[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15368-15369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05523]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-13-0009]


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 
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 (OMB No. 0920-0009 Expiration 
4/30/2013)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Formal surveillance of 16 separate reportable diseases has been 
ongoing to meet the public demand and scientific interest in accurate, 
consistent, epidemiologic data. These ongoing disease reports include: 
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), Cyclosporiasis, Dengue, Hantavirus, 
Kawasaki Syndrome, Legionellosis, Lyme disease, Malaria, Plague, Q 
Fever, Reye Syndrome, Tickborne Rickettsial Disease, Trichinosis, 
Tularemia, Typhoid Fever, and Viral Hepatitis. Case report forms from 
state and territorial health departments enable CDC to collect 
demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of cases of these 
diseases. We are requesting changes to the Legionellois form that will 
allow CDC to better detect potential clusters and outbreaks of 
Legionnaires' disease and to monitor changing epidemiological trends by 
collecting a greater level of detail for each legionellosis case. The 
burden to the respondents should be minimally affected by these 
proposed changes.
    The purpose of the proposed study is to direct epidemiologic 
investigations, identify and monitor trends in reemerging infectious 
diseases or emerging modes of transmission, to search for possible 
causes or sources of the diseases, and develop guidelines for 
prevention and treatment. The data collected will also be used to 
recommend target areas most in need of vaccinations for selected 
diseases and to determine development of drug resistance. 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 burden requested is 11,447 
hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondent                    Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs)
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Epidemiologist........................  CJD.....................              20               2           20/60
Epidemiologist........................  Cyclosporiasis..........              55              10           15/60
Epidemiologist........................  Dengue..................              55             182           15/60
Epidemiologist........................  Hantavirus..............              46               3           20/60
Epidemiologist........................  Kawasaki Syndrome.......              55               8           15/60
Epidemiologist........................  Legionellosis...........              23              12           20/60

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Epidemiologist........................  Lyme Disease............              52             385           10/60
Epidemiologist........................  Malaria.................              55              20           15/60
Epidemiologist........................  Plague..................              11               1           20/60
Epidemiologist........................  Q Fever.................              55               1           10/60
Epidemiologist........................  Reye Syndrome...........              50               1           20/60
Epidemiologist........................  Tick-borne Rickettsia...              55              18           10/60
Epidemiologist........................  Trichinosis.............              25               1           20/60
Epidemiologist........................  Tularemia...............              55               2           20/60
Epidemiologist........................  Typhoid Fever...........              55               6           20/60
Epidemiologist........................  Viral hepatitis.........              55             200           25/60
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    Dated: February 28, 2013.
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. 2013-05523 Filed 3-8-13; 8:45 am]
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