[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46454-46455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23429]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-98-27]
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 at (404) 639-7090.
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 or other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice. Comments regarding this information collection are best
assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the
date of this publication.
Proposed Projects
1. Mammography Rescreening Rates and Risk Factor Assessment--New
The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Division of Cancer Control and Prevention proposes to
conduct Mammography research to reduce breast cancer deaths by
detecting tumors while they are still small and easier to treat.
Because new tumors can develop in women previously free of breast
cancer, older women who face higher risks of developing breast cancer
should complete mammography screening every one to two years. To
provide cancer screening for low income women, Congress passed the
Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act (Pub. L. 101-354)
in 1990. The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) in the
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was given
funding to establish the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early
Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The NBCCEDP now provides mammography and
cervical cancer screening services to low income and medically under-
served women in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 4 territories,
and 13 tribes. To assist state, territorial, and tribal programs with
efficient service delivery, new data are needed to [1] estimate
scientifically valid, statistically precise estimates of mammography
rescreening rates and [2] identify the factors associated with
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timely rescreening among NBCCEDP-enrollees.
To obtain data on mammography rescreening rates and risk factors,
DCPC plans to conduct telephone interviews with a random sample of
2,250 NBCCEDP-enrollees from four states. Consenting women will
complete a 35 minute telephone interview about their knowledge,
attitudes, and experiences with mammography screening. Those who report
having received a mammogram during the study period (April 1, 1997
through September 30, 2000) will be asked to sign a release of
information form so a copy of the mammography report can be obtained to
verify the date the procedure was completed. All women invited to
participate in the survey will be 50-73 years of age. Each telephone
interview will be scheduled for a time (day, evening, or weekend) and
place that is convenient to the participant. There is no cost to
respondent.
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No. of Average burden/
Respondents No. of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hrs) (in hrs)
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NBCCEDP Enrollees............................... 2,250 1 35/60 1,313
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 1,313
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2. Risk Related Characteristics of the Mining Workforce--New
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
proposes to conduct a survey to replicate the US Bureau of Mines (USBM)
Mining Industry Population Survey conducted in 1986. The results of the
1986 sample survey were summarized in two major reports published in
1988: (1) Characterization of the 1986 Coal Mining Workforce, Bureau of
Mines Information Circular 9192, and (2) Characterization of the 1986
Metal and Nonmetal Mining Workforce Metal, Bureau of Mines Information
Circular 9193. The sample surveyed the following employee
characteristics: occupation, principal equipment operated, primary work
location, years of employment in present job, years of employment at
current mine, years of overall mining experience, age, gender, race,
education and hours of job-related training in the past two years. This
information combined with the injury and fatality numbers reported to
the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) allowed for the
identification of specific occupations, work locations, age ranges,
work experience, etc. which may place a miner at higher risk of injury.
Updating this demographic information is essential for meaningful
comparison or identification of risk-related characteristics of miners.
Additionally, in the past decade there have been significant
increases in the numbers and proportion of independent contractor
employees working and being injured on mine property. Consequently, the
present study will extend the survey to include a sample of independent
contractor employers whose employees work on mine property and whose
employment hours and work-related injuries are reported to MSHA. The
total cost to respondents is $29,250.
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No. of Average burden/
Respondents No. of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hrs) (in hrs)
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Mine Operator................................... 1350 1 1 1350
Independent Contractor Employer................. 590 1 1 590
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 1940
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Charles W. Gollmar,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-23429 Filed 8-31-98; 8:45 am]
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