[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 103 (Friday, May 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 34189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13245]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-36-00]


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 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7090. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

    1. Congenital Syphilis (CS) Case Investigation and Report Form 
(0920-0128)--Extension--The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC) proposes to continue data collection for congenital syphilis case 
investigations under the Congenital Syphilis Case Investigation and 
Report Form (CDC 73.126 REV 11-98), currently approved under OMB No. 
0920-0128. This request is for a 3-year extension of clearance. 
Reducing congenital syphilis is a national objective in the DHHS Report 
entitled Healthy People 2000: Mid-course Review and 1995 Revisions. 
Objective 19.4 of this document states the goal: ``reduce congenital 
syphilis to an incidence of no more than 40 cases per 100,000 live 
births'' by the year 2000. In order to meet this national objective, an 
effective surveillance system for congenital syphilis must be continued 
in order to monitor current levels of disease and progress towards the 
year 2000 objective. This data will also be used to develop 
intervention strategies and to evaluate ongoing control efforts.
    Respondent burden is approximately 15 minutes per reported case. 
The estimated annual number of cases expected to be reported using the 
current case definition is 1,000 or less. Therefore, the total number 
of hours for congenital syphilis reporting required will be 
approximately 260 hours per year. The annualized cost to the 
respondents is $9,100 based on the average hourly wage of $35.00 per 
hour for respondents (clerical and nursing staff from 65 project 
areas).

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                                                                              No. of    Avg. burden/    Total
                         Respondents                             No. of     responses/    response   burden  (in
                                                              respondents   respondent   (in hrs.)      hrs.)
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State and local health departments..........................           65           16        15/60          260
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    Total...................................................                                                 260
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    Dated: May 19, 2000.
Charles W. Gollmar,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-13245 Filed 5-25-00; 8:45 am]
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