[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62251-62253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29558]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[INFO-95-07]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-3453.
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 for other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Wilma Johnson, CDC
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA
30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Projects
1. Resources and Services Database of the CDC National AIDS
Clearinghouse (NAC)--(0920-0255)--Extension--This is a request to
extend this project for three years. NAC will mail the Resource
Organization Questionnaire along with a cover letter once an
organization is identified as providing AIDS-related services. Each
organization will also receive a stamped, self-addressed envelope for
the return of the questionnaire. If there is no response a follow-up
letter will be sent along with another questionnaire and return
envelope. A telephone call will be made to those organizations who
respond but whose responses need clarification. Approximately one third
of the entire Resources and Services Database is verified each year. As
part of this process, 40 percent of these organizations will receive a
copy of their current database entry by mail, including a cover letter,
a list of instructions, and a stamped, self-addressed envelope. The
remaining 60 percent will receive a telephone call to review their
record.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National AIDS
Clearinghouse (NAC), is a critical member of the network of government
agencies, community organizations, businesses, health professionals,
educators, and human services providers that educate the American
public about Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and provide
services for persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
NAC's Resources and Services Database contains records of approximately
18,000 organizations and is the most comprehensive listing of AIDS
resources and services available throughout the country.
NAC's reference staff rely on the Resources and Services Database
to respond to more than 100,000 requests for information or referral
each year. The Database is also the main information source for the CDC
National AIDS Hotline which refers approximately 1.8 million callers
from the general public each year to appropriate organizations for
information, services, and treatment.
In its continuing efforts to maintain an up-to-date, comprehensive
database, NAC is seeking renewal of approval of the survey instrument
and proposed methods. The total cost to respondents is estimated at
$94,466.00.
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Avg.
No. of burden/ Total
Respondents No. of responses/ response burden
respondents respondent (in (in
hrs.) hrs.)
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Questionnaire............... 2,400 1 0.33 800
Clarification follow-up..... 360 1 0.17 60
Verification................ 10,636 1 0.33 3545
Verif. follow-up............ 993 1 0.17 166
Total....................... ........... .......... ........ 3771
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2. Evaluation of a Training Curriculum for Hemophilia Nurses Who
Teach Home Infusion and Infection Control--New--The Hematologic
Disorders Branch at CDC has plans to develop, pilot, and evaluate
training curricula for hemophilia health care providers to improve
their knowledge and skills in teaching home infusion of
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Factors VII and IX (coagulating agents which reduce the bleeding
resulting from a deciciency of natural clotting agents in the blood of
people with hemophilia) and infection control related to the infusion.
CDC has initiated the development of a self-learning manual for nurses
with responsibility of teaching hemophilia patients and their families
about home infusion and infection control (HI/IC). The goals of the
manual are (1) to facilitate nurses' understanding of content that
should be covered when teaching HI/IC techniques, and (2) to assist
nurses in determining how they can best teach HI/IC to patients and
their families. The purpose of the proposed data collection is to
assess the efficacy of the manual in achieving those goals.
An experimental design will be employed in this study in which 100
randomly sampled nurses will be assigned to either an experimental
condition (n=50) or to a control group (n=50). Nurses in the
experimental condition will be asked to use the manual, while those in
the control condition will continue their current practices and engage
in any naturally-occuring learning experiences related to HI/IC.
Baseline and follow-up surveys administered to both groups will yield
data that will be used to determined the difference in knowledge,
attitudes, and skills that can be attributed to use of the self-
learning guide.
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Avg.
No. of burden/ Total
Respondents No. of responses/ response burden
respondents respondent (in (in
hrs.) hrs.)
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Nurses in experimental
condition.................. 50 2 0.50 50
Nurses in control condition. 50 2 0.50 50
Total..................... ........... .......... ........ 100
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3. Complications Associated with Home Infusion Therapy: The Nature
and Frequency of Blood Contacts Among Health Care Workers--NEW--
Occupational blood contact and the potential for transmission of
bloodborne pathogens is a serious concern for health care workers
(HCWs) who provide care to patients. There are no data on the frequency
of occupational percutaneous injuries and mucocutaneous blood contact
among HCWs who provide home infusion therapy.
The Hospital Infections Program, National Center for Infectious
Diseases, will conduct prospective, active surveillance of HCWs who
provide home infusion therapy. The objectives of the surveillance
project are to (1) estimate the procedure-specific frequency of and
assess risk factors for percutaneous, mucous membrane, or cutaneous
blood contacts sustained by HCWS during the delivery of home infusion
therapy and the performance of related procedures, such as phlebotomy
and blood culture collection; (2) describe and evaluate the
effectiveness of infection control precautions and safety devices to
prevent blood contacts; and (3) evaluate the impact of HCWs' knowledge
of universal precautions on the use of protective equipment, safety
devices, and the frequency of blood contacts.
The population under surveillance will be nurses and phlebotomists
from three home health care agencies. Before beginning data collection,
HCWs will complete a background questionnaire to provide basic
demographic information as well as information about previous blood
contacts. HCWs will then complete an exposure questionnaire after each
home visit for a two-four week data collection period. This
questionnaire will include information about the reason for the visit,
the types of procedures performed, the length of the visit, the number
and types of blood contacts sustained, and the use of infection control
precautions and any safety devices. At the end of their individual data
collection period, each HCW will complete an infection control
questionnaire to assess knowledge and attitudes related to blood
contacts and the use of universal precautions. The total cost to
respondents is estimated at $24,633.
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Avg.
No. of burden/
Respondents (HCWs) No. of responses/ response Total
respondents respondent (in burden
hrs.)
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Background questionnaire.... 1337 1 .083 111
Exposure questionnaire...... 1337 41 .0167 915
Infection control
questionnaire.............. 1337 1 .083 111
Total..................... ........... .......... ........ 1137
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4. Surveillance and Epidemiology Study Core Questionnaire and
Supplement Modules--(0923-0010)--Revision--ATSDR is revising and
renewing the project which follows populations exposed to specific
hazardous substances over a period of time to determine if they are
experiencing elevated occurrence of diseases. In addition to
demographic information, additional core information is collected on
behavioral characteristics and health conditions. The supplemental
modules are also included in the request that may be used, depending on
the organ system targeted or the type of respondent (renal, liver,
occupational, respiratory, etc). The total cost to respondents is
estimated at $53,153.64.
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Avg. Total
No. of No. of burden/ burden
Respondents Respondents responses/ responses (in
respondent (in hrs.) hrs.)
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Households......................................................... 2667 7 .369 4908
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Dated: November 29, 1995.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning And Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-29558 Filed 12-4-95; 8:45 am]
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