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FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Farm Credit System Insurance 

Corporation Board; Regular Meeting 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

regular meeting of the Farm Credit 

System Insurance Corporation Board 

(Board). 

DATE AND TIME: The meeting of the Board 

will be held at the offices of the Farm 

Credit Administration in McLean, 

Virginia, on September 10, 2009, from 

10:30 a.m. until such time as the Board 

concludes its business. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roland E. Smith, Secretary to the Farm 

Credit System Insurance Corporation 

Board, (703) 883–4009, TTY (703) 883– 

4056. 

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit System 

Insurance Corporation, 1501 Farm 

Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of 

this meeting of the Board will be open 

to the public (limited space available) 

and parts will be closed to the public. 

In order to increase the accessibility to 

Board meetings, persons requiring 

assistance should make arrangements in 

advance. The matters to be considered 

at the meeting are: 

Closed Session 

• Report on System Performance 

Open Session 

A. Approval of Minutes 

• June 10, 2009 (Open and Closed) 

B. Business Reports 

• Quarterly Financial Reports 

• Report on Insured and Other 

Obligations 

• Quarterly Report on Annual 

Performance Plan 

C. New Business 

• Annual Performance Plan FY 2010– 

2011 

• Proposed 2010 and 2011 Budgets 

• Insurance Fund Progress Review 

and Setting of Premium Range Guidance 

for 2010 

Dated: August 28, 2009. 

Roland E. Smith, 

Secretary, Farm Credit System Insurance 

Corporation Board. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–0920–0573] 

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 404–639–5960 or send 

comments to Maryam Daneshvar, CDC 

Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton 

Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or 

send an e-mail to omb@cdc.gov. 

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 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Adult and Pediatric HIV/AIDS 

Confidential Case Reports for National 

HIV/AIDS Surveillance [0920–0573 

expiration 02/28/2010]—Revision— 

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral 

Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention 

(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC is authorized under Sections 304 

and 306 of the Public Health Service Act 

(42 U.S.C. 242b and 242k) to collect 

information on cases of human 

immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection 

and acquired immunodeficiency 

syndrome (AIDS). These national HIV/ 

AIDS surveillance data collected by 

CDC are the primary source of 

information used to monitor the extent 

and characteristics of the HIV epidemic 

in the U.S. 

As science, technology, and our 

understanding of the epidemic have 

evolved, the national surveillance 

system has been updated periodically to 

meet the nation’s needs for information. 

CDC in collaboration with health 

departments in the 50 states, the District 

of Columbia, and U.S. dependent areas, 

conducts national surveillance for cases 

of HIV infection that includes critical 

data across the spectrum of HIV disease 

from HIV diagnosis, to AIDS, the endstage disease caused by infection with 

HIV, and death. In addition, this 

national system provides essential data 

to estimate HIV incidence and monitor 

patterns in viral resistance and HIV–1 

subtypes in the U.S. 

Since 1993, these data have been 

maintained and reported through the 

HIV/AIDS reporting system (HARS) 

software. In 2010, the new enhanced 

electronic HIV/AIDS reporting system 

(eHARS) will be fully deployed. The 

revisions requested include additional 

data elements for eHARS that will allow 

better tracking of documents and flow of 

previously approved currently collected 

surveillance data. In addition, CDC is 

requesting approval of a revised data 

collection form for enhanced perinatal 

surveillance (EPS) that includes nonsubstantial editorial changes aimed at 

improving the format and usability of 

the EPS form. Revisions include 

improved wording of terms and changes 

in the format of some response options. 

The purpose of HIV/AIDS 

surveillance data is to monitor trends in 

HIV/AIDS and describe the 

characteristics of infected persons (e.g., 

demographics, modes of exposure to 

HIV, clinical and laboratory markers of 

HIV disease, manifestations of severe 

HIV disease, and deaths among persons 

with HIV/AIDS). HIV/AIDS surveillance 

data are widely used at all government 

levels to assess the impact of HIV 

infection on morbidity and mortality, to 

allocate medical care resources and 

services, and to guide prevention and 

disease control activities. 

CDC provides funding for 59 

jurisdictions to provide adult and 

pediatric HIV case reports. Health 

department staff compile information 

from laboratories, physicians, hospitals, 

clinics and other health care providers 

in order to complete the HIV and 

pediatric case reports. CDC estimates 

that 1,839 adult HIV case reports and 8 

pediatric case reports are processed by 

each health department annually. 

