[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32356-32357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13007]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-61]


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 Sandra Gambescia, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11, 
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Written comments 
should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Survey of Public Health Laboratories regarding Volume and Type of 
STD Laboratory Testing Methods--New--National Center for HIV, STD, and 
TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC). CDC is requesting OMB approval to survey public health 
laboratories about the volume of testing and type of laboratory testing 
methods for sexually transmitted diseases (STD).
    In October 2002, CDC published ``Screening Tests to Detect 
Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections,'' (MMWR 
2002:51, No. RR-15). The purpose of this publication was to provide 
information for public health laboratories regarding the most effective 
testing methodologies for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria 
gonorrhoeae. Because testing practices could affect the resources 
available to public health departments for STD screening and 
surveillance programs, it is critical to monitor the capacity and 
current practices of public health laboratories to appropriately test 
for these diseases.
    The objectives of this proposed data collection are to: (1) Collect 
information about the volume of and type of testing for chlamydia and 
gonorrhea during calendar year 2003; (2) collect information about 
antimicrobial susceptibility testing for gonorrhea; and (3) collect 
information about the volume and type of testing for herpes simplex

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virus (HSV), syphilis, human papillomavirus (HPV), bacterial vaginosis, 
and trichomoniasis performed in laboratories in calendar year 2003. 
This survey will build on data collected in 2001 by the Association of 
Public Health Laboratories on laboratory test methods and the volume of 
testing.
    CDC anticipates collecting this data using an on-line survey of 140 
public health laboratories. The survey will take approximately 20 
minutes to complete. The only cost to respondents is their time to 
complete the survey.

                                             Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                       No. of       Average burden
                  Respondents                         No. of       responses per     per response   Total burden
                                                   respondents       respondent       (in hours)        hours
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Public Health Laboratories.....................             140                1            20/60            47
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    Total......................................  ...............  ...............  ...............           47
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    Dated: June 3, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office,Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-13007 Filed 6-8-04; 8:45 am]
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