[Federal Register: September 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 170)]
[Notices]               
[Page 48180-48181]
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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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