[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 61632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24827]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-02-83]


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) 498-1210.
    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 or 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: Assessment of Surveillance Projects, Educational 
Materials, Adverse Outcome Alerts, and Information Distribution 
Systems--New--National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Division of Healthcare 
Quality Promotion (DHQP), NCID, CDC, provides surveillance methods, 
notices about adverse outcomes, and educational products and materials 
to assist healthcare personnel in monitoring and preventing infections, 
antimicrobial resistance, and other adverse events.
    The surveillance project methods include definitions, data 
collection forms, and computer programs. The educational materials 
include slides sets, web-based information and instruction, posters, 
video conferences, and workbooks. The surveillance and educational 
materials may be distributed via the Internet, postal mail, or 
electronic mail. The notices include important alerts about healthcare-
associated disease outbreaks and clusters that may be of national 
importance. These notices are delivered through a voluntary Rapid 
Notification System e-mail subscriber list that can also rapidly gather 
information to assess the scope of these problems in U.S. healthcare 
facilities and target corrective actions or educational strategies.
    To ensure that these important functions are performed efficiently 
and provide the strongest public health benefit possible, DHQP needs to 
assess their usability and develop strategies to improve their quality. 
In addition, DHQP needs to assess the DHQP website and other 
distribution systems (e.g., electronic mail, postal mail). DHQP will 
seek to do this through a series of surveys. The number of questions in 
each survey will range from five to 25. These assessments will enable 
DHQP to better assist healthcare personnel in preventing infections, 
antimicrobial resistance, and other adverse events. Data will be 
collected using the Internet or printed forms. There are no costs to 
respondents.

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                                                                     Number of     Avg. burden/
                      Title                          Number of      responses/     response (in    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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Assessment of Surveillance Methods..............            1000               1               1            1000
Assessment of Educational Materials.............          12,500               1           10/60           2,083
Assessment of Scope of Healthcare-associated              47,200               1           10/60           7,867
 adverse outcomes...............................
Assessment of Distribution Systems..............         105,900               1           10/60          17,650
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          28,600
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    Dated: September 24, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-24827 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]
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