[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 78419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28618]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-050557]


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 404-371-5983 or 
send comments to Dale Verell, CDC Alternate OMB Clearance Officer, 1600 
Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 
[email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Public Health Performance Standards Program State Public 
Health System Assessment (OMB 0920-0557)--Extension--Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    The Office of the Director, CDC is proposing to extend the 
currently approved National Public Health Performance Standards Program 
State Public Health System Assessment. From 1998 `` 2002, the CDC 
National Public Health Performance Standards Program convened 
workgroups with the National Association of County and City Health 
Officials (NACCHO), The Association of State and Territorial Health 
Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of Local Boards of Health 
(NALBOH), the American Public Health Association (APHA), and the Public 
Health Foundation (PHF) to develop performance standards for public 
health systems based on the essential services of public health.
    CDC is now proposing to extend the formal, voluntary data 
collection that assesses the capacity of state public health systems to 
deliver the essential services of public health. Electronic data 
submission will be used when state health departments complete the 
public health assessment.
    The extension will provide additional time for state public health 
agencies to undertake the assessment. Some states have sought to 
include mention of the assessment in legislation or regulations and are 
planning to respond to the assessment in the upcoming year. The focus 
on bioterrorism and other emerging issues diverted resources and 
attention from immediate use of the assessment since its national 
release in 2002. A two-year extension will provide additional needed 
time.
    The estimated annualized burden for each extension year is 105 
hours.

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                                                                      No. of      Average burden
                       No. of respondents                          responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                                    respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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7...............................................................               1              15             105
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    Total.......................................................  ..............  ..............             105
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    Dated: December 22, 2004.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-28618 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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