[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 238 (Monday, December 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72198-72199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27190]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-05-0461X]


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 or send an email to 
[email protected]. 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

    Sexually Transmitted Diseases Laboratory Test Method Survey--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 performed in laboratories; (2) collect information about 
antimicrobial susceptibility testing for gonorrhea; and (3) collect 
information about the volume and type of testing for herpes simplex 
virus (HSV), syphilis, human papillomavirus (HPV), bacterial vaginosis, 
and trichomoniasis performed in laboratories. 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; there is no cost to respondents except their time 
to participate. The annualized burden for this data collection will be 
47 hours.
    Annualized Burden Table:

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                      No. of       Responses per    burden per
                           Respondents                              respondents     respondent     response  (in
                                                                                                      hours)
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State labs......................................................              50               1           20/60
City/County labs................................................              80               1           20/60
Other Infertility Prevention Project Labs.......................              10               1           20/60
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    Dated: December 3, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-27190 Filed 12-10-04; 8:45 am]
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