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to and utilization of HIV-related medical 

care and services, the quality of HIVrelated ambulatory care, and HIVrelated behaviors and clinical outcomes. 

For the proposed project, the same 

data collection methods will be used as 

for the currently approved project. Data 

would be collected from a probability 

sample of HIV-diagnosed adults in the 

U.S. who consent to an interview and 

abstraction of their medical records. As 

for the currently approved project, deidentified information would also be 

extracted from HIV case surveillance 

records for a dataset (referred to as the 

minimum dataset), which is used to 

assess non-response bias, for quality 

control, to improve the ability of MMP 

to monitor ongoing care and treatment 

of HIV-infected persons, and to make 

inferences from the MMP sample to 

HIV-diagnosed persons nationally. No 

other Federal agency collects such 

nationally representative populationbased information from HIV-diagnosed 

adults. The data are expected to have 

significant implications for policy, 

program development, and resource 

allocation at the State/local and national 

levels. 

The changes proposed in this 

Revision request update the data 

collection system to meet prevailing 

information needs and enhance the 

value of MMP data, while remaining 

within the scope of the currently 

approved project purpose. The burden 

is the same as in the currently approved 

project. Changes were made that did not 

affect the burden are listed below: 

• Revisions to the Interview 

Questionnaire were made to improve 

coherence, boost the efficiency of the 

data collection, and increase the 

relevance and value of the information. 

These changes did not affect the average 

burden per response. 

• Revisions to the Medical Record 

Abstraction Data Elements were made to 

streamline the information collected 

and add important questions, such as 

those related to mpox vaccination. 

Because the medical records are 

abstracted by MMP staff, these changes 

do not affect the burden of the project. 

• The Interview and Medical Record 

data collection system were integrated 

to improve project efficiency and 

enhance data quality. 

This proposed data collection would 

supplement the National HIV 

Surveillance System (NHSS, OMB 

Control No. 0920–0573, Exp. 02/28/ 

2026) in 23 selected State and local 

health departments, which collect 

information on persons diagnosed with, 

living with, and dying from HIV 

infection and AIDS. Through their 

participation, respondents will help to 

improve programs to prevent HIV 

infection as well as services for those 

who already have HIV. Participation of 

respondents is voluntary. Total 

estimated annual burden requested is 

5,707 hours. There is no cost to the 

respondents other than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average hours 

per response 

State and Local Health Departments ............ Interview Questionnaire ................................ 7,760 1 40/60 

Look up contact information .......................... 1,940 1 2/60 

Approach persons for enrollment .................. 970 1 5/60 

Pull medical records ...................................... 7,760 1 3/60 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Public Health Ethics and 

Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–24–1186] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

has submitted the information 

collection request titled ‘‘Information 

Collection for Tuberculosis Data from 

Referring Entities to CureTB’’ to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. CDC 

previously published a ‘‘Proposed Data 

Collection Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations’’ 

notice on December 15, 2023 to obtain 

comments from the public and affected 

agencies. CDC did not receive comments 

related to the previous notice. This 

notice serves to allow an additional 30 

days for public and affected agency 

comments. 

CDC will accept all comments for this 

proposed information collection project. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

that: 

(a) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(d) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including, through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses; and 

(e) Assess information collection 

costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570. 

Comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Direct written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the items contained in this notice to the 

Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by 

fax to (202) 395–5806. Provide written 

comments within 30 days of notice 

publication. 

Proposed Project 

Information Collection for 

Tuberculosis Data from Referring 


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12348 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 33 / Friday, February 16, 2024 / Notices 

Entities to CureTB (OMB Control No. 

0920–1186, Exp. 02/29/2024)— 

Revision—National Center for Emerging 

and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases 

(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The CureTB program works to prevent 

the spread of tuberculosis (TB) among 

people who cross international borders. 

To reduce disease transmission and the 

emergence of drug-resistant TB, CureTB 

connects people with TB to healthcare 

services as they move between the 

United States and other countries. The 

program is a collaboration between 

CDC’s Division of Global Migration 

Health (DGMH) and the County of San 

Diego’s Tuberculosis Control Program. 

CureTB collaborates with health 

authorities throughout the United States 

and around the world to link people 

with TB to care at their destinations. 

Health departments, healthcare 

providers, and others seeking help in 

linking patients to ongoing TB care in 

other countries can refer patients to 

CureTB. 

Information will be collected from the 

referring entities, which are State and 

local health departments and Federal 

immigration and detention agencies. 

Whenever the referring entities provide 

clinical services to an individual with 

TB who has imminent plans to relocate, 

and an individual needs continuity of 

care in their new location, CDC CureTB 

is contacted to assist with coordinating 

that care. TB patients may also be a 

respondent if critical clinical or contact 

data is missing and requires follow-up 

by CureTB to complete a patient’s 

referral information set. The request for 

CDC CureTB services comes from the 

referring entities and they supply the 

information at the time the patient is 

likely to leave their jurisdiction. The 

referring entities update information 

only if relevant information to the 

patient’s care becomes available to them 

after their first communication with 

CDC CureTB. Therefore, information is 

already largely collected by CDC 

CureTB only at one point in time, with 

subsequent information only collected if 

departure is delayed or when initially 

pending information becomes available 

and this is beyond the control of CDC. 

Post relocation of the TB patient, data 

is also collected from the receiving 

physicians to determine patient 

outcomes. CDC CureTB contacts the 

physician an average of every two 

months during the standard six-month 

TB treatment process. The data provides 

valuable information on globally mobile 

populations and allows CDC to assist in 

continuity of TB care and monitor the 

effectiveness of the program. 

The continuous expansion and use of 

the CureTB Program requires certain 

processes be evaluated. The 

Supplemental CureTB Program Partner 

Satisfaction Assessment Questionnaire 

will guide CureTB in making 

appropriate program improvements to 

best serve referring partners. The 

Questionnaires will not be used to 

collect demographic or clinical 

information, rather, they will ask the 

referring partners about their experience 

separately from the other forms already 

used for demographic and clinical 

information for each patient. 

As part of this revision request, 

CureTB is updating the number of 

respondents and total burden hours. 

There are no changes to the data 

collection instruments. CDC requests 

OMB approval for an estimated 1,139 

annual burden hours. There are no costs 

to respondents other than their time to 

participate. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

U.S. Health Departments .................................. CureTB Transnational Notification ................... 100 3 30/60 

TB patients referred by U.S. health departments.CureTB Transnational Notification ................... 200 1 5/60 

TB patients referred by ICE .............................. CureTB Transnational Notification ................... 600 1 45/60 

TB treating physicians in new country ............. CureTB Telephone Script Clinician/foreign 

health authority Referral Follow-up.

900 3 10/60 

U.S. Health Departments .................................. CureTB Contact/Source Investigation (CI/SI) 

Notification.

20 5 30/60 

U.S. Health Department (Local & State) .......... CureTB Partner Feedback (Satisfaction Assessment)—Questionnaire 1.100 1 10/60 

U.S. Health Department ................................... CureTB Partner Feedback (Satisfaction Assessment)—Questionnaire 2.50 1 6/60 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Public Health Ethics and 

Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03241 Filed 2–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–24–0138] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

has submitted the information 

collection request titled ‘‘Pulmonary 

Function Testing Course Approval 

Program’’ to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. CDC previously published a 

‘‘Proposed Data Collection Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations’’ notice on October 

30, 2023 to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC did 

not receive comments related to the 

previous notice. This notice serves to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

and affected agency comments. 

CDC will accept all comments for this 

proposed information collection project. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

that: 


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