[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17922-17923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7935]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-0920-0457]


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

    Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation (OMB No. 
0920-0457 exp. 5/31/2010)--Reinstatement--National Center for HIV/AIDS, 
Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC requests the reinstatement of the Aggregate Reports for 
Tuberculosis Program Evaluation, previously approved under OMB No. 
0920-0457 after the 5/31/2010 expiration date, for 3 years. There are 
no revisions to the report forms, data definitions, or reporting 
instructions.
    To ensure the elimination of tuberculosis in the United States, CDC 
monitors indicators for key program activities, such as finding 
tuberculosis infections in recent contacts of cases and in other 
persons likely to be infected and providing therapy for latent 
tuberculosis infection. In 2000, CDC implemented two program evaluation 
reports for annual submission: Aggregate report of follow-up for 
contacts of tuberculosis, and aggregate report of screening and 
preventive therapy for tuberculosis infection (OMB No. 0920-0457). The 
respondents for these reports are the 68 state and local tuberculosis 
control programs receiving federal cooperative agreement funding 
through DTBE. These reports emphasize treatment outcomes, high-priority 
target populations vulnerable to tuberculosis, and programmed 
electronic report entry, which will be transitioned to the National 
Tuberculosis Indicators Project (NTIP), a secure Web-based system for 
program evaluation data, in 2010. No other federal agency collects this 
type of national tuberculosis data, and the aggregate report of follow-
up for contacts of tuberculosis, and aggregate report of screening and 
preventive therapy for tuberculosis infection are the only data source 
about latent tuberculosis infection for monitoring national progress 
toward tuberculosis elimination with these activities. CDC provides 
ongoing assistance in the preparation and utilization of these reports 
at the local and state levels of public health jurisdiction. CDC also 
provides respondents with technical support for the NTIP software 
(Electronic--100%, Use of Electronic Signatures--No). There is no cost 
to respondents.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                  Respondents
                               (state and local                    No. response
         Report name             tuberculosis    Response format        per          Hours per     Total burden
                                    control                         respondent       response       (in hours)
                                   programs)
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Follow-up and Treatment of     68 data clerks..  50 Electronic..               1           30/60              34
 Contacts to Tuberculosis                        18 Manual......               1               3             204
 Cases.
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                               68 program        50 Electronic..               1           30/60              34
                                managers.        18 Manual......               1           30/60              34
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Targeted Testing and           68 data clerks..  50 Electronic..               1           30/60              34
 Treatment for Latent                            18 Manual......               1               3             204
 Tuberculosis Infection.
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                               68 program        50 Electronic..               1           30/60              34
                                managers.        18 Manual......               1           30/60              34
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    Dated: March 31, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-7935 Filed 4-7-10; 8:45 am]
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