[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64262-64264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30916]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-03]


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) 639-7090.
    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 for 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.

1. Proposed Project

    Prostate and Colorectal Cancer Screening Policies in the Managed 
Care Environment--New--The National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Cancer Prevention and 
Control. Prostate and colorectal cancer are among the leading causes of 
cancer deaths in the U.S. Prostate cancer screening has increased 
rapidly during the past few years although it is unknown whether 
screening decreases prostate cancer mortality and conflicting screening 
guidelines exist. Evidence suggests that colorectal cancer screening 
can save lives and efforts are under way to increase participation in 
screening. An increasing number of people are served by managed care 
organizations where they may receive cancer screening tests. However, 
for both types of cancer screening little information is available on 
screening guidelines for practitioners of managed care organizations 
(HMOs). Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, intends to conduct a survey 
of HMOs to determine whether prostate and colorectal cancer screening 
guidelines exist within HMOs, and whether these guidelines are issued 
on the national level for all member plans or for each plan 
individually, and to determine the content of these guidelines. The 
total cost to respondents is estimated at $13,000.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response (in    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)         (in hrs.)
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HMOs............................................             550               1            0.17              92
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              92
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    2. School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000 (SHPPS 2000)--
New--The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion. The purpose of this request is to obtain OMB clearance to 
conduct a study of school health policies and programs in elementary, 
middle/junior, and senior high schools nationwide. A similar study was 
conducted in 1994 (OMB No. 0920-0340). SHPPS 2000 will assess the 
characteristics of eight components of school health programs at the 
elementary, middle/junior, and senior high school levels: health 
education, physical education and activity, health services, food 
service, school policy and environment, mental health and social 
services, faculty and staff health promotion, and family and community 
involvement. SHPPS 2000 data will be used to provide end-of-decade 
measures for 18 national health objectives for 2000 and as a baseline 
measure for at least 17 draft objectives for 2010. No other national 
source of data exists for these 2000 and draft 2010 objectives. The 
data also will have significant implications for policy and program 
development for school health programs nationwide. The total estimated 
cost to respondents $614,548.

                      Annual Burden Hours for SHPPS 2000 Main Data Collection, Spring 2000
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                                                                                             Burden      Total
         Questionnaire/activity                      Respondent               Number of    hours per     burden
                                                                             respondents   respondent    hours
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State Health Education..................  State officials.................            51         1.00       51.0
State Physical Education and Activity...  State officials.................            51         1.00       51.0
State Health Services...................  State officials.................            51         1.00       51.0

