Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 185 / Monday, September 26, 2005 / Notices 56169 

record marriages occurring in each 

county of New Mexico will use this 

form. The data are routinely available in 

each reporting office as a by-product of 

ongoing activities. This form is designed 

to collect counts of monthly occurrences 

of births, deaths, infant deaths, 

marriages, and divorces immediately 

following the month of occurrence. 

There are no costs to respondents other 

than their time. 

ESTIMATED AVERAGE ANNUAL BURDEN

Respondents to the form: National Vital Statistics Report 

(CDC 64.146) 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses/respondent 

Average 

burden/response 

(in hrs) 

Total burden 

hours 

State and Territory registration officials ........................................................... 58 12 12/60 139 

New Mexico County marriage registrars ......................................................... 33 12 6/60 40 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 179 

The Annual Marriage and Divorce 

Occurrence Report form (CDC 64.147) 

collects final annual counts of marriages 

and divorces by month for the United 

States and for each State. The statistical 

counts requested on this form differ 

from provisional estimates obtained on 

the National Vital Statistics Report form 

in that they represent complete and 

final counts of marriages, divorces, and 

annulments occurring during the 

months of the prior year. These final 

counts are usually available from State 

or county officials about eight months 

after the end of the data year. The data 

are widely used by government, 

academic, private research, and 

commercial organizations in tracking 

changes in trends of family formation 

and dissolution. 

Respondents for the Annual Marriage 

and Divorce Occurrence Report form are 

registration officials in each State, the 

District of Columbia, New York City, 

Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, 

Northern Marianas, and American 

Samoa. The data are routinely available 

in each reporting office as a by-product 

of ongoing activities. 

ESTIMATED AVERAGE ANNUAL BURDEN

Respondents to the form: annual marriage and divorce occurence report 

(CDC 64.147) 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses/respondent 

Average 

burden/response 

(in hrs) 

Total burden 

(in hrs) 

State/Territory/City registration officials ........................................................... 58 1 30/60 29 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 29 

Dated: September 20, 2005. 

Joan F. Karr, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 05–19147 Filed 9–23–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–05–0026] 

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 

Report of Verified Case of 

Tuberculosis (RVCT) (OMB Control No. 

0920–0026)—Extension—Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 

National Center for HIV, STD, and TB 

Prevention (NCHSTP). 

Background and Brief Description: 

CDC is requesting OMB approval for 

another 3-year extension of the Report 

of Verified Case of Tuberculosis (RVCT) 

data collection. 

CDC maintains the national TB 

surveillance system to support CDC’s 

goal of eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in 

the United States. Previous 

modifications to the data collection 

have improved the ability of CDC to 

monitor important aspects of TB 

epidemiology in the United States, 

including drug resistance, TB risk 

factors, including HIV coinfection, and 

treatment. The system also enables CDC 

to monitor the recovery of the nation 

from the resurgence and identify that 

current TB epidemiology supports the 

renewed national goal of elimination. 

To measure progress in achieving this 

goal, as well as continue to monitor TB 

trends and potential TB outbreaks, 

identify high risk populations for TB, 

and gauge program performance, CDC is 

requesting approval to extend the use of 

the RVCT. 

Data are collected by 60 Reporting 

Areas (50 states, the District of 

Columbia, New York City, Puerto Rico, 

and 7 jurisdictions in the Pacific and 

Caribbean) using the RVCT. There are 

no changes to the forms previously 

approved in 2002. An RVCT is 

completed for each reported TB case 

and contains demographic, clinical, and 

laboratory information. 

A comprehensive software package, 

the Tuberculosis Information 

Management System (TIMS) is currently 

used for RVCT data entry and electronic 

transmission of reports to CDC. TIMS 

provides reports, query functions, and 

export functions to assist in analysis of 

the data. However, electronic 

transmission of TB case reports to CDC 

is in a transition phase with the 

development of the web-based National 

56170 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 185 / Monday, September 26, 2005 / Notices 

Electronic Disease Surveillance System 

(NEDSS) and Public Health Information 

Network (PHIN). Following the 

transition, many respondents will 

implement a PHIN compatible 

information system to collect and report 

TB surveillance data via the PHIN 

Messaging System. The remaining 

respondents will employ the NEDSS 

base system. These respondents will be 

able to use either the associated TB 

Program Area Module or their own TB 

surveillance application to collect and 

report RVCT data to CDC. 

CDC publishes an annual report 

summarizing national TB statistics and 

also periodically conducts special 

analyses for publication in peerreviewed scientific journals to further 

describe and interpret national TB data. 

These data assist public health officials 

and policy makers in program planning, 

evaluation, and resource allocation. 

Reporting Areas also review and analyze 

their RVCT data to monitor local TB 

trends, evaluate program success, and 

assist in focusing 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 also provides 

Reporting Areas with technical support 

for the TIMS software. In this request, 

CDC is requesting approval for 7,560 

burden hours, a decrease of 780 hours. 

There are no costs to respondents except 

for their time. This decrease is due to a 

decrease in the total number of 

tuberculosis cases. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Respondents Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Local, state, territorial health departments .................................................................................. 60 252 30/60 

Dated: September 19, 2005. 

Joan Karr, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 05–19150 Filed 9–23–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: 

Comment Request 

In compliance with the requirement 

for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects 

(section 3506(c)(2)(A)) of Title 44, 

United States Code, as amended by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, the Health 

Resources and Services Administration 

(HRSA) publishes periodic summaries 

of proposed projects being developed 

for submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

To request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and draft 

instruments, call the HRSA Reports 

Clearance Officer on (301) 443–1129. 

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. 

Proposed Project: The Health 

Professions Student Loan (HPSL) and 

Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Programs: 

Forms (OMB No. 0915–0044): Extension 

The HPSL Program Provides longterm, low-interest loans to students 

attending schools of medicine, 

osteopathic medicine, dentistry, 

veterinary medicine, optometry, 

podiatric medicine, and pharmacy. The 

NSL Program provides long-term, lowinterest loans to students who attend 

eligible schools of nursing in programs 

leading to a diploma in nursing, and an 

associate degree, a baccalaureate degree, 

or a graduate degree in nursing. 

Participating HPSL and NSL schools are 

responsible for determining eligibility of 

applicants, making loans, and collecting 

monies owed by borrowers on their 

outstanding loans. The deferment form 

(HRSA form 519) provides the schools 

with documentation of a borrower’s 

eligibility for deferment. The Annual 

Operating Report (AOR–HRSA form 

501) provides the Federal Government 

with information from participating and 

non-participating schools (schools that 

are no longer granting loans but are 

required to report and maintain program 

records, student records, and repayment 

records until all student loans are repaid 

in full and all monies due the Federal 

Government are returned) relating to 

HPSL and NSL program operations and 

financial activities. 

The estimate of burden is as follows: 

Form Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

responses 

Total burden 

hours 

Deferment HRSA–519 ............................................................ 3,000 1 3,000 10 min ......... 500 

AOR–HRSA–501 .................................................................... 977 1 977 4 hrs ............ 3,908 

Total Burden .................................................................... 3,977 ........................ 3,977 ..................... 4,408