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[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13208-13209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6436]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-09-99]

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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) 639-7090. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

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Proposed Project

1. Validity of Recall of Prostate and Colorectal Cancer Screening
Tests--New--The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
Prostate and colorectal cancer are among the leading causes of cancer
deaths in the U.S. Prostate cancer screening has increased rapidly
during the past few years although it is unknown whether screening
decreases prostate cancer mortality and conflicting screening
guidelines exist. Evidence suggests that colorectal cancer screening
can save lives and efforts are under way to increase participation in
screening. An increasing number of people are served by managed care
organizations where they may receive cancer screening tests. However,
for both types of cancer little screening information is available on
screening guidelines for practitioners of managed care organizations
(HMOs). Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, intends to conduct a pilot
survey of HMOs to obtain information on the validity of recall on
prostate and colorectal cancer screening tests. Members of three
prepaid health plans (HMO's) will be interviewed by telephone, and
medical records will be abstracted. Information from this pilot study
will allow the Program to explore whether screening rates can be
determined from self-reports and whether future studies are warranted.
The total annual burden hours are 573.

2. Evaluation of the Use of Data Transmitted Through the National
Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance (NETSS)--New--
Epidemiology Program Office (EPO). A questionnaire has been designed to
collect information for the project entitled: ``Evaluation of the Use
of Data Transmitted Through the National Electronic Telecommunications
System for Surveillance (NETSS)''. The purpose of the project is to
develop and implement a comprehensive evaluation strategy which will
provide EPO, and the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the capacity to
assess the degree to which data processed locally and at CDC after
transmission through NETSS is used by State and Local Health
Departments. This evaluation will encompass: (1) Dissemination of
processed data, (2) Access to disseminated data, and (3) Use of
accessed data for analysis by State and Local health authorities. The
information gathered will be analyzed, in conjunction with data
collected from other sources, to address these issues. The results of
the project will assist the EPO, and NCID in carrying out CDC's mission
of protecting the health of the United States public, through improved
use of surveillance data by public health officials at local, state,
and national levels. In order to focus efforts and resource allocation,
a clear understanding of the barriers to access and use of NETSS data
is needed. The total annual burden hours are 129.

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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ respondent
respondents respondent (in hrs.)
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State and Territorial Epidemiologists........................... 56 1 0.25
CDC Program Staff who work with NETSS........................... 40 .............. 0.25
State Infectious Disease Control Staff who work with NETSS...... 42 1 1.5
State and Local Health Departments who work with VPD* from NETSS 28 1 1.5
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* vaccine-preventable diseases

Dated: March 11, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-6436 Filed 3-16-99; 8:45 am]
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