[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13073-13074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5038]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-01-21]


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.

Proposed Project

    Sentinel Surveillance for Chronic Liver Disease (0920-0427)--
Extension--National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A questionnaire has been designed 
to collect information for the Sentinel Surveillance for Chronic Liver 
Disease project. The purpose of this project is to determine the 
incidence and period prevalence of physician-diagnosed chronic liver

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disease in a defined geographic area, the contribution of chronic viral 
hepatitis to the burden of disease, and the influence of etiologic 
agent(s) and other factors on mortality, and to monitor the incidence 
of and mortality from chronic liver disease over time. The information 
gathered will be analyzed in conjunction with data collected from other 
sources to address these questions. The results of the project will 
assist the Hepatitis Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial 
Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases in accomplishing the 
part of its mission related to preparing recommendations for the 
prevention and control of all types of viral hepatitis and their 
sequella. In order to focus on prevention efforts and resource 
allocation, a representative view of the overall burden of chronic 
liver disease, its natural history, and the relative contribution of 
viral hepatitis is needed. The total annualized estimated cost to 
respondents is $5,000.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                      No. of          No. of        burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per    response in      in hours
                                                                    respondent         hours
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All Consenting adults with physician-diagnosed               500               1               1             500
 chronic liver disease living in catchment areas
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             500
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    Dated: February 22, 2001.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-5038 Filed 3-1-01; 8:45 am]
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