[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73773-73774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7258]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-0556]


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 404-639-4766 or 
send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports 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)

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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

    Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Program Reporting System--
Extension--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Section 2(a) of Public Law 102-493 (known as the Fertility Clinic 
Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992 (FCSRCA), 42 U.S.C. 263a-
1(a)) requires that each ART program shall annually report to the 
Secretary through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--(1) 
pregnancy success rates achieved by such ART program, and (2) the 
identity of each embryo laboratory used by such ART program and whether 
the laboratory is certified or has applied for such certification under 
this Act. The Act defines ART as all treatments and procedures that 
include the handling of human oocytes and sperm or embryos for the 
purpose of establishing a pregnancy.
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks to extend 
approval of a reporting system for the Assisted Reproductive Technology 
(ART) Program from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a 
period of 3 years. The reporting system includes all ART cycles 
initiated by any of the approximately 400 ART programs in the United 
States, and covers the pregnancy outcome of each cycle as well as a 
number of data items deemed important to explain variability in success 
rates across ART programs and across individuals. An ART cycle is 
started when a woman begins taking medication to stimulate the ovaries 
to develop eggs or starts ovarian monitoring with the intent of having 
embryos transferred. Data will be collected through a Web-based data 
collection system, developed by Westat in consultation with CDC, that 
complies with FCSRCA requirements.
    In developing the definition of pregnancy success rates and the 
list of data items to be reported, CDC has consulted with 
representatives of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology 
(SART), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), and 
RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association (a national, nonprofit 
consumer organization), as well as a variety of individuals with 
expertise and interest in this field. The average annual cost to each 
ART program responding to the survey, including data entry and 
validation, is estimated to be $6,720.

Estimated Annualized Burden Table

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                                                                            Number of     Average
                                                               Number of    responses    burden per     Total
                         Respondents                          respondents      per        response   burden  (in
                                                                            respondent   (in hrs.)      hours)
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ART Programs (data entry)...................................         *400         *288        37/60       71,040
ART Programs (selected for data validation).................         **40         **83        23/60        1,273
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    Total...................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........      72,313
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*Approximately 400 ART programs (respondents) reported data in 2002. The average number of ART cycles
  (responses) per ART program was 288.
**Approximately 10% of the ART programs are selected for validation. An average of 83 ART cycles per ART program
  were selected for validation in 2002.


    Dated: December 7, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E5-7258 Filed 12-12-05; 8:45 am]
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