[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 77024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21932]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-07-0557]


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

    National Public Health Performance Standards Program State Public 
Health System Assessment (OMB 0920-0557)--Revision--Office of the 
Director (OD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Office of the Director is proposing to revise and extend the 
currently approved National Public Health Performance Standards Program 
State Public Health System Assessment. 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.
    A three-year approval is being sought with the revised data 
collection instrument. The original data collection instrument has been 
valuable in assessing performance and capacity and identifying areas 
for improvement. It is anticipated that the updated data collection 
instrument will be voluntarily used by states for similar purposes.
    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. In 2005, CDC reconvened workgroups with these same 
organizations to revise the data collection instruments, in order to 
ensure the standards remain current and improve user friendliness.
    There is no cost to the respondents other than their time.

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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Respondents                     Number of      responses per     per response     Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)         hours
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State Public Health Systems.................               8                1               12               96
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    Dated: December 15, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-21932 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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