The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR) collect information on transplant recipients and transplant procedures in accordance with Section 372 of the Public Health Service Act. This information is required for to monitor and evaluate the scientific and clinical status of organ transplantation, and to ensure the distribution of organs equitably among transplant patients nationwide and adopt and use standards of quality for the acquisition and transportation of donated organs. The OPTN must maintain a national waiting list of individuals requiring organ transplants and maintain a computerized system for matching donor organs its transplant candidates list.
US Code:
42 USC 274
Name of Law: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
US Code:
42 USC 273
Name of Law: Organ Procurement Organizations
US Code:
42 USC 274a
Name of Law: Scientific Registry
Currently, there are a total of 358,092.5 burden hours in the OMB inventory. The total burden hours has increased since 2011 by 79,326 hours. This increase represents a change in burden estimates based on analysis of the most recent trends in OPTN data form submissions. The current estimates should be a more accurate reflection of total burden since the forms were broken out in a more granular fashion. The pilot study participants provided feedback on each type of form as opposed to grouping them only by organ. For example, a 6 month heart follow up form is much shorter than a 1-5 year heart follow up form and should not require as much effort to complete. There are several factors that must be considered when analyzing the additional burden hours. OPTN policy mandates that transplant programs follow transplant recipients until graft failure, re-transplant or death. So as patient and graft survival increases the number of recipients still alive with a functioning graft increases, and the transplant centers will be responsible for completing more forms. Although it is a slight increase in the burden hours, the burden assessment took into account the three additional VCA forms. The frame work of the VCA forms is based on the current Liver Candidate Registration, Liver Recipient Registration and the Liver Recipient Follow Up. The burden hours for those forms were used for VCA as well since the forms are not currently active.
Looking forward, the burden time should trend slightly downward after the modifications from this submission.
$263,047
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jodi Duckhorn 301 443-1984
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:
(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;
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.