[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 98 (Friday, May 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28621-28622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12182]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-10-10DE]


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

    Creation of state and metropolitan area-based surveillance projects 
for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)--New--Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Coordinating Center for 
Environmental Health and Injury Prevention (CCEHIP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    On October 10, 2008, President Bush signed S. 1382: ALS Registry 
Act which amended the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry. The 
activities described are part of the effort to create the National ALS 
Registry. The purpose of the registry is to: (1) Better describe the 
incidence and prevalence of ALS in the United States; (2) examine 
appropriate factors, such as environmental and occupational, that might 
be associated with the disease; (3) better outline key demographic 
factors (such as age, race or ethnicity, gender, and family history) 
associated with the disease; and (4) better examine the connection 
between ALS and other motor neuron disorders that can be confused with 
ALS, misdiagnosed as ALS, and in some cases progress to ALS. The 
registry will collect personal health information that may provide a 
basis for further scientific studies of potential risks for developing 
ALS.
    This project purposes to collect information specific data related 
to ALS. The objective of this project is to develop state-based and 
metropolitan area-based surveillance projects for ALS. The primary goal 
of the state-based and metropolitan area-based surveillance project is 
to use these data to evaluate the completeness of the National ALS 
Registry. The secondary goal of the surveillance project is to obtain 
reliable and timely information on the incidence and prevalence of ALS 
and to better describe the demographic characteristics (e.g., age, 
race, sex, and geographic location) of those with ALS.
    Neurologists or their staff will complete an ALS Case Reporting 
Form on each of their ALS patients. This will be transmitted to the 
state or metropolitan health department. Approval is being requested 
for a 3-year period; it is estimated that there will be approximately 
6,750 cases of ALS reported in the state and metropolitan areas during 
this 3-year period. An ALS Medical Record Verification Form will be 
collected on a subset of cases reported.
    Surveillance items to be collected include information to make sure 
that there are no duplicates such as full name, address, date of birth, 
and last five digits of the Social Security number.
    There are no costs to the neurologist respondents reporting the 
cases other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                            Number of     Average
                                                                            responses    burden per     Total
            Type of respondents                          Form                  per        response      burden
                                                                            respondent   (in hours)     hours
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Neurologists..............................  Case Reporting Form..........        2,250         5/60          188
Neurologists..............................  Case Verification Form.......          540        20/60          180
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Total.....................................  .............................  ...........  ...........          368
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    Dated: May 13, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-12182 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
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