[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65488-65489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26879]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-Day-11-0004]


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 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this 
notice.

Proposed Project

    National Disease Surveillance Program II. Disease Summaries (0920-
0004 Exp. 6/30/2013)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and 
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) (proposed), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Surveillance of the incidence and distribution of disease has been 
an important function of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) since 
1878. Through the years, PHS/CDC has formulated practical methods of 
disease control through field investigations. The CDC National Disease 
Surveillance Program is based on the premise that diseases cannot be 
diagnosed, prevented, or controlled until existing knowledge is 
expanded and new ideas developed and implemented. Over the years, the 
mandate of CDC has broadened to include preventive health activities 
and the surveillance systems maintained have expanded.
    CDC and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) 
collect data on disease and preventable conditions in accordance with 
jointly approved plans. Changes in the surveillance program and in 
reporting methods are effected in the same manner. At the onset of this 
surveillance program in 1968, the CSTE and CDC decided on which 
diseases warranted surveillance. These diseases are reviewed and 
revised based on variations in the public's health. Surveillance forms 
are distributed to the State and local health departments who 
voluntarily submit these reports to CDC at variable frequencies, either 
weekly or monthly. CDC then calculates and publishes weekly statistics 
via the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), providing the 
states with timely aggregates of their submissions.
    The following diseases/conditions are included in this program: 
Diarrheal disease surveillance (includes campylobacter, salmonella, and 
shigella), foodborne outbreaks, arboviral surveillance (ArboNet), 
Influenza virus, including the annual survey and influenza-like 
illness, Respiratory and Enterovirus surveillance, rabies, waterborne 
diseases, cholera and other vibrio illnesses, Listeria, babesiosis, 
brucellosis, Harmful Algal Bloom-related Infectious Surveillance System 
(HABISS) data entry form, and the HABISS monthly reporting form. These 
data are essential on the local, state, and Federal levels for 
measuring trends in diseases, evaluating the effectiveness of current 
prevention strategies, and determining the need for modifying current 
prevention measures.
    This request is for revision of the currently approved data 
collection for three years. The revisions include minor changes to 
reporting forms already approved under this OMB Control Number. In 
addition, new influenza forms and one new rabies form have been added. 
A new parasitic disease is being included, babesiosis, to help track 
the increasing cases from transfusions. Furthermore, a brucellosis case 
report form that has been revised and updated from the 1980 form has 
been added to this OMB Control number to enhance surveillance and 
assist with understanding the changing epidemiology of brucellosis in 
the United States. Because of the distinct nature of each of the 
diseases, the number of cases reported annually is different for each. 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated annualized burden hours are 36,126.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
             Respondents state epidemiologists form                  Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Diarrheal Disease Surveillance: Campylobacter (electronic)......              53              52            3/60
Diarrheal Disease Surveillance: Salmonella (electronic).........              53              52            3/60
Diarrheal Disease Surveillance: Shigella (electronic)...........              53              52            3/60
Foodborne Outbreak Form.........................................              54            31.5           20/60
Arboviral Surveillance (ArboNet)................................              57           1,421            5/60
Influenza virus (fax, Oct-May)..................................               5              33           10/60
Influenza virus (fax, year round)...............................              21              52           10/60
Influenza virus (Internet; Oct-May).............................               3              33           10/60
Influenza virus (Internet; year round)..........................              35              52           10/60
Influenza virus (electronic, year round PHLIP)..................               5              52            5/60
Influenza virus (electronic, year round PHIN-MS)................              17              52            5/60
Influenza Annual Survey.........................................              86               1           15/60
Weekly Influenza-like Illness (Oct-May).........................             540              33           15/60
Weekly Influenza-like Illness (year round)......................           1,260              52           15/60
Daily Influenza-like Illness (Oct-May)..........................             200              33           15/60
Daily Influenza-like Illness (year round).......................              75              52           15/60
Influenza-Associated Pediatric Death Case Report Form...........              57               1           30/60
Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus Infection Case                           57               1           30/60
 Investigation Form.............................................
Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus Infection Contact Trace                  57               1           30/60
 Back Form......................................................
Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus Infection Contact Trace                  57               1           30/60
 Forward Form...................................................
Novel Human Influenza A Virus Infection Case Report Form........              57               1           30/60

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Daily Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus State Case Status                  57               1           15/60
 Summary Update.................................................
City Health Officers or Vital Statistics Registrars.............             122              52           12/60
Aggregate Hospitalization and Death Reporting Activity Weekly                 56              52           10/60
 Report.........................................................
Monthly Respiratory & Enterovirus Surveillance Report: Excel                  25              12           15/60
 format (electronic)............................................
National Respiratory & Enteric Virus Surveillance System                      90              52           10/60
 (NREVSS).......................................................
Enhanced Animal Rabies Surveillance (electronic)................              52              52            3/60
Rabies (paper)..................................................               3              12           15/60
Possible Human Rabies Patient Info..............................              50               1           15/60
Waterborne Diseases Outbreak Form...............................              57               1           20/60
Cholera and other Vibrio illnesses..............................             450               1           20/60
Listeria........................................................              53               1           30/60
HABISS data entry form..........................................              10              12               8
HABISS monthly reporting form...................................              10              12           30/60
Babesiosis Case Report Form.....................................              54              12           10/60
Brucellosis.....................................................              56               2           20/60
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Petunia Gissendaner,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-26879 Filed 10-22-10; 8:45 am]
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