[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66912-66913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31712]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment: 60-day proposed collection; 
Hoz'ho'nii: An intervention to increase breast and cervical cancer 
screening among Navajo women.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, to provide a 60-day advance opportunity for 
public comment on proposed information collection projects, the Indian 
Health Service (IHS) is publishing for comments a summary of a proposed 
information collection to be submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review.

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    Proposed Collection: Title: Hoz'ho'nii: An Intervention to Increase 
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Navajo Women. Type of 
Information Collection Request: New. Form Number: None. Need and Use of 
the Information Collection: The information is needed to evaluate a 
culturally appropriate education outreach program designed to increase 
breast and cervical cancer screening among Navajo women ages 20 and 
older. The purpose is to identify barriers that may prevent Navajo 
women from participating in breast and cervical cancer screening by 
comparing changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of three study 
groups; educational outreach only, education outreach plus chapter-
based clinic, and a control group. Results will be used to assess the 
impact of the impact of the educational outreach program, improve 
breast and cervical cancer screening, and to guide the IHS and Tribal 
health programs in the delivery of culturally appropriate intervention 
to reduce mortality rates from breast and cervical cancer among Navajo 
women. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Individuals.
    The table below provides the estimated burden response for this 
information collection:

                                          Estimated Burden Response Table
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                                             Estimated    Responses                                     Total
        Data collection instrument           number of       per         Average burden hour per        annual
                                            respondents   respondent            response*             burden hrs
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KAB Pretest...............................          450            1  0.42 hr (25 minutes).........        188.0
KAB Post test.............................          450            1  0.42 hr (25 minutes).........        188.0
Interviews................................           30            1  0.25 hr (15 minutes).........          8.0
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  Total...................................          930            1  .............................       384.0
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* For ease of understanding, burden hours are also provided in actual minutes.
 There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or Maintenance Costs to report for this information collection.

    Request for Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are 
invited on one or more of the following points: (1) Whether the 
information collection activity is necessary to carry out an agency 
function; (b) whether the agency processes the information collected in 
a useful and timely fashion; (c) the accuracy of public burden estimate 
(the estimated amount of time needed for individual respondents to 
provide the requested information); (d) whether the methodology and 
assumptions used to determine the estimate are logical; (e) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information being 
collected; and (f) ways to minimize the public burden through the use 
of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Send Comments and Requests For Further Information: Send your 
written comments, requests for more information on the proposed 
collection, or requests to obtain a copy of the data collection 
instrument(s) and instructions to: Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, Sr., M.P.H., 
IHS Reports Clearance Officer, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450, 
Rockville, MD 20852.1601, call non-toll free (301) 443-5938, send via 
facsimile to (301) 443-1522, or send your E-mail requests, comments, 
and return address to: [email protected].
    Comment Due Date: Your comments regarding this information 
collection are best assured of having their full effect if received 
within 60-days of the date of this publication.

    Dated: December 14, 2001.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General, Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 01-31712 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
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