These data are recorded on standard 

paper case report forms and entered into 

the eHARS reporting system. Updates to 

case reports are also entered into the 

eHARS system by health departments as 

additional information may be received 


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from laboratories, vital statistics, or 

additional providers. CDC estimates 

approximately 97 updates to case 

reports will be processed by each of the 

59 health departments annually. Case 

report information compiled over time 

by health departments is then reidentified and forwarded to CDC on a 

monthly basis (twelve times a year) for 

inclusion in the national HIV 

surveillance database. 

Supplemental surveillance data are 

collected in a subset of areas to provide 

additional information necessary to 

estimate HIV incidence, to better 

describe the extent of HIV viral 

resistance and quantify HIV subtypes 

among persons infected with HIV, and 

to monitor and evaluate perinatal HIV 

prevention efforts. Health departments 

funded for these supplemental data 

collections obtain this information from 

laboratories, health providers, and 

medical records. CDC estimates that on 

average 2,437 reports containing 

incidence data elements will be 

processed annually, by each of the 25 

health departments funded to collect 

incidence data annually. Additionally, 

an estimated 2,019 reports containing 

additional viral resistance data elements 

will be processed on average, annually, 

by each of the 11 health departments 

conducting variant and resistant HIV 

surveillance (VARHS) annually. An 

estimated 167 reports containing 

perinatal surveillance data elements 

will be processed on average by each of 

the 15 health departments reporting 

data collected as part of enhanced 

perinatal surveillance (EPS). Data 

collected for these 3 supplemental data 

collections are also reported monthly to 

CDC. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Form Type of 

respondent 

No. of 

respondents 

No. of 

responses per 

respondent 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total 

annual burden 

(in hours) 

Adult HIV/AIDS Case Reports ......... Health Departments ........................ 59 1,839 20/60 36,167 

Peds HIV/AIDS Case Reports ......... Health Departments ........................ 59 8 20/60 157 

Case Report Updates ...................... Health Departments ........................ 59 97 5/60 477 

Incidence .......................................... Health Departments ........................ 25 2,437 10/60 10,154 

VARHS ............................................. Health Departments ........................ 11 2,019 5/60 1,851 

EPS .................................................. Health Departments ........................ 15 167 1 2,505 

Total .......................................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 51,311 

Dated: August 28, 2009. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–09–09AR] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

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) 639–5960 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) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

STD Surveillance Network (SSuN)- 

NEW- National Center for HIV/AIDS, 

Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted 

Diseases, and Tuberculosis Elimination 

Programs (NCHHSTP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The purpose of the proposed study is 

to improve the capacity of national, 

State, and local STD programs to detect, 

monitor, and respond rapidly to trends 

in STDs through enhanced collection, 

reporting, analysis, visualization and 

interpretation of disease information. 

The SSuN Project will be an active STD 

sentinel surveillance network 

comprised of 12 surveillance sites 

around the United States. SSuN will use 

two surveillance strategies to collect 

information. The first is a STD clinicbased surveillance which will extract 

data from existing electronic medical 

records for all patient visits at 

participating STD clinics over the 3 

years. The second is a population-based 

surveillance in which a sample of 

individuals reported with gonorrhea to 

the 12 SSuN state or city health 

departments are interviewed using 

locally designed interview templates. 

For the clinic-based surveillance, the 

specified data elements are abstracted 

on a quarterly basis from existing 

electronic medical records for all patient 

visits to participating clinics. Data in the 

electronic medical record may have 

been collected at time of registration, 

during the clinic encounter, or through 

laboratory testing. For the populationbased STD surveillance, the results of 

interviews will be entered into a 

developed Microsoft Access database 

that will be adapted locally for each 

clinic. High quality, informative, and 

timely surveillance data are necessary to 

guide STD programs so interventions 

are designed and implemented 

appropriately. Furthermore, 

surveillance data are necessary for 

understanding the impact of STD 

interventions based on the 

epidemiology of each STD. 

This information is being collected to 

establish an integrated network of 

sentinel STD clinics and health 

departments to inform and guide 

national programs and policies for STD 

control in the US. It will improve the 

capacity of national, state, and local 

STD programs to detect, monitor, and 

respond to established and emerging 

trends in STDs, HIV, and viral hepatitis. 

SSuN will help identify and evaluate 

the effectiveness of public health 

interventions to reduce STD morbidity. 

The SSuN surveillance platform 

allows CDC to establish and maintain 

common standards for data collection, 

transmission, and analysis, and allows 

CDC to build and maintain STD 

surveillance expertise in 12 surveillance 

areas. Such common systems, 

established mechanisms of 

communication, and in-place expertise 

are all critical components for timely, 

flexible, and high quality surveillance. 


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