95-20550. Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 43153-43156]
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    [FR Doc No: 95-20550]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    [INFO-95-02]
    
    
    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 study materials on the proposed project, 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 
    
    
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    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. Evaluation of the NCCDPHP-Produced Chronic Disease Prevention 
    (CDP) File--New--The proposed research is a customer- satisfaction 
    survey related to NCCDPHP's Chronic Disease Prevention (CDP) file. This 
    is an information database constructed and maintained by the Technical 
    Information Services Branch in NCCDPHP, and made available to a variety 
    of health education and promotion specialists primarily in CD-ROM 
    format. The study is designed to assess the current utilization of and 
    satisfaction with the CDP file and its support services. It will focus 
    on three discrete target audiences, each of which is seen as a primary 
    user and/or gateway to such: State/territorial site coordinators, and 
    cooperative agreement recipients from the two CDC divisions (the 
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) and the Division of 
    Adolescent School Health (DASH)). The first group consists of 
    individuals identified to serve as the resident host for the CDP file 
    within each state and territory, which includes promoting knowledge of 
    and access to the CDP file. There are 56 such persons. The second 
    audience receives free copies of the CD-ROM as part of their 
    cooperative agreements with NCCDPHP. The survey will be conducted via 
    telephone with the project coordinators at each of the cooperative 
    agreements and with the state/territorial site coordinators. The survey 
    assesses issues related to level of knowledge about the CDP file, level 
    of use, relative value of the file, relative value/timeliness of user 
    support, and technological capacity.
        Findings will be used to refine the product and the distribution 
    activities of CDC in relation to the CDP file.
    
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                                                                      Avg.  
                                                          No. of     burden/
                 Respondents                  No. of    responses/  response
                                           respondents  respondent     (in  
                                                                     hours) 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    State/territorial site coordinators..         56            1      0.357
    Cooperative agreement recipients from                                   
     DCPC and DASH.......................        188            1       .08 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
        2. Variability of Respiratory Tract Dust Deposition in Workers--
    New--Adverse respiratory health effects in workers exposed to hazardous 
    airborne materials can be prevented by reducing the concentration of 
    the implicated agents below a threshold level. However, the actual 
    ``safe'' work site concentration is determined by the airborne 
    particulates that are actually deposited and retained in the worker's 
    respiratory tract. The proportion deposited is in turn affected by the 
    volume and flow rates of the worker's breathing patterns.
        Only a few previous studies have measured respiratory tract 
    deposition using standardized, breathing patterns, under controlled 
    conditions, and in relatively healthy young men. Despite the relatively 
    small numbers of subjects (3 to 26) and large variability in aerosol 
    deposition, an algebraic mode has been proposed to estimate mean 
    deposition for specified tidal volumes, inspiratory flow rates, and 
    particle sizes. Deposition predicted by this algebraic model may not be 
    valid for those tidal volumes and inspiratory flow rates representative 
    of realistic work conditions or for a diverse workforce.
        The goals of this investigation are to: (1) Develop a database of 
    information related to workers' ventilatory patterns during performance 
    of elemental industrial and commercial job activities, as well as 
    specific dust-exposed work activities; (2) define expected variation in 
    particle size-dependent respiratory tract dust deposition related to 
    breathing patterns representative of different job tasks; (3) 
    investigate residual intersubject variability in respiratory tract dust 
    deposition with explanatory variables such as height, gender, age, 
    smoking status, effective airway diameter, nasal geometry, and 
    preexisting respiratory tract abnormalities.
        This investigation should improve the understanding of the actual 
    deposition of toxic substances in the lungs and help to validate or 
    modify the existing models of human aerosol deposition.
    
