82 FR 60610 - Correction to Notice Published 12/13/2017

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Correction to Notice Published 12/13/2017

    Title: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System for title 
IV-B and title IV-E (AFCARS).
    OMB No.: 0970-0422.
    Description: The notice, vol. 82, page 58615, published 12/13/2017 
was an erroneous re-publication of a notice published on 10/20/2017 at 
vol. 82, page 48821. No additional comments are being solicited at this 
time. We regret the confusion it may have caused.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-27479 Filed 12-20-17; 8:45 am]
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proposed collection, each proposed Background and Brief Description decreased productivity), understand
extension of existing collection of Histoplasmosis is an infectious patient awareness of histoplasmosis,
information, and each reinstatement of disease caused by inhalation of the and determine its true public health
previously approved information environmental fungus Histoplasma burden. This information will not only
collection before submitting the capsulatum. Histoplasmosis can range help inform routine surveillance
collection to the OMB for approval. To from asymptomatic or mild illness to practices, but also guide awareness
comply with this requirement, we are severe disseminated disease, and it is efforts and appropriate prevention
publishing this notice of a proposed often described as the most common strategies.
data collection as described below. endemic mycosis in North America.
The OMB is particularly interested in For a period of one year, health
However, much still remains unknown department personnel in participating
comments that will help: about the epidemiology and patient
1. Evaluate whether the proposed states will conduct telephone interviews
burden of histoplasmosis in the United with reported histoplasmosis cases that
collection of information is necessary
States. Histoplasmosis is currently
for the proper performance of the meet the CSTE case definition and will
reportable in 11 states but is not
functions of the agency, including record responses on a standardized
nationally notifiable. In June 2016, the
whether the information will have form. The form will collect information
Council of State and Territorial
practical utility; on demographics, underlying medical
Epidemiologists (CSTE) passed a
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the conditions, exposures, symptom type
position statement to standardize the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the and duration, healthcare-seeking
case definition for histoplasmosis, a first
proposed collection of information, behaviors, diagnosis, treatment, and
step towards more consistent
including the validity of the outcomes.
methodology and assumptions used; surveillance methodology. A recent
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and multistate analysis of histoplasmosis This interview activity is consistent
clarity of the information to be cases reported to public health during with the state’s existing authority to
collected; and 2011–2014 also revealed variation in the investigate reports of notifiable diseases
4. Minimize the burden of the data elements collected by each state, for routine surveillance purposes;
collection of information on those who limiting inter-state comparability. In therefore, formal consent to participate
are to respond, including through the addition, data on possible exposures, in the surveillance is not required.
use of appropriate automated, underlying medical conditions, However, cases may choose not to
electronic, mechanical, or other symptoms, and antifungal treatment was participate and may choose not to
technological collection techniques or only collected in a few states. answer any question they do not wish
other forms of information technology, Furthermore, no multistate data exists to answer.
e.g., permitting electronic submissions about histoplasmosis cases identified
using the newly-created CSTE case It will take health department
of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs. definition. personnel approximately 15 minutes to
More detailed data about administer the questionnaire to 300
Proposed Project histoplasmosis cases detected during patient respondents and 15 minutes for
Enhanced Surveillance for routine surveillance are needed to better health department personnel to retrieve
Histoplasmosis—New—National Center understand the features of persons at and record diagnostic information from
for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious risk, characterize the effects of their state reportable disease database.
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control histoplasmosis on patients (e.g., delays This results in an estimated annual
and Prevention (CDC). in diagnosis, symptom duration, and burden to the public of 150 hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of Average Total
Number of responses burden per
Type of respondents Form name burden
respondents per response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)

Histoplasmosis cases ........................... Case Report Form for Histoplasmosis Enhanced Surveillance .... 300 1 15/60 75
Health department personnel ............... Case Report Form for Histoplasmosis Enhanced Surveillance .... 10 30 15/60 75

Total .............................................. ......................................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 150

Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND erroneous re-publication of a notice
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES published on 10/20/2017 at vol. 82,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the page 48821. No additional comments
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Administration for Children and are being solicited at this time. We
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Families regret the confusion it may have caused.
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017–27481 Filed 12–20–17; 8:45 am] Correction to Notice Published Robert Sargis,
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12/13/2017 Reports Clearance Officer.
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[FR Doc. 2017–27479 Filed 12–20–17; 8:45 am]
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82 FR 60610 - Correction to Notice Published 12/13/2017

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdministration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 244 (December 21, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families