[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48180-48181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22861]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-30]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
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; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques for other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project
II. Disease Summaries (0920-0004)--Reinstatement--National Center
for Infectious Diseases (NCID), National Disease Surveillance Program.
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 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.
Data on disease and preventable conditions are collected in
accordance with jointly approved plans by CDC and the Council of State
and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). Changes in the surveillance
programs 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 health.
Surveillance forms are distributed to the State and local health
departments who voluntarily submit these reports to CDC on 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:
Influenza Virus, Respiratory and Enterovirus, Arboviral Encephalitis,
Rabies, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella, Foodborne Outbreaks,
Waterborne Outbreaks, and Enteric Virus. This request is for extension
of the data collection for three years with minor revisions.
These data are essential on the Local, State, and Federal levels
for measuring trends in diseases, evaluating the effectiveness of
current preventive strategies, and determining the need for modifying
current preventive measures. The total cost to the respondent is 0.
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Number of Avg. burden of
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)
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State and Local Health Officials in 50 states/ 864 28 .25 6048
territories....................................
Table........................................... .............. .............. .............. 6048
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Dated: August 25, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-22861 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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