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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. Alternatively, to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instrument, call 404-639-5960 and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; comments may also be sent by e-mail to omb@cdc.gov.
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 a 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 clarify 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 information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 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 Start Printed Page 48347activities 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.
Start SignatureEstimated Annualized Burden Hours
Respondents: state epidemiologists/ form Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden (in hours) Diarrheal Disease Surveillance: Campylobacter (electronic) 53 52 3/60 138 Diarrheal Disease Surveillance: Salmonella (electronic) 53 52 3/60 138 Diarrheal Disease Surveillance: Shigella (electronic) 53 52 3/60 138 Foodborne Outbreak Form 54 31.5 20/60 567 Arboviral Surveillance (ArboNet) 57 1,421 5/60 6,750 Influenza virus (fax, Oct-May) 5 33 10/60 28 Influenza virus (fax, year round) 21 52 10/60 182 Influenza virus (Internet; Oct-May) 3 33 10/60 17 Influenza virus (Internet; year round) 35 52 10/60 303 Influenza virus (electronic, year round PHLIP) 5 52 5/60 22 Influenza virus (electronic, year round PHIN-MS) 17 52 5/60 74 Influenza Annual Survey 86 1 15/60 22 Weekly Influenza-like Illness (Oct-May) 540 33 15/60 4,455 Weekly Influenza-like Illness (year round) 1,260 52 15/60 16,380 Daily Influenza-like Illness (Oct-May) 200 33 15/60 1,650 Daily Influenza-like Illness (Year Round) 75 52 15/60 975 Influenza-Associated Pediatric Death Case Report Form 57 1 30/60 29 Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus Infection Case Investigation Form 57 1 30/60 29 Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus Infection Contact Trace Back Form 57 1 30/60 29 Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus Infection Contact Trace Forward Form 57 1 30/60 29 Novel Human Influenza A Virus Infection Case Report Form 57 1 30/60 29 Daily Novel and Pandemic Influenza A Virus State Case Status Summary Update 57 1 15/60 14 City health officers or vital statistics registrars 122 52 12/60 1,269 Monthly Respiratory & Enterovirus Surveillance Report: Excel format (electronic) 25 12 15/60 75 National Respiratory & Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) 90 52 10/60 780 Enhanced Animal Rabies Surveillance (electronic) 52 52 3/60 135 Rabies (paper) 3 12 15/60 9 Possible Human Rabies Patient Info 50 1 15/60 13 Waterborne Diseases Outbreak Form 57 1 20/60 19 Cholera and other Vibrio illnesses 450 1 20/60 150 Listeria 53 1 30/60 27 HABISS data entry form 10 12 8 960 HABISS monthly reporting form 10 12 30/60 60 Babesiosis Case Report Form 54 12 10/60 108 Brucellosis 56 2 20/60 37 Total 35,640 Start Printed Page 48348End Signature End PreambleDated: August 4, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-19703 Filed 8-9-10; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 08/10/2010
- Department:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 2010-19703
- Pages:
- 48346-48348 (3 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- 60 Day-10-0004
- PDF File:
- 2010-19703.pdf