[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 106 (Monday, June 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31489-31490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12192]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-08BA]


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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting 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

    Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (ABCs) Projects--New--National 
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is requesting OMB approval for four data collection instruments 
that will assist public health officials in documenting disease burden 
and describing the epidemiology of six bacterial pathogens: group A and 
group B streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, 
Streptococcus pneumoniae, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus 
aureus. Case finding is active and laboratory-based. A standard case 
report is completed on all identified cases through medical record 
review. The standard case report form contains questions on basic 
demographics, underlying medical conditions, vaccinations and risk 
factors for infection. The ABCs project is a core component of an 
established CDC-state-academic institution collaborative data 
collection network, the Emerging Infections Program (EIP) Network which 
includes the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, 
Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Tennessee. Data 
collection is done differently in each EIP/ABCs surveillance area; for 
example, through the cooperation of on-site hospital personnel (e.g., 
Infection Control Practitioners or Medical Records personnel), through 
medical record review or clinician interview by county health 
department personnel, or through medical record review by surveillance 
personnel.
    The data collections have important practical utility to the 
government as well as the American population as a whole because 
accurate surveillance data allows for the development and evaluation of 
public health prevention measures. ABCs is the gold standard for the 
collection of population- and laboratory-based invasive bacterial 
disease data in the U.S. No other nationwide surveillance systems which 
monitor these diseases exist. While similar information may be 
collected on a sample basis or from a particular area of the country, 
for most diseases, sampling would not be sufficient for the states' 
need of conducting prevention or control programs. ABCs collect data 
from EIP sites in a uniform manner.
    CDC is requesting approval of four data collection forms. Estimates 
are based on CDC's prior experience with conducting similar 
surveillance activities. ``Respondents'' for each of the forms are 
health departments who will submit surveillance case report forms. 
``Responses'' for the case report forms indicate the number of cases of 
the six pathogens listed above that are identified. Number of 
``responses'' for all case report forms must be estimated as we do not 
know before hand how many cases will occur.
    CDC is utilizing technology to minimize the burden associated with 
completing and submitting forms. CDC will provide to each EIP site a 
Microsoft Access database that mirrors the data collection forms. 
Surveillance staff at each participating EIP site will enter data from 
the data collection form into the database. 100% of the forms included 
in this data collection package will be submitted to CDC 
electronically. Password-protected databases are posted to site-
specific folders on a secure CDC ftp site.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                        Number of      Average burden
                   Form name                           Type of respondent             Number of      responses  per   per response (in  Total burden (in
                                                                                     respondents       respondent          hours)            hours)
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ABCs Case Report Form.........................  State Health Department.........                10               809             20/60              2697

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Invasive Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus   State Health Department.........                10               609             20/60              2030
 aureus ABCs Case Report Form.
ABCs Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children  State Health Department.........                10                41             10/60                68
 Case Report Form.
Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease          State Health Department.........                10                37             20/60               123
 Prevention Tracking Form.
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    Total.....................................  ................................  ................  ................  ................              4918
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    Dated: May 23, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-12192 Filed 5-30-08; 8:45 am]
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