[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29967-29968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7907]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-0457]


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 404-639-5960 
and 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) 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

    Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation (OMB No. 
0920-0457)--Extension--National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention 
(NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of 
Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) is requesting a 3-year extension of OMB 
No. 0920-0457, to continue the Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis 
Program Evaluation. There are no revisions to the report forms, data 
definitions, or reporting instructions.
    In order to facilitate the elimination of tuberculosis in the 
United States, key program activities must continue to be monitored. 
These key activities include finding tuberculosis infections in recent 
cases and in other persons likely to be infected and providing therapy 
for latent tuberculosis infection.
    In 2000, CDC implemented two program evaluation reports for annual 
submission: Aggregate Report of Follow-up for Contacts of Tuberculosis 
and Aggregate Report of Screening and Preventive Therapy for 
Tuberculosis Infection. The respondents for the reports are the 68 
state and local tuberculosis control programs receiving federal 
cooperative agreement funding through DTBE. The reports emphasize 
treatment outcomes, high-priority target populations vulnerable to 
tuberculosis, programmed electronic report entry and submission through 
the Tuberculosis Information Management System (TIMS).
    CDC is the only federal agency collecting this type of national 
tuberculosis data. These reports are the only data sources about latent 
tuberculosis infection for monitoring national progress toward 
tuberculosis elimination. CDC provides ongoing assistance in the 
preparation and utilization of these reports at the local and state 
levels of public health. CDC also provides respondents with technical 
support for the TIMS software.

[[Page 29968]]

There is no cost to the respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Respondents                     Number of      responses per    per  response     Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)         hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State and Local TB Control Programs.........               68                1           1\1/2\              102
State and Local TB Control Programs.........               68                1           1\1/2\              102
                                             -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...................................  ...............  ...............  ...............              204
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Dated: May 17, 2006.
Joan Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-7907 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P