[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 112 (Friday, June 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31592-31593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14832]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-21]


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 Centers 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. An Evaluation of the Pediatrician's Role in Facilitating Early 
Parent-Child Communication About Sexuality and HIV Risk--New--National 
Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP). The Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a study to evaluate whether 
pediatricians providing medical care to children between the ages of 6 
and 12 years old currently facilitate early communication between 
parents and children about sexuality and STD/HIV prevention. The 
purpose of this project is to develop and conduct a survey which will 
focus on the delivery of sexual and STD/HIV education to parents for 
the purpose of facilitating parent-child dialogue about sexuality and 
sexual risk. The survey will assess which services are currently 
offered by physicians (e.g., discussions, pamphlets, videos, referrals 
to educational programs); when and to whom physicians offer services; 
the barriers that prevent physicians from offering services; and the 
types of services pediatricians believe are feasible to offer. Results 
of this survey will be used to develop effective programs to help 
pediatricians facilitate communication between parents and children 
about sexuality and STD/HIV prevention. Increasing parent-adolescent 
communication about sexuality and STD/HIV is important because many 
adolescents are having unprotected sex at an early age, and although 
parent-adolescent communication has been found to be associated with 
lower sexual risk behavior among adolescents many parents are not 
talking to their adolescents. Thus, strategies are needed to inform 
parents about the benefits of communication as a way to enhance their 
child's sexual health. Consistent with recommendation from the American 
Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, physicians 
can play an important role in educating parents about ways to promote 
their child's sexual health. The total cost to respondents is estimated 
at $22,500 based on an hourly rate of $75.00 per hour for 
pediatricians.

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                                                                  Number of       Avg. burden/
                 Respondents                     Number of        responses/     response  (in     Total burden
                                                respondents      respondents         hrs.)          (in hrs.)
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Pediatricians...............................             900                1             0.33              297
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    Dated: June 4, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-14832 Filed 6-10-99; 8:45 am]
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