[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32613-32614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16141]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-09-0788]


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 Assistant 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

    Registry of Unexplained Fatiguing Illnesses and Chronic Fatigue 
Syndrome (CFS) in and around Bibb County, Georgia, (OMB No. 0920-
0788)--Extension--National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne and 
Enteric Diseases (NCZVED), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC has been conducting a provider-based Registry for unexplained 
fatiguing illnesses and CFS for almost one year. During this time, the 
objective of the registry was to identify persons with unexplained 
fatiguing illnesses, including CFS, who access the healthcare system 
and endorse referral criteria: Age 12 to 59 years with [gteqt]1 month 
of severe fatigue plus one other core CFS symptom and no exclusionary 
conditions. Eligible patients undergo a telephone interview to assess 
symptoms and exclusionary criteria. If they meet age and exclusionary 
criteria and endorse [gteqt]6 months of symptoms, they are invited for 
a 1-day clinical evaluation, including a physical exam, collection of 
specimens (blood, urine and saliva), and psychiatric interview to 
further assess exclusionary conditions, and answer self-administered 
questionnaires to measure symptoms, functioning and exposure to 
potential risk factors. Over 800 health-care providers of various 
medical and alternative medicine specialties have enrolled and have 
referred over 50 patients.
    CDC plans to continue to enroll patients in the Registry study 
using the same protocol. Specific aims of the

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registry are: (1) Continue to identify and enroll patients with CFS and 
other unexplained fatiguing illnesses who are receiving medical and 
ancillary medical care and describe their epidemiologic and clinical 
characteristics; (2) assess and monitor the health care providers' 
knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs concerning CFS; (3) and to identify 
well-characterized CFS patients for future clinical studies and 
intervention trials. These specific aims require inclusion of subjects 
in early stages of CFS (i.e., ill less than one year duration) who can 
be followed longitudinally to assess changes in their CFS symptoms; 
persons with longer duration of fatigue will also be eligible.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondent                       respondents    responses per     response         (hours)
                                                                    respondent        (hours)
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Referring Providers.............................             200               2            5/60              33
Patient consent to be contacted.................             340               1           10/60              57
Patient Telephone Interview.....................             289               1           44/60             212
Patient Clinical Evaluation.....................             221               1               9           1,989
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    Total Burden................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,291
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    Dated: June 30, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-16141 Filed 7-7-09; 8:45 am]
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