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State Food Service......................  State officials.................            51         1.00       51.0
State Questionnaire on School Policy and  State officials.................            51         1.25       63.8
 Environment.
State Mental Health and Social Services.  State officials.................            51         1.00       51.0
State Faculty and Staff Health Promotion  State officials.................            51         0.50       25.5
Assist with identifying state level       State officials.................            51         1.00       51.0
 respondents and with recruiting
 districts and schools.
District Health Education...............  District officials..............          1148         1.00     1148.0
District Physical Education and Activity  District officials..............          1148         1.00     1148.0
District Health Services................  District officials..............          1148         1.00     1148.0
District Food Service...................  District officials..............          1148         1.00     1148.0
District Questionnaire on School Policy   District officials..............          1148         1.25     1435.0
 and Environment.
District Mental Health and Social         District officials..............          1148         1.00     1148.0
 Services.
District Faculty and Staff Health         District officials..............          1148         0.50      574.0
 Promotion.
Assist with identifying district and      District officials..............           350         1.00      350.0
 school level respondents and with
 recruiting schools.
Assist with identifying and scheduling    School officials................          1539         1.00     1539.0
 school level respondents.
School Health Education.................  Health education lead teachers,           1539         1.00     1539.0
                                           principals, or designees.
School Physical Education and Activity..  Physical education lead                   1539         1.00     1539.0
                                           teachers, principals, or
                                           designees.
School Health Services..................  School nurses, principals, or             1539         1.00     1539.0
                                           designees.
School Food Service.....................  Food service managers,                    1539         1.00     1539.0
                                           principals, or designees.
School Questionnaire on School Policy     Principals or designees.........          1539         1.50     2308.5
 and Environment.
School Mental Health and Social Services  Counselors, principals, or                1539         1.00     1539.0
                                           designees.
School Faculty and Staff Health           Principals or designees.........          1539         0.50      769.5
 Promotion.
Health Education Classroom Teacher......  Health education teachers                 2309         0.80     1847.2
                                           (Average 1.5 per school).
Physical Education and Activity           Physical education teachers               3078         0.80     2462.4
 Classroom Teacher.                        (Average 2 per school).
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    Total...............................  ................................        26,493  ...........   25,115.9
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                         Annual Burden Hours for Validity/Reliability Study, Spring 2000
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                                                                                             Burden      Total
              Questionnaire                          Respondent               Number of    hours per     burden
                                                                             respondents   respondent    hours
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State Health Education..................  State officials.................            32         0.25        8.0
State Physical Education and Activity...  State officials.................            32         0.25        8.0
State Health Services...................  State officials.................            32         0.20        6.4
State Food Service......................  State officials.................            32         0.20        6.4
State Questionnaire on School Policy and  State officials.................            32         0.40       12.8
 Environment.
State Mental Health and Social Services.  State officials.................            32         0.25        8.0
State Faculty and Staff Health Promotion  State officials.................            32         0.20        6.4
District Health Education...............  District officials..............            82         0.25       20.5
District Physical Education and Activity  District officials..............            82         0.25       20.5
District Health Services................  District officials..............            82         0.20       16.4
District Food Service...................  District officials..............            82         0.20       16.4
District Questionnaire on School Policy   District officials..............            82         0.40       32.8
 and Environment.
District Mental Health and Social         District officials..............            82         0.25       20.5
 Services.
District Faculty and Staff Health         District officials..............            82         0.40       32.8
 Promotion.
School Health Education.................  Health education lead teachers,             82         0.80       65.6
                                           principals, or designees.
School Physical Education and Activity..  Physical education lead                     82         0.80       65.6
                                           teachers, principals, or
                                           designees.
School Health Services..................  School nurses, principals, or               82         0.80       65.6
                                           designees.
School Food Service.....................  Food service managers,                      82         0.80       65.6
                                           principals, or designees.
School Questionnaire on School Policy     Principals or designees.........            82         1.25      102.5
 and Environment.
School Mental Health and Social Services  Counselors, principals, or                  82         0.80       65.6
                                           designees.
School Faculty and Staff Health.........  Principals or designees.........            82         0.40       32.8
Promotion Health Education Classroom      Health education teachers                   82         0.80       65.6
 Teacher.                                  (Average 1.5 per school).

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Physical Education and Activity           Physical education teachers                 82         0.80       65.6
 Classroom Teacher.                        (Average 2 per school).
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    Total...............................                                           1,536                   810.4
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                              Annual Burden Hours for SHPPS Field Test, Spring 1999
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                                                                                             Burden      Total
              Questionnaire                          Respondent               Number of    hours per     burden
                                                                             respondents   respondent    hours
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District Health Education...............  District officials..............             9         2.00       18.0
District Physical Education and Activity  District officials..............             9         2.00       18.0
District Health Services................  District officials..............             9         2.00       18.0
District Food Service...................  District officials..............             9         2.00       18.0
District Questionnaire on School Policy   District officials..............             9         2.50       22.5
 and Environment.
District Mental Health and Social         District officials..............             9         2.00       18.0
 Services.
District Faculty and Staff Health         District officials..............             9         1.00        9.0
 Promotion.
School Questionnaire on School Policy     Principals or designees.........            80         3.00      240.0
 and Environment (interview and
 reinterview).
Health Education Classroom Teacher        Health education teachers.......            80         1.60      128.0
 (interview and reinterview).
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    Total...............................  ................................           223                   489.5
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       Annual Burden Hours Across All SHPPS 2000 Study Components
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                                             Number of     Total burden
             Study component                respondents        hours
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Main Study Data Collection, Spring 2000.          26,493        25,115.9
Validity/Reliability Study, Spring 2000.           1,536           810.4
Field Test, Spring 1999.................             223           489.5
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    Total...............................          28,252        26,415.8
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Kathy Cahill,
Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 98-30916 Filed 11-18-98; 8:45 am]
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