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OMB Control No:
0920-1072
ICR Reference No:
202503-0920-019
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202306-0920-010
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/CDC
Agency Tracking No:
0920-25-0049
Title:
[NCHHSTP] The STD Surveillance Network (SSuN)
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
06/09/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/28/2025
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2026
09/30/2026
09/30/2026
Responses
8,372
0
8,372
Time Burden (Hours)
7,487
0
7,487
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The STD Surveillance Network provides critical clinical, demographic and behavioral information through enhanced and sentinel surveillance among people diagnosed with gonorrhea, syphilis and those persons seeking care at STD clinics in order to enhance STD surveillance data, to inform a more comprehensive understanding of epidemiologic trends and determinants of STDs of interest, monitor public health program impact and provide a more robust evidence base for directing public health action. This change request is to adhere to recent executive orders.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 301 - 356 301.[241](a)
Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 15026
03/10/2023
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 50153
08/01/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
5
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Data Cleaning/Validation/Transmission (Strategy A)
0920-1072
SSuN Data Elements
Data Cleaning/Validation/Transmissions (Strategy B)
0920-1072
SSuN Data Elements
Record Abstraction (STD Clinics)
0920-1072
SSuN Data Elements
SSuN Gonorrhea & Syphilis Patient Interview (Random Sampling)
0920-1072, 0920-1072
SSuN Gonorrhea and Syphilis Patient Interview & STD Clinic Patient Questionnaire
,
SSuN Data Elements
STD Clinics (Waiting Room) Survey
0920-1072, 0920-1072
SSuN Gonorrhea and Syphilis Patient Interview & STD Clinic Patient Questionnaire
,
SSuN Data Elements
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
8,372
8,372
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
7,487
7,487
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The program changes include removal of 115 data elements from a retired activity, the addition of 87 data elements in the STD clinic and case-based surveillance components, and addition of an HIV registry matching activity for patients in STD clinics and reported cases of gonorrhea and adult syphilis. The total annualized burden will change from 5,863 hours to 7,510. Specifically, the changes in the estimates of burden are primarily accounted for by the following: Future expansion to include up to 40 STD clinical facilities.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$3,187,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Kevin Joyce 404 639-1944 kdj7@cdc.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
05/28/2025
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