[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 70 (Monday, April 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 19192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8185]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-37-04]


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: Jail STD Prevalence Monitoring System, OMB No. 
0920-0499--Revision--National Center for HIV, STD and Tuberculosis 
(NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    CDC is requesting from the 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 correction 
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 (15x12 hrs) 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 800 hours.

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                                                                                     Number of        Average
                           Respondents                               Number of     responses per    burden per
                                                                    respondents     respondent       response
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State/local health departments with computerized data...........              15               4               3
State/local health departments without computerized data........               5               4              31
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    Dated: April 1, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-8185 Filed 4-9-04; 8:45 am]
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