[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 27 (Friday, February 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6245-6246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2176]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-07-0457]


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.

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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

    CDC, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of 
Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) proposes to continue the Aggregate 
Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation, previously approved under 
OMB No. 0920-0457. This request is for a 3-year clearance. There are no 
revisions to the report forms, data definitions, or reporting 
instructions. DTBE is the lead agency for tuberculosis elimination in 
the United States.
    To ensure the elimination of tuberculosis in the United States, CDC 
monitors indicators for key program activities, such as finding 
tuberculosis infections in recent contacts of 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 (OMB No. 0920-0457). The 
respondents for these reports are the 68 State and local tuberculosis 
control programs receiving Federal cooperative agreement funding 
through DTBE. These reports emphasize treatment outcomes, high-priority 
target populations vulnerable to tuberculosis, and programmed 
electronic report entry and submission through the Tuberculosis 
Information Management System (TIMS). No other federal agency collects 
this type of national tuberculosis data, and the Aggregate report of 
follow-up for contacts of tuberculosis, and Aggregate report of 
screening and preventive therapy for tuberculosis infection are the 
only data source about latent tuberculosis infection for monitoring 
national progress toward tuberculosis elimination with these 
activities. CDC provides ongoing assistance in the preparation and 
utilization of these reports at the local and State levels of public 
health jurisdiction. CDC also provides respondents with technical 
support for the TIMS software (Electronic--100%, Use of Electronic 
Signatures--No). The annual burden to respondents is estimated to be 
226 hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                      Respondents (state
                                          and local                                   Number          Hrs per
            Report name              tuberculosis control     Response format      response per      response
                                          programs)                                 respondent
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Follow-up and Treatment of          68 data clerks.......  50 Electronic........               1           30/60
 Contacts to Tuberculosis Cases.
                                                           18 Manual............               1               3
                                    68 program managers..  50 Electronic........               1           30/60
                                                           18 Manual............               1           30/60
Targeted Testing and Treatment for  68 data clerks.......  50 Electronic........               1           30/60
 Latent Tuberculosis Infection.
                                                           18 Manual............               1               3
                                    68 program managers..  50 Electronic........               1           30/60
                                                           18 Manual............               1           30/60
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    Dated: February 5, 2007.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-2176 Filed 2-8-07; 8:45 am]
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