[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3453-3454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1452]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-12-00]


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

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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of 
these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (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. A Pilot Study to Evaluate CDC's 1998 Guidelines for the 
Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Clinicians in Two 
Managed Care Organizations--The National Center for HIV, STD, and TB 
Prevention (NCHSTP) is proposing a pilot survey of 1,000 practitioners 
in two managed care plans to evaluate how CDC's most recent edition 
(1998) of the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Treatment Guidelines 
influence practice. The pilot survey will be conducted in two large, 
mixed model managed care plans which are located in two different 
geographic regions of the U.S. The survey is expected to last from 3-6 
months. The CDC periodically publishes national guidelines on the 
diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; however, 
little is known about the impact of the guidelines on clinical practice 
and treatment choices, the practical use of the guidelines, or utility 
to providers. Data gathered from this study will provide preliminary 
information about the extent to which providers are aware of the 
guidelines, their access to the guidelines, their use of the 
guidelines, and factors that enable or preclude use of the guidelines. 
The information will assist CDC in determining ways to improve 
practitioners' understanding and promote utilization of the guidelines; 
determine ways to make them more available for medical practitioners; 
and increase the use of the guidelines in appropriate medical 
practices. The total annual burden hours are 334.

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                                                                  Avg.
                                                      No. of     burden/
             Respondents                  No. of    responses/  response
                                       respondents  respondent     (in
                                                                 hours)
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Managed care physicians or advance        1,000            1       .334
 practice Nurses.....................
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    Dated: January 14, 2000.
Nancy Cheal, Ph.D.,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-1452 Filed 1-20-00; 8:45 am]
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