[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68417-68419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23925]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-16BFQ; Docket No. CDC-2016-0096]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed study 
project entitled ``Survey of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) 
Provider Practices in the United States''. The primary goal of this 
study is to better understand policies and practices for STD care 
delivery among medical providers who typically see patients for STDs. 
Another goal is to assess awareness and use of CDC's STD treatment 
guidelines.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0096 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the

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proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, 
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of 
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to 
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of 
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the 
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.

Proposed Project

    Survey of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Provider Practices in 
the United States--NEW--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, 
STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Each year, 19.7 million sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) occur 
in the U.S., half of which strike youth 15-24 years of age.--The public 
health burden of STDs is compounded by their economic impact. In 2010, 
an estimated $15.6 billion in direct medical costs were attributed to 
STDs. Undiagnosed and untreated STDs can lead to serious long-term 
health consequences, especially for adolescent girls and young adult 
women. For example, every year, about 24,000 young women become 
infertile as a result of undiagnosed and untreated STDs. The STD 
Provider Survey will collect much needed data from U.S. health care 
providers in specialties that typically see STD patients, including 
physician specialties such as obstetrics/gynecology, internal medicine, 
general or family practice, emergency medicine, or pediatrics. 
Knowledge of provider practices relative to guidelines and state-level 
laws and policies will provide information useful to stakeholders at 
all levels regarding the delivery of STD preventive services and 
treatment by health care providers in the U.S. As providers are one of 
the few professionals who have face-to-face contact with persons 
infected with STDs, they are also a potential intervention point for 
attempts to reduce re-infection and halt the further transmission of 
STDs. There is no national survey that collects detailed information on 
STD practices of physicians who typically see STD patients.
    The purpose of this survey is to conduct a nationally 
representative survey of physicians who typically see STD patients 
(e.g., primary care--including internal medicine, general or family 
practice, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, and pediatrics) 
that would allow for national estimates and comparisons among 
specialties. Additionally, the survey will provide national estimates 
for comparisons between providers in the public and private sectors. 
Information collected will also be used to determine STD prevention 
activities needed by type of providers (by specialty or public/private) 
based on findings related to screening and treatment practices for STDs 
including EPT.
    The survey contains sections on the physician's specialty areas, 
primary practice setting, primacy practice policies, patient 
demographics, STD testing and diagnosis, STD care and treatment, and 
respondent demographics.
    In an effort to better understand policies and practices for STD 
care delivery among medical providers who typically see patients for 
STDs, the surveys will be sent to a random sample of 5,000 U.S. 
physicians across several specialties using the American Medical 
Association Master file. Using a multimode design (mail and web), 
multiple reminders will be sent to non-responders in order to reach the 
target of 3,000 completed surveys.
    There is no cost to respondents.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Physicians responding via Mail  STD Provider               2,250               1           20/60             750
                                 Survey.
Physicians responding via Web.  STD Provider                 750               1           32/60             400
                                 Survey.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,150
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-23925 Filed 10-3-16; 8:45 am]
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