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                                                                      Avg.  
                                                          No. of     burden/
                 Respondents                  No. of    responses/  response
                                           respondents  respondent     (in  
                                                                     hours) 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Volunteer Subjects...................         29            2        4.5
    Workers..............................        342            2        5.5
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
        3. Evaluation of TB Outreach Worker Activities--(0920-0361) 
    Extension--This data collection will generate descriptive data from 
    those directly involved and responsible for providing outreach to 
    identified TB patients to gain an understanding of outreach activities, 
    how they occur, and their level of effectiveness. Three interview 
    guides have been developed for use with TB outreach workers, their 
    supervisors and a small number of outreach patients. This effort will 
    result in a more comprehensive picture of effective and efficient TB 
    outreach activities. The major product of this effort will be a 
    descriptive analytical report detailing the ``lessons learned''.
    
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                                                       No. of    Avg. burden/
                Respondents                No. of    responses/  response(in
                                        respondents  respondent     hours)  
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Outreach Workers..................         36            1        0.75  
    Outreach Workers' Supervisors.....         36            1        0.75  
    TB Patients.......................         72            1        0.33  
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
        4. End Stage Renal Disease Study--(0923-0011) Reinstatement--Kidney 
    disease is one of the priority health conditions ATSDR has identified 
    for epidemiologic studies. Contaminants such as heavy metals and 
    solvents are commonly found at hazardous waste sites and have been 
    linked to end-stage renal disease in occupational studies. A case-
    control study of end-stage renal disease and residential proximity to 
    hazardous waste sites conducted in New York State under the previous 
    clearance suggested an increased risk for this association. An 
    expansion of this original study is now planned in California to 
    determine whether these findings can be replicated. The cases of end-
    stage renal disease will be identified from the records of the Health 
    Care Financing Administration. Controls will be recruited by random 
    digit dialing and frequency matched to cases on age, sex, and race. All 
    participants will be interviewed by telephone to obtain residential 
    histories and other information on exposures, demographics, and health. 
    The plan is 
    
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    to interview 600 cases (300 with diabetes and 300 without) and 600 
    controls. Each participant will only be interviewed once for 
    approximately 45 minutes. Information on the proximity of residences to 
    hazardous waste sites will be obtained from the California Department 
    of Health.
    
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                                                       No. of    Avg. burden/
                Respondents                No. of    responses/  response(in
                                        respondents  respondent     hours)  
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Diabetes Patients.................        300            1        0.75  
    Persons without Diabetes..........        300            1        0.75  
    Control...........................        600            1        0.75  
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
        5. Evaluation of ``Diabetes Today'' Course Effectiveness--New--
    ``Diabetes Today'' is a training course for health care professionals 
    that consists of two distinct course offerings for different audiences. 
    This training course provides technical assistance to state chronic 
    disease programs in accord with the mission of CDC's National Center 
    for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). NCCDPHP, 
    through the CDC's Office of Health Communication, is in the process of 
    assessing the effectiveness of the technical assistance activities 
    provided to State Diabetes Control Programs (DCPs) who are implementing 
    ``Diabetes Today''.
        CDC plans to conduct telephone interviews with DCP staff members 
    and other staff from Diabetes programs in 61 entities (states and 
    territories). The interviews will gather information to evaluate the 
    effectiveness of the services delivered to assist states in 
    implementing their diabetes control programs. Data will also be 
    collected from state program staff who have not yet attended the 
    course, in order to assess their need and desire for training and 
    technical assistance. Respondents will be broken into three categories: 
    Staff who have completed the ``Diabetes Today'' training; staff who 
    plan to take, but have not yet taken, the ``Diabetes Today'' training; 
    and staff who do not plan to take the training. Three versions of the 
    survey will be administered the three categories of respondents.
    
