[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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