[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19187-19188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9381]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-21-02]


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) 498-1210. 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: Survey to Assess Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage 
Among U.S. Health-Care Workers--New--National Center for Infectious 
Diseases (NCID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
Since 1982, CDC has recommended hepatitis B vaccination of health-care 
workers who perform tasks that place them at risk for exposure to blood 
or other potentially infectious materials that may contain hepatitis B 
virus. Data from 1997 indicated that approximately 65% of U.S. health-
care workers had received the hepatitis B vaccine.
    Increasing national hepatitis B vaccination coverage among health-
care workers to 98% has been included as a goal in the Healthy People 
2010 initiative published by the National Center for Health Statistics. 
A cross-sectional survey has been developed to assess hepatitis B 
vaccination coverage levels among health-care workers in the United 
States. The proposed survey will provide data that can be used to 
assess progress towards achieving the 2010 goal. This survey will also 
provide data on facility-based hepatitis B vaccination policies and 
procedures that may affect vaccine coverage levels. The results of the 
project will assist the Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center 
for Infectious Diseases, in the prevention and control of hepatitis B 
among health-care workers. There are no costs to respondents. The total 
annualized estimated burden is 2,656 hours.

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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                            Form name                                Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Facility survey form............................................             425               1           30/60
Medical record abstraction form.................................             425              25           15/60
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    Dated: April 10, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Deputy Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-9381 Filed 4-17-02; 8:45 am]
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