[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20343-20344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7732]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-07-06BK]


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

    Assessment of Occupational Exposure Management--New--Division of 
Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), National Center for Preparedness, 
Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The purpose of this project is to assess how healthcare facilities 
manage occupational blood exposures as part of a larger plan to prevent 
the transmission of blood borne pathogens. While the United States 
Public Health Service protocols on management of occupational exposure 
are widely distributed, the awareness and implementation of these 
protocols by providers of health services are unknown.
    In this project, CDC will randomly survey four types of healthcare 
facilities, acute care facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, long-
term care facilities, and dialysis centers. The facility will be asked 
to complete the survey which asks questions about facility awareness 
and preparation; general occupational exposure management practices; 
occupational exposures to hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus 
(HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); post-exposure 
prophylaxis; and exposure prevention measures. Facilities may complete 
the survey by paper and pencil or on the web. The results of the survey 
will be used to provide healthcare facilities with up-to-date 
information on infection control.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time to 
complete the survey. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 
1,773.

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
                           Respondents                              respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Acute care facilities...........................................             865               1           20/60
Ambulatory care facilities......................................             353               1           20/60
Long-term care facilities.......................................           3,634               1           20/60
Dialysis Centers................................................             468               1           20/60
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    Dated: April 18, 2007.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-7732 Filed 4-23-07; 8:45 am]
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