[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26540-26541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6799]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-06-0556]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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) 371-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Program Reporting System--
Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCDDPHP), 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 assisted reproductive technology (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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking a 3 
year Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of a 
reporting system for the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) 
Program. This reporting system has been designed by Westat for CDC to 
comply with the requirements of the FCSRCA. 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 considered to begin when a woman begins 
taking ovarian stimulatory drugs or starts ovarian monitoring with the 
intent of having embryos transferred. The data file is organized with 
one record per cycle.) Data is to be collected through Web-based data 
collection system developed by Westat in consultation with CDC.
    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, 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.
    Approximately 400 ART programs reported data in 2002. The average 
number of ART cycles (responses) per ART program was 288. Using these 
numbers as a baseline, approximately 10% of the ART programs will be 
selected for data validation. An average of 50 ART cycles per ART 
program will be selected for full validation. In addition, an average 
of 33 ART cycles per selected ART program that resulted in a live birth 
will be selected for an abbreviated validation.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annualized burden hours are 72,313.

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
                           Respondents                              respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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ART Programs (data entry).......................................             400             288           37/60
ART Programs (10% selected for data validation-full validation).              40              50           23/60
ART Programs (10% selected for data validation-abbreviated                    40              33           23/60
 validation on live births).....................................
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    Dated: April 12, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-6799 Filed 5-4-06; 8:45 am]
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