[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45824-45825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19686]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-55-03]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Congenital Syphilis (CS) Case Investigation and Report Form (OMB 
Control No. 0920-0128)--Revision--National Center for HIV, STD, and TB 
Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
CDC proposes to continue data collection for congenital syphilis case 
investigations under the ``Congenital Syphilis Case Investigation and 
Report Form'' (CDC73.126 REV 11-98); this form is currently approved 
under OMB

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No. 0920-0128. This request is for a 3-year extension of clearance. 
Reducing congenital syphilis is a national objective in the DHHS Report 
entitled Healthy People 2010 (Vol I and II). Objective 25-9 of this 
document states the goal: ``Reduce congenital syphilis to 1 new case 
per 100,000 live births''. In order to meet this national objective, an 
effective surveillance system for congenital syphilis must be continued 
to monitor current levels of disease and progress towards the year 2010 
objective. This data will also be used to develop intervention 
strategies and to evaluate ongoing control efforts.
    Respondent burden is approximately 15 minutes per reported case. 
The estimated annual number of cases expected to be reported using the 
current case definition is 500 or less. Therefore, the total number of 
hours for congenital syphilis reporting required will be approximately 
130 hours per year.

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                                                                                   Number of     Average burden/
                         Respondents                              Number of        responses/      response (in
                                                                 respondents       respondent         hours)
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State/Local Health Departments...............................              65                8            15/60
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    Dated: July 29, 2003.
Thomas A. Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-19686 Filed 8-1-03; 8:45 am]
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