[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68086-68087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30257]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-10]


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 Anne O'Connor, 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: Jail STD Prevalence Monitoring System, OMB No. 
0920-0499--Revision--National Center for HIV, STD's and Tuberculosis 
(NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    CDC is requesting from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a 3-
year approval for the standardized record layout for the Jail STD 
Prevalence Monitoring System. The Jail STD Prevalence Monitoring System 
consists of test data compiled for persons entering corrections 
facilities. The standard data elements were created in response to the 
need to systematically assess morbidity in persons entering corrections 
facilities, who are at high risk for STDs or sexually transmitted 
diseases and who often do not seek medical care in mainstream medical 
settings. Use of these standard data elements will improve surveillance 
of STDs by allowing for systematic assessment of a high risk 
population, taking advantage of already computerized data.
    States that compile data from corrections facilities are encouraged 
to participate in the system. In most places, STD test results for 
persons in corrections facilities are computerized by the laboratory or 
by the health department. The burden of compiling data in the 
standardized format involves running a computer program to convert the 
data to the specified format. This involves an initial investment of 
time by a programmer but afterwards involves only running the program 
once a quarter (average of 3 hours per quarter). Therefore, the 
respondent burden is approximately 12 hours per year.
    If a respondent does not have computerized test results for persons 
in corrections facilities, and must enter the data, the burden of data-
entry is approximately 1.5 minute per record. On an average a 
respondent will enter approximately 1250 records per quarter, which 
will result in a total burden of 1875 minutes or 31 hours per quarter.
    During the next 3 years, CDC expects approximately 20 project areas 
per year to participate. Approximately 15 will have already 
computerized data for a burden of 180 hours (15x12hrs) per year and 
five respondents will have to enter data into a computerized database 
which will result in a burden of 620 additional hours (5x124 hrs) per 
year. The total estimated annualized burden is 880 hours per year.

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                                                                      No. of
                                                      No. of        responses/
                                                    respondents     respondent    Average burden/  Total burden
                   Respondents                     (STD project    (datasets/yr    response  (in    (in hours)
                                                      areas)        approx 5000       hours)
                                                                  total records)
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State/local health departments with computerized              15               4               3             180
 data...........................................
State/local health departments without                         5               4              31             620
 computerized data..............................
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             880
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    Dated: November 25, 2003.
Laura Yerdon Martin,
Acting Director, Executive Secretariat, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-30257 Filed 12-4-03; 8:45 am]
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