[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 240 (Thursday, December 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75257-75258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21273]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-07-0128]


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) 639-5960 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

    Congenital Syphilis (CS) Case Investigation and Report Form 
(CDC73.126)--OMB No. 0920-0128--Extension--National Center for HIV/
AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Coordinating 
Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC proposes to continue data collection for congenital syphilis 
case investigations under the ``Congenital Syphilis (CS) Case 
Investigation and Report Form'' (CDC73.126, REV 10-2003). This form is 
currently approved under OMB No. 0920-0128, and is due to expire on 12/
31/2006. This request is for a 3-year extension of OMB approval.
    Reducing congenital syphilis is a national objective in the DHHS 
Report entitled Healthy People 2010 (Vol. I and II). Objective 25-9 of 
this document states the goal: ``Reduce congenital syphilis to 1 new 
case per 100,000 live births''. In order to meet this national 
objective, an effective surveillance system for congenital syphilis 
must be continued to monitor current levels of disease and progress 
towards the year 2010 objective. This data will also be used to develop 
intervention strategies and to evaluate ongoing control efforts.
    Respondent burden is approximately 15 minutes per response for 
those who provide data electronically and 30 minutes per response for 
those who provide data via hard copy. The estimated annual number of 
cases expected to be reported using the current case definition is 
approximately 500. There are no costs to the respondents other than 
their time. The total estimated annual burden hours are 160.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                  Average number  Average burden
                   Respondents                       Number of     of responses    per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents   per respondent    (in hours)      (in hours)
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Clerical and hospital staff of state and local                50               8           15/60             100
 health department STD project areas............     (electronic
                                                           data)
                                                              15               8           30/60              60
                                                       (hardcopy
                                                           data)
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    Dated: December 7, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-21273 Filed 12-13-06; 8:45 am]
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