[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64436-64437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30763]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-54-01]


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 Project: An Assessment of the Feasibility and Need for 
Support of Cervical Cancer Screening Services in Publicly Funded 
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinics--New--National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 
Disease Control Prevention (CDC).
    The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) in 
collaboration with the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, 
Division of STD Prevention proposes to evaluate the need for and 
suitability of delivering cervical cancer screening services to women 
receiving health care in public STD clinics. STD clinics provide health 
services to a population of women considered to be at high risk for 
human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Certain HPV types cause abnormal 
Pap smears and are etiologically linked to cervical cancer. Many women 
who seek medical attention from STD clinics have limited access to 
other sources of health care. Moreover, there is limited published 
information about the cervical cancer screening behaviors or magnitude 
of cervical dysplasia in this at-risk population. CDC is conducting 
this project in response to a Congressional mandate encouraging the 
exploration of alternative strategies and methods to increase access to 
cervical cancer screening services among medically underserved women.
    To determine if STD clinics are an appropriate venue to identify 
women in need of cervical cancer screening services, DCPC will recruit 
and enroll a projected sample of 22,680 women attendees of eight 
publicly funded clinics. Four of the participating clinics will offer 
cervical cancer screening services and four will not provide these 
services. To estimate the need for cervical cancer screening among STD 
clinic attendees, women who meet the project enrollment criteria at all 
participating clinics will be asked to participate in a brief interview 
regarding their recent cervical cancer screening history and their need 
for screening.
    For women attending publicly funded STD clinics offering cervical 
cancer screening services, data will be collected on the results of the 
screening examination, results of the diagnostic assessments of 
abnormal screening tests, and the costs associated with cervical cancer 
screening and follow-up. For women attending clinics not offering 
cervical cancer screening, attendees determined to be in need of 
screening will be referred to local providers offering these services.
    A sub-study, verifying attendees reports of recent cervical 
screening services will be conducted on a sample of clinic attendees. 
Official Pap smear reports will be collected for those women who 
indicate a Pap smear was performed during the preceding 12 months. 
Clinic staff and health care provider activities will involve 
interviewing attendees, determining attendees eligibility status, and 
verifying Pap test results. The total annualized burden for this data 
collection is 9,969 hours.

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
              Respondents                       Activity            respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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STD clinic clients--one time visit....  Screening...............          22,680               1            5/60
                                        Consent Form............          18,144               1            5/60
                                        Survey..................          18,144               1           10/60
                                        Release Form............           8,709               1            5/60
Repeat STD clinic clients.............  Screening...............           2,250               2            5/60
                                        Consent Form............           2,016               2            5/60
                                        Survey--1st visit.......           2,016               1           10/60
                                        Survey--2nd visit.......           2,016               1            5/60
                                        Release Form............             968               1            5/60
Healthcare Providers..................  Copy/mail reports.......           7,742               1           10/60
Clinic Staff-- Baseline Visit.........  1st meeting.............              10               8           30/60
                                        Clinic Dir..............               1               8          120/60
                                        Med. Director...........               1               8           30/60
                                        Provider................               3               8           30/60
                                        Outreach staff..........               3               8           30/60
                                        Clerical................               3               8           30/60
Clinic Staff--4 followup visits--       1st meeting.............              10               4           30/60
 clinic performing cervical cancer
 screening.
                                        Clinic Dir..............               1               4          120/60
                                        Medical Dir.............               1               4           30/60
                                        Provider................               3               4           30/60
                                        Outreach staff..........               3               4           30/60
                                        Clerical................               2               4           60/60
Clinic Staff--4 followup visits--       1st meeting.............              10               4           30/60
 clinic not performing cervical cancer
 screening.
                                        Clinic Dir..............               1               4           60/60
                                        Medical Dir.............               1               4           30/60
                                        Provider................               2               4           30/60
                                        Outreach staff..........               1               4           30/60
                                        Clerical................               1               4           60/60
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    Dated: December 5, 2001.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-30763 Filed 12-12-01; 8:45 am]
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