[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 165 (Thursday, August 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51619-51620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21608]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-61-00]


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 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 Projects

    National Telephone Survey of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Clinical 
Evaluation Study--New--National Center for Infectious Disease (NCID). 
In 1997, OMB approved the information collection ``Chronic Fatigue 
Syndrome Surveillance and Related Studies, Prevalence and Incidence of 
Fatiguing Illness in Sedgwick County, Kansas'' under OMB Number 0920-
0401. Data from this cross-sectional, random-digit-dial survey of 
prolonged fatiguing illness in Sedgwick County (Wichita), Kansas 
concluded that prolonged fatigue affects over 6 percent of the 
population, the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was 0.24 
percent, and that CFS prevalence was highest in white females (0.36 
percent).
    The proposed study replicates the Sedgwick County study using 
identical methodology and data collection instruments. The study begins 
with a random-digit-dial telephone survey to identify fatigued and non-
fatigued individuals followed by a detailed telephone interview to 
obtain additional data on participants' health status. Study objectives 
are to refine estimates of the magnitude of fatiguing illness and CFS 
in the United States, with special consideration of under-served 
populations (children and racial/ethnic minorities), and to determine 
if the occurrence of fatiguing illness exhibits metropolitan, urban, 
and rural differences. Prevalence estimates from this proposed cross-
sectional study of the U.S. population will be compared to those 
obtained for Sedgwick County to determine if the Sedgwick County 
findings can be generalized to the U.S. The estimated total burden 
hours is 11,835.

Pilot Study and Telephone Component

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                                                                                     No. of      Average burden/
                          Form name                                 No. of         responses/     response  (in
                                                                 respondents       respondent         hrs.)
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Screening questionnaire:
    Pilot....................................................             563                1             5/60
    Telephone................................................          66,000                1             5/60
Extended questionnaire
    Pilot....................................................             100                1            25/60
    Telephone................................................          12,610                1            25/60
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Clinic Component

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                                                                                     No. of      Average burden/
                          Form name                                 No. of         responses/     response  (in
                                                                 respondents       respondent         hrs.)
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Medical history questionnaire:
    Adult....................................................             600                1            25/60
Medical history questionnaire:
    Adolescent...............................................              15                1            30/60
Medical history questionnaire:
    Parent of adolescent.....................................              15                1            30/60
Sleep disorders questionnaire:
    Adults...................................................             600                1             7/60
Fatigue questionnaire:
    Adults and adolescents...................................             615                1            15/60
Fatigue questionnaire:
    Parent of adolescent.....................................              15                1            15/60
SF-36 questionnaire:
    Adult, adolescent, parent of adolescents.................             630                1            11/60
Diagnostic interview schedule:
    Adult....................................................             600                1            45/60

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Diagnostic interview schedule:
    Parent version...........................................              15                1            45/60
Diagnostic interview schedule:
    Child version............................................              15                1            45/60
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    Dated: August 18, 2000.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-21608 Filed 8-23-00; 8:45 am]
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