[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 237 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73470-73471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29723]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-13-0128]


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 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Send written comments 
to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or 
by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received within 30 
days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Congenital Syphilis Case Investigation and Reporting Form 
(CDC73.126), OMB 0920-0128, Expiration 03/31/2013--Revision--National 
Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Congenital syphilis (CS) is an important sentinel health event that 
marks potential problems in both prenatal care and syphilis prevention 
programs. Congenital syphilis (CS) is nearly 100% preventable by early 
detection and treatment of syphilis in pregnant women before or during 
pregnancy.
    Reducing congenital syphilis is a national objective in the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services report entitled, ``Healthy 
People 2020''.
    The CDC continues to collect and report information on congenital 
syphilis morbidity as part of its ongoing Sexually Transmitted Disease 
(STD) surveillance efforts. A reporting form for congenital syphilis 
(CDC Form 73.126) was initiated in 1983 to improve detection, case 
management, and treatment of congenital syphilis cases. Continued data 
collection will assist in identifying needs for congenital syphilis 
prevention efforts nationwide.
    The current CS reporting form was revised and approved by OMB in 
2009 to collect information based on the surveillance case definition 
and removal of Reporting city information. It is being used by all 
health jurisdictions reporting CS to CDC as part of the National 
Notifiable Diseases Surveillance. For the new approval period, CDC 
requests elimination of the

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field ``Did the infant/child have an IgM-specific treponemal test?'' 
This data element is no longer required because treponemal IgM 
technologies, for the purpose of identifying CS in an infant, are 
highly insensitive. CDC also requests elimination of infant gender 
because gender does not influence the case definition or define risk. 
The following fields have been added: ``Mothers obstetric history'', 
``Did mother have treponemal test result: If so, when was the test 
performed?'' ``What stage of syphilis did mother have?'', ``Date of 
Mother's treatment'', ``What was mother's treatment?'' ``What clinical 
and what surveillance stage of syphilis did the mother have during 
pregnancy'' ``Presumptive has been replaced with probable,'' as there 
is no case definition for presumptive congenital syphilis and, 
``Mother's HIV status during pregnancy''.
    The congenital syphilis data will continue to be used to develop 
intervention strategies and to evaluate ongoing control efforts. There 
is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total estimated 
annual burden hours are 62.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Types of respondent                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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State Health Departments..............  Congenital Syphilis (CS)              10              11           20/60
                                         Case Investigation and
                                         Report.
Territorial Health Agencies...........  Congenital Syphilis (CS)               3              11           20/60
                                         Case Investigation and
                                         Report.
City and county health departments....  Congenital Syphilis (CS)               4              11           20/60
                                         Case Investigation and
                                         Report.
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    Dated: December 4, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate 
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-29723 Filed 12-7-12; 8:45 am]
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