[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64373-64374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26478]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-04]


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: Cholera and Other Vibrio Illness Surveillance 
Report (OMB 0920-0322)--Extension--National Center for Infectious 
Diseases (NCID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
Vibrio species are naturally occurring marine bacteria and an important 
cause of seafoodborne and wound associated illnesses. Certain Vibrio 
species (e.g., V. cholera, V. parahemolyticus) cause dehydrating 
diarrheal illnesses. In addition to endemic cholera in the United 
States, illnesses caused by epidemic strains of cholera are reported 
among travelers returning from southern Asia and Latin America.
    The data collected in this surveillance provides important 
information on the public health impact of vibriosis in the Gulf Coast 
States. FDA, which has regulatory responsibility for the safety of 
seafood, has requested these data to identify interventions that may 
reduce the burden of seafoodborne vibriosis. The data are also of 
interest to public and industry groups such as the Interstate Shellfish 
Sanitation Conference and the National Fisheries Institute. There is no 
cost to respondents.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of        burden/      Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents     responses/     response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Local Health Dept Staff.........................              90               1           20/60              30
Health Care Facility Staff......................              45               1           20/60              15

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Physicians......................................              15               1           20/60               5
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              50
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    Dated: October 10, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, , 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-26478 Filed 10-17-02; 8:45 am]
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