[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75859-75860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31130]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-06-03]


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: Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Program 
Reporting System, (OMB No. 0920-0556)--Extension--National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention

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and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC). Section 2(a) of Pub. L. 102-493 (known as the 
Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992 (FCSRCA), 
42 U.S.C. 263a-1(a)) requires that each assisted reproductive 
technology (ART) program shall annually report to the Secretary through 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: (1) pregnancy success 
rates achieved by such ART program, and (2) the identity of each embryo 
laboratory used by such ART program and whether the laboratory is 
certified or has applied for such certification under this act.
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking to 
extend approval of a reporting system for Assisted Reproductive 
Technology (ART) Program from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). This reporting system has been designed in collaboration with 
the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) to comply with 
the requirements of the FCSRCA. The reporting system includes all ART 
cycles initiated by any of the approximately 400 ART programs in the 
United States, and covers the pregnancy outcome of each cycle, as well 
as a number of data items deemed important to explain variability in 
success rates across clinics and across individuals. Data is to be 
collected through computer software developed by SART in consultation 
with CDC.
    In developing the definition of pregnancy success rates and the 
list of data items to be reported, CDC has consulted with 
representatives of SART, the American Society for Reproductive 
Medicine, and RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association (a 
national, nonprofit consumer organization), as well as a variety of 
individuals with expertise and interest in this field. The annual 
burden for this data collection is 63,400 hours.

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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                           Respondents                               Number of      responses/        response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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ART Clinics.....................................................             400             220           37/60
Data Validation.................................................              40             113           23/60
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    Dated: December 4, 2002.
John Moore,
Acting Deputy Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-31130 Filed 12-9-02; 8:45 am]
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