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In addition, NHDS data provide annual updates for numerous tables in the Congressionally-mandated NCHS report, Health, United States. Data for the NHDS are collected annually on approximately 300,000 discharges from a nationally (186) are abstracted from medical records. The remaining hospitals supply data through in-house tapes or printouts (80 hospitals) or are hospitals that belong to commercial abstract service organizations or state data systems (160 hospitals) from which electronic data files are purchased. There is no actual cost to respondents since hospital staff who actively participate in the data collection effort are compensated by the government for their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 2,131. representative sample of noninstitutional hospitals exclusive of Federal, military and Veterans’ Administration hospitals. The data items collected are the basic core of variables contained in the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) in addition to two data items (admission type and source) which are identical to those needed for billing of inpatient services for Medicare patients. in the 2003 NHDS 426 hospitals participated. Data for approximately forty-four percent of the responding hospitals ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents (hospitals) Medical record abstracts Primary Procedure Hospitals ....................................................................................................... Alternate Procedure Hospitals ..................................................................................................... In-House Tape or Printout Hospitals ........................................................................................... Induction Forms ........................................................................................................................... Non-response Study .................................................................................................................... Dated: July 20, 2005. Betsey Dunaway, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 05–14787 Filed 7–26–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day–05–0437X] Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 371–5983 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project Program Evaluation and Monitoring System (PEMS)—New—National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). VerDate jul<14>2003 19:40 Jul 26, 2005 Jkt 205001 Background and Brief Description CDC is requesting OMB approval of this data collection to collection HIV prevention evaluation data from health departments and directly funded community-based organizations (CBOs). The proposed data collection will incorporate data elements from three other OMB-approved data collections: Evaluating CDC Funded Health Department HIV Prevention Programs (OMB Control No. 0920–0497, expiration date 4/30/2006); Assessing the Effectiveness of CBOs for the Delivery of HIV Prevention Programs (OMB Control No. 0920–0525, expiration date 10/31/2004); and HIV/ AIDS Prevention and Surveillance Project Reports for counseling, testing, and referral (CTR) (OMB Control No. 0920–0208, expiration date 10/31/2005). CDC needs non-identifying, clientlevel, standardized evaluation data from health departments and CBO grantees to: (1) More accurately determine the extent to which HIV prevention efforts have been carried out by assessing what types of agencies are providing services, what resources are allocated to those services, to whom services are being provided, and how these efforts have contributed to a reduction in HIV transmission; (2) improve ease of reporting to better meet that goal; and (3) be accountable to stakeholders by informing them of efforts made and use of funds in HIV prevention nationwide. Although CDC receives evaluation data from grantees, the data received to date is insufficient for evaluation and accountability. Furthermore, there has PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62 124 80 15 50 Number of responses/respondent 250 250 12 1 1 Avg. burden/ response (in hrs.) 5/60 1/60 12/60 2 2 not been standardization of required evaluation data from both health departments and CBOs. Changes to the evaluation and reporting process have become necessary to ensure CDC receives standardized, accurate, thorough evaluation data from both health departments and CBOs. For these reasons, CDC developed PEMS and consulted with representatives from health departments, CBOs, and the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors during development of PEMS. Respondents will report general agency information, program model and budget; intervention plan and delivery characteristics; and client demographics and behavioral characteristics. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2005)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14787]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-05-0212]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 371-5983 or send an email to 
omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-6974. Written comments 
should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Hospital Discharge Survey (OMB No. 0920-0212)--Revision--
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) has been conducted 
continuously by CDC, National Center for Health Statistics since 1965. 
It is the principal source of data on inpatient utilization of short-
stay, non-Federal hospitals and is the only annual source of nationally 
representative estimates on the characteristics of discharges, the 
lengths of stay, diagnosis, surgical and non-surgical procedures, and 
the patterns of use of care in hospitals in various regions of the 
country. It is the benchmark against which special programmatic data 
sources are compared. Data collected through the NHDS are essential for 
evaluating the health status of the population,

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planning of programs and policy to elevate the health status of the 
Nation, studying morbidity trends, and research activities in the 
health field. NHDS data have been used extensively in the development 
and monitoring of goals for the Year 2000 and 2010 Health Objectives. 
In addition, NHDS data provide annual updates for numerous tables in 
the Congressionally-mandated NCHS report, Health, United States.
    Data for the NHDS are collected annually on approximately 300,000 
discharges from a nationally representative sample of non-institutional 
hospitals exclusive of Federal, military and Veterans' Administration 
hospitals. The data items collected are the basic core of variables 
contained in the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) in 
addition to two data items (admission type and source) which are 
identical to those needed for billing of inpatient services for 
Medicare patients. in the 2003 NHDS 426 hospitals participated. Data 
for approximately forty-four percent of the responding hospitals (186) 
are abstracted from medical records. The remaining hospitals supply 
data through in-house tapes or printouts (80 hospitals) or are 
hospitals that belong to commercial abstract service organizations or 
state data systems (160 hospitals) from which electronic data files are 
purchased. There is no actual cost to respondents since hospital staff 
who actively participate in the data collection effort are compensated 
by the government for their time. The total estimated annualized burden 
hours are 2,131.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of       Number of     Avg. burden/
                    Medical record abstracts                        respondents     responses/     response (in
                                                                    (hospitals)     respondent         hrs.)
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Primary Procedure Hospitals.....................................              62             250            5/60
Alternate Procedure Hospitals...................................             124             250            1/60
In-House Tape or Printout Hospitals.............................              80              12           12/60
Induction Forms.................................................              15               1               2
Non-response Study..............................................              50               1               2
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    Dated: July 20, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-14787 Filed 7-26-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-M
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