[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39530-39531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19325]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-15-97]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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 Office on (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.

Proposed Project

    1. Examination of Barriers to Participant Compliance in a Flexible 
Sigmoidoscopy Screening Program. Kaiser Foundation, Oakland--New--This 
is a revision and resubmission of a previously submitted information 
collection. With colorectal cancer comprising the second highest 
mortality rate among all U.S. cancers and ranked as the fourth most 
common form of cancer, the active promotion of population-based 
screening and early detection is becoming increasingly important. 
Recognizing the importance of screening, American Cancer Society 
guidelines and the new US Preventive Services Task Force guidelines 
recommend colorectal cancer screening for individuals over the age of 
50. Still, although early detection of colorectal neoplasms has been 
effectively demonstrated to significantly reduce morbidity and 
mortality and associated economic costs, compliance is very low. This 
three-year study involving investigators at one of the nation's largest 
Health Maintenance Organizations' research foundation (Kaiser 
Foundation of Northern California) seeks to identify barriers 
associated with low compliance in a colorectal cancer screening program 
utilizing flexible sigmoidoscopy.
    Phase I will target and recruit participants from an existing pool 
of Health Maintenance Organization enrollees who are at a relatively 
high age-related risk (ages 50-64) for developing colorectal cancers 
via short survey and invitation to screening. In Phase II, 
investigators will conduct a telephone survey to identify the relative

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impact of economic, psychological, and related factors on participation 
and non-participation in the mass screening programs. In phase III, 
investigators will analyze and widely disseminate results of the study 
via publication in the professional literature. Results will also be 
made available to participants upon request. Interventions designed to 
mitigate the barriers identified through this study will be 
incorporated into future screening efforts and general health 
education/health promotion efforts.
    Participation in this study is voluntary and subsequent follow-up 
and treatment, if indicated, will be provided at no cost to 
participants. Informed consent will be obtained where appropriate and 
oversight will be provided by federal and institutional review. The 
total annual burden hours are 2,141.

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                                                               Average  
                                   No. of        No. of        burden/  
          Respondents            respondents   responses/   response (in
                                               respondent       hrs.)   
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HMO Enrollees.................         6165             1         .3473 
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    Dated: July 16, 1997.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning And Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-19325 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am]
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