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                                                                      Avg.  
                                                          No. of     burden/
                 Respondents                  No. of    responses/  response
                                           respondents  respondent     (in  
                                                                     hours) 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    DCP Staff Who Have Completed the                                        
     ``Diabetes Today'' Training.........         38            1      1    
    Staff Who Plan to Take, but Have Not                                    
     Attended Training...................         13            1      0.5  
    Staff Who Do Not Plan to Take                                           
     Training............................          8            1      0.25 
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        6. Evaluation of the Efficacy of Back Belts for the Prevention of 
    Low Back Injury-- New--This study will provide information concerning 
    the efficacy of a back supporting belt in preventing first and 
    recurrent low back injuries. The research will be conducted with a 
    major retail merchandise company, using selected company workers (those 
    with highest lifting exposures) in selected stores. NIOSH will obtain 
    much higher quality information on the value of back belts in 
    prevention of injuries in the workplace than is currently available, 
    and the Institute will be able to make scientifically justified 
    recommendations regarding their use as personal protective equipment to 
    industry and the public.
        This study proposes to enroll approximately 8,000 workers in 160 
    retail merchandise stores and 6-8 distribution centers in the eastern 
    U.S. Current company policy is to require the use of belts in all 
    stores. Back injury rates over a two-year period, in three groups of 
    stores will be compared. In the first group, belts will be withheld for 
    one year. In the second group, belts will be withheld for two years, 
    and in the third group, belts will not be withheld. Injury rates will 
    then be compared between belt and non-belt periods after adjustment for 
    back injury risk factors.
        Workers will respond to questions concerning job history, physical 
    activity, smoking history, history of injury and back pain, 
    psychosocial variables in the workplace, tasks performed on the job, 
    and belt-wearing behavior on the job. Only data necessary for the 
    purposes of this study will be collected, and the questionnaires will 
    be group administered at the workplace.
    
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                                                                      Avg.  
                                                          No. of     burden/
                 Respondents                  No. of    responses/  response
                                           respondents  respondent     (in  
                                                                     hours) 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Company workers......................      8,000            2      0.649
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        7. National Home and Hospice Survey--(0920-0298) Reinstatement--The 
    National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS) was conducted in 1992, 
    1993, and 1994. It is part of the Long-Term Care component of the 
    National Health Care Survey. Section 306 of the Public Health Service 
    Act states that the National Center for Health Statistics ``shall 
    collect statistics on health resources * * * [and] utilization of 
    health care, including utilization of * * * services of hospitals, 
    extended care facilities, home health agencies, and other 
    institutions.'' NHHCS data are used to examine this most rapidly 
    expanding sector of the health care industry. Data from the NHHCS are 
    widely used by the health care industry and policy makers for such 
    diverse analyses as the need for various medical supplies; minority 
    access to health care; and planning for the health care needs of the 
    elderly. The NHHCS also reveals detailed information on utilization 
    patterns, as needed to make accurate assessments of the need for and 
    costs associated with such care. Data from earlier NHHCS collections 
    have been used by the Congressional Budget Office, the Bureau of Health 
    Professionals, the Maryland Health Resources Planning Commission, the 
    National Association for Home Care, and by several newspapers and 
    journals. Additional uses are expected to be similar to the uses of the 
    National Nursing Home Study. NHHCS data cover: Baseline data on the 
    characteristics of hospices and home health agencies in relation to 
    their patients and staff, Medicare and Medicaid certification, costs to 
    patients, sources of payment, patients' functional status and 
    diagnoses, and categories of staff employees. Data collection is 
    planned for the period July-October, 1996. Survey design is in process 
    now.
        Sample selection and preparation of layout forms will precede the 
    data collection by several months.
    
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                                                                      Avg.  
                                                          No. of     burden/
                 Respondents                  No. of    responses/  response
                                           respondents  respondent     (in  
                                                                     hours) 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Facility.............................       1200            1      0.333
    
