81 FR 57588 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)

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 the Report of Verified Case of Tuberculosis (RVCT). These data are routinely collected in the operation of Tuberculosis control programs.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57588-57589]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20069]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-0026]; [Docket No. CDC-2016-0084]


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 the Report of 
Verified Case of Tuberculosis (RVCT). These data are routinely 
collected in the operation of Tuberculosis control programs.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0084 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 
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

    Report of Verified Case of Tuberculosis (RVCT), (OMB Control No. 
0920-0026, Expiration 3/31/2017)--Extension--National Center for HIV/
AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In the United States, an estimated 10 to 15 million people are 
infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and about 10% of these persons 
will develop tuberculosis (TB) disease at some point in their lives. 
The purpose of this project is to continue ongoing national 
tuberculosis surveillance using the standardized Report of Verified 
Case of Tuberculosis (RVCT). Data collected using the RVCT help state 
and federal infectious disease officials to assess changes in the 
diagnosis and treatment of TB, monitor trends in TB epidemiology and 
outbreaks, and develop strategies to meet the national goal of TB 
elimination.
    CDC currently conducts and maintains the national TB surveillance 
system (NTSS) pursuant to the provisions of Section 301 (a) of the 
Public Service Act [42 U.S.C. 241] and Section 306 of the Public 
Service Act [42 U.S.C. 241(a)]. Data are collected by 60 reporting 
areas (the 50 states, the District of Columbia, New York City, Puerto 
Rico, and 7 jurisdictions in the Pacific and Caribbean). The last major 
revision of the RVCT data collection instrument was approved in 2009, 
in consultation with CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE), 
state and local health departments, and partner organizations including 
the National TB Controllers Association, the Council for State and 
Territorial Epidemiologists, and the Advisory Committee for the 
Elimination of Tuberculosis. No revisions to the RVCT are proposed in 
this data collection extension request.
    CDC publishes an annual report using RVCT data to summarize 
national TB statistics and also periodically conducts special analyses 
for publication to further describe and interpret national TB data. 
These data assist in public health planning, evaluation, and resource 
allocation. Reporting areas also review and analyze their RVCT data to 
monitor local TB trends, evaluate program success, and focus resources 
to eliminate TB.
    No other Federal agency collects this type of national TB data.
    In addition to providing technical assistance on the use of RVCT, 
CDC provides technical support for reporting software.
    CDC seeks to request OMB approval to continue with collection of 
this data. The collection involves approximately 5,496 burden hours, an 
estimated decrease of 350 hours from 2014. This decrease is due to 
having fewer TB cases in the United States as we continue progress 
towards TB elimination.

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    There is no cost to respondents except for their time.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
              Types of respondents                  respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Local, state, and territorial health departments              60             157           35/60           5,496
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           5,496
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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.
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