[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 127 (Monday, July 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31961-31962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15849]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-Day-09-0556]


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

    Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Program Reporting System 
(0920-0559, exp. 9/30/2009)--Revision--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The ART program reporting system is used to comply with section 
2(a) of Public Law 102-493 (known as the Fertility Clinic Success Rate 
and Certification Act of 1992 (FCSRCA)), 42 U.S.C. 263a-1(a)). FCSRCA 
requires each ART program to annually report to the Secretary through 
the CDC: the pregnancy success rates achieved by each ART program, the 
identity of each embryo laboratory used by the ART program, and whether 
the laboratory is certified or has applied for certification under the 
Act. The reporting system also makes it possible for the CDC to publish 
an annual success rate report to Congress as specified by the FCSRCA. 
This Revision request includes minor wording changes to improve the 
clarity of the question concerning pre-implantation genetic diagnosis 
(PGD), and an increase in the total estimated burden hours due to an 
increase in the estimated number of responses.
    Information is collected electronically through the National ART 
Surveillance System (NASS), a Web-based interface, or by electronic 
submission of NASS-compatible files. The NASS includes information 
about all ART cycles initiated by any of the ART programs practicing in 
the United States and its territories. The system also collects 
information about the pregnancy outcome of each cycle as well as a 
number of data items deemed important to explain variability in success 
rates across ART programs and individuals.
    Respondents are the 483 ART programs in the United States. 
Approximately 430 programs are expected to report an average of 321 ART 
cycles each. The burden estimate includes the time for collecting, 
validating, and reporting the requested information. Information is 
collected on an annual schedule.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annualized burden hours are 89,720.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
              Respondents                       Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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ART Programs..........................  NASS....................             430             321           39/60
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    Dated: June 26, 2009.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-15849 Filed 7-2-09; 8:45 am]
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