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    Current Patients.....................       8400            1      0.19 
    Discharged Patients..................       8400            1      0.214
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    
        8. National Hospital Discharge Survey--(0920-0212) Extension--The 
    National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), which has been conducted 
    continuously by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, since 
    1965, is the principal source of data on inpatient utilization of 
    short-stay, non-Federal hospitals and is the only annual source of 
    nationally representative estimates on the characteristics of 
    discharges, the lengths of stay, diagnoses, surgical and non-surgical 
    procedures, and the patterns of use of care in hospitals in various 
    regions of the country. It is the benchmark against which special 
    programmatic data sources are compared. Data collected through the NHDS 
    are essential for evaluating health status of the population, for the 
    planning of programs and policy to elevate the health status of the 
    Nation, for studying morbidity trends, and for research activities in 
    the health field. NHDS data have been used extensively in the 
    production of goals for the Year 2000 Health Objectives and the 
    subsequent monitoring of these goals. In addition, NHDS data provide 
    annual updates for numerous tables in the Congressionally-mandated NCHS 
    report, Health, United States. Data from the NHDS are collected 
    annually on approximately 250,000 discharges from a nationally 
    representative sample of noninstitutional hospitals exclusive of 
    Federal hospitals. The data items collected are the basic core of 
    variables contained in the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS). 
    Data for approximately half of the responding hospitals are abstracted 
    from medical records while the remainder of the hospitals supply data 
    through commercial abstract service organizations, state data systems, 
    in-house tapes or printouts.
    
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                                                                      Avg.  
                                                          No. of     burden/
                 Respondents                  No. of    responses/  response
                                           respondents  respondent     (in  
                                                                     hours) 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Primary Procedure Hospitals..........         77          251      0.083
    Alternate Procedure Hospitals........        136          250      0.016
    Update (Abstract Service Hospitals)..        150            2      0.033
    Quality Control Forms (Hospitals)....         50           40      0.016
    Induction Forms (Hospitals)..........         40            1      2    
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
        9. Cost and Impact of Illnesses and Injuries Associated with Child 
    Care Attendance--New--This is a longitudinal follow-up telephone survey 
    of parents of children attending large (>15 children/center) day care 
    centers and family day care homes (<7 children)="" in="" order="" to="" (1)="" determine="" the="" extent="" to="" which="" the="" size="" of="" day="" care="" centers="" are="" associated="" with="" the="" rates="" of="" illnesses="" and="" injuries="" for="" children="" attending="" day="" care;="" (2)="" to="" estimate="" the="" costs="" of="" illnesses="" and="" injuries="" for="" children="" attending="" small="" and="" large="" day="" care="" centers;="" (3)="" to="" compare="" the="" health="" of="" the="" family="" members="" of="" children="" attending="" small="" versus="" large="" day="" care="" centers;="" and,="" (4)="" to="" estimate="" the="" costs="" of="" illnesses="" for="" the="" family="" members="" of="" children="" attending="" small="" versus="" large="" day="" care="" centers.="" the="" analyses="" of="" the="" proposed="" survey="" data="" will="" allow="" cdc="" to="" evaluate="" the="" relative="" costs="" and="" benefits="" of="" attending="" small="" as="" opposed="" to="" large="" day="" care="" centers.="" the="" information="" will="" provide="" timely="" and="" valuable="" data="" to="" policy="" makers,="" medical="" professionals="" and="" scientists.="" the="" total="" burden="" will="" be="" 693="" hours;="" there="" will="" be="" 272="" respondents,="" and="" 12="" interviews="" per="" respondent="" (one="" 35-minute="" interview="" and="" eleven="" 10-="" minute="" interviews).="" the="" study="" is="" proposed="" to="" last="" one="" year.="" ------------------------------------------------------------------------="" avg.="" no.="" of="" burden/="" respondents="" no.="" of="" responses/="" response="" respondents="" respondent="" (in="" hours)="" ------------------------------------------------------------------------="" parents="" (monthly)....................="" 272="" 11="" 0.167="" parents="" (annual).....................="" 272="" 1="" 0.583="" ------------------------------------------------------------------------="" dated:="" august="" 14,="" 1995.="" joseph="" r.="" carter,="" acting="" associate="" director="" for="" management="" and="" operations,="" centers="" for="" disease="" control="" and="" prevention="" (cdc).="" [fr="" doc.="" 95-20550="" filed="" 8-17-95;="" 8:45="" am]="" billing="" code="" 4163-18-p="">

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Published:
08/18/1995
Department:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Entry Type:
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Document Number:
95-20550
Pages:
43153-43156 (4 pages)
Docket Numbers:
INFO-95-02
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