[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 70 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19507-19508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7575]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-08AX]


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 or 
send comments to Maryam Daneshvar, Acting CDC 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

    Nationally Notifiable Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Morbidity 
Surveillance--New--Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP), National Center 
for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Because the STD epidemiology in the United States is changing 
rapidly, CDC must monitor disease indicators that are not currently 
included in the STD surveillance currently being implemented. CDC is 
proposing a new electronic information collection which will include 
information elements that will be integrated into the existing 
nationally notifiable STDs. These new information elements are beyond 
the scope of the OMB-approved collection called Weekly and Annual 
Morbidity and Mortality Reports (MMWR, OMB 0920-0007). The new 
collection will be epidemiologically superior to the existing system 
and will provide evidence to better define STD distribution and 
epidemiology in the United States. The proposed surveillance system 
will modify several data elements currently included in the MMWR 
collection and add others to produce a new set of sensitive indicators. 
This new surveillance will provide the evidence to enhance our 
understanding of STDs, develop intervention strategies, and evaluate 
the impact of ongoing control efforts.
    CDC works closely with state and local STD control programs to 
monitor

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and respond to STD outbreaks and trends in STD-associated risk 
behavior. Users of data include, but are not limited to, congressional 
offices, state and local health agencies, health care providers, and 
other health-related groups.
    CDC disseminates all STD surveillance information through the MMWR 
series of publications, including the MMWR, the CDC Surveillance 
Summaries, the Recommendations and Reports, and the annual Summary of 
Notifiable Diseases, United States. Additionally, DSTDP publishes an 
annual STD-specific surveillance summary and supplements in hard copy 
on CD-ROM and on the Internet http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/Stats_Trends/Stats_and_Trends.htm.
    CDC will use the findings from this and other STD surveillance to 
develop guidelines, control strategies, and impact measures that 
monitor trends in STDs in the United States.
    We expect a total of 57 sites in state, city, and territory health 
departments will be submitting STD morbidity information to CDC each 
week.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
            Types of data collection                 Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)       in hours
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States..........................................              50              52           20/60             867
Territories.....................................               5              52           20/60              87
Cities..........................................               2              52           20/60              35
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    Totals......................................              57  ..............  ..............             989
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    Dated: April 3, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-7575 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]
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