providing opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection 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.

Proposed Projects

    1. Evaluation of Viral Hepatitis Educational Materials--New--
National Center for Infectious Disease (NCID). The purpose of the 
proposed study is to assess the usefulness of hepatitis educational 
materials developed and

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distributed by the Hepatitis Branch, CDC. Annually, 125,000-200,000 
Americans are infected with hepatitis A virus (HAV) and results in 
approximately 100 deaths. The estimated cost associated with HAV 
infections is estimated at $200 million a year in medical care and lost 
work days. An estimated 1 million to 1.25 million Americans are 
chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and 4,000 to 5,000 
die each year due to resultant cirrhosis and liver cancer. The 
estimated cost associated with HBV infections is estimated at $700 
million a year in medical care and lost work days. It is estimated that 
3.9 million Americans have been infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), 
2.7 million of which are chronically infected. Not including the cost 
of liver transplantation, the estimated cost associated with HCV 
infections is $600 million a year in medical care and lost work days.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time to 
participate.

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                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
                    Form name                        Number of      responses/     per responses   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Phone...........................................             200               1            0.33              66
Written.........................................            2400               1            0.33             792
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             858
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    Date: October 28, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-28844 Filed 11-3-99; 8:45 am]
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