[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44350-44351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21270]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-45-01]


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 Project: Sentinel Surveillance for Chronic Liver Disease 
(0920-0427)--Revision--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 disease in a defined geographic area, the contribution of 
chronic viral hepatitis to the burden of disease, the influence of 
etiologic agents(s) and other factors on mortality, and to monitor the 
incidence of and mortality from chronic lever 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 estimated annualized 
burden is 500 hours.

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                                                                                     No. of      Avereage burden
                         Respondents                                No. of       responses per    per responses
                                                                  respondent       respondent        in hours
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All consenting adults with physician-diagnosed chronic liver              500                1                1
 disease living in catchment areas...........................
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    Date: August 16, 2001.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-21270 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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