[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13206-13208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6435]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control And Prevention
[INFO-99-12]
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 the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention is providing opportunity for public comment on proposed data
collection 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.
Proposed Project
1. Management of Occupational Blood Exposures and Antibiotic
Prescription Practices Among United States Dentists--NEW--National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
In U.S. health care facilities, both occupational transmission of
bloodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance are important
problems with significant morbidity and costs. Several public health
initiatives have been undertaken or are being developed to increase
compliance with recently published recommendations to reduce
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occupational transmission of bloodborne pathogens and to assess current
antibiotic use by physicians, hospital and other medical health-care
workers. However, to date, there are limited data on dentists'
implementation and knowledge of postexposure recommendations or on
their antibiotic use. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Division of Oral Health, intends to conduct a survey of the
management of occupational blood exposures and antibiotic prescription
practices among United States dentists. Information provided by these
data are critical to the Division of Oral Health's ongoing efforts to
protect dental workers from infection with bloodborne diseases and to
target educational efforts aimed at increasing awareness of and
compliance with current CDC recommendations. Information on antibiotic
prescribing practices will help identify the most effective strategies
for promoting appropriate use of antibiotics among dentists, provide an
epidemiologic baseline on which to measure future behaviors, and assess
the need for comprehensive guidelines.
A random sample of currently practicing U.S. dentists will be
mailed questionnaires with two follow-up mailings to non-respondents.
The information collected will include demographic information, office
policies for management of occupational blood exposures and training of
dental staff, the weekly number of antibiotic prescriptions, the most
commonly prescribed antibiotics, and the most common oral conditions
for which antibiotics are prescribed. The total cost to respondents is
$24,000.00.
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) (in hours)
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Practicing U.S. Dentists.................... 3,600 1 0.25 900
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2. An Evaluation of Targeted Health Communication Messages: Folic
Acid and Neural Tube Defects--NEW-National Center for Environmental
Health (NCEH). The Division of Birth Defects and Pediatric Genetics,
National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, launched a national
education campaign in January 1999 to increase women's knowledge about
neural tube birth defects (NTDs) and the beneficial role folic acid, a
B vitamin, plays in the prevention of NTDs. Studies show that a 50 to
70 percent reduction in the risk of neural tube birth defects is
possible if all women capable of becoming pregnant consume 400
micrograms of folic acid daily both prior to and during early
pregnancy.
CDC and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation developed
health communication media messages and educational materials targeted
to health care providers, as well as to English and Spanish-speaking
women. These media messages and educational materials consist of
television and radio public service announcements (PSA), brochures and
resource manuals.
Information about women's exposure to media messages and
educational materials on folic acid information will be collected and
measured to determine whether these exposures influenced the women's
knowledge and usage of folic acid. Data will be collected via telephone
interviews. The number and frequency of women's exposures to the media
messages such as television and radio PSAs will be collected from media
channels and compared to information collected from survey data,
National Council on Folic Acid organizations and the National
Clearinghouse on Folic Acid activities. The total cost to respondents
is $0.
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) (in hours)
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Targeted Market for the Folic Acid Messages. 2,000 1 .33 666
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3. Health Assessment of Persian Gulf War Veterans From Iowa:
Follow-up on Asthma (0920-0425)--EXTENSION--National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH). The purpose of this proposed study is to
collect additional data to validate health outcomes reported by
participants in the Health Assessment of Persian Gulf War Veterans From
Iowa. The original data collection consisted of a telephone survey of
3,695 military personnel who served during the time of the Persian Gulf
War and listed Iowa as their home of residence. Data will be collected
from subjects who participated in the telephone survey to validate the
self-report of asthma. Lung function assessment, tests of airways
hyperactivity, and standard respiratory health questionnaires will be
administered. Review of medical records, standard physical examination,
and laboratory evaluation will be conducted to validate multi systemic
conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. The
total cost to respondents is $0.00.
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hrs) (in hours)
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PGW Exposed and Non-PGW Veterans self-reporting 100 1 2.25 225
asthma. Questionnaire (ATS and Adult
Respiratory Health); Pulmonary Function Tests
(spirometry, DLCO, lung volumes); Histamine
Challenge.....................................
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Normal Controls. (PGW/Non-PGW Vets denying 50 1 2.25 112.5
symptoms of asthma). Questionnaire (ATS and
Adult Respiratory Health); Pulmonary Function
Tests (spirometry, DLCO, lung volumes);
Histamine Challenge...........................
TOTAL.................................... 337.5
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Dated: March 11, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-6435 Filed 3-16-99; 8:45 am]
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