[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13335-13336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6925]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-02-31]


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 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed 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) 498-1210.
    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 or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, 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: Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer Patterns 
of Care, Reoccurrence, and Survival (CBOs)--New--National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Invasive cancers of the breast, 
colon and rectum, and prostate impose a substantial burden of disease 
in the United States (U.S.) and are expected to account for 
approximately 42 percent of the estimated 1.3 million invasive cancers 
that will be diagnosed during 2002. Breast and colorectal cancers are 
particularly of high public health importance because of current 
widespread activities in place for early diagnosis and treatment.
    Even though these cancers are of high public importance, statewide 
central cancer registries are not likely to capture complete follow-up 
information or detailed information on treatment modalities other than 
surgery. Also, data on extent of disease at diagnosis are often 
limited. In order to expand the uses of their data to include survival 
and patterns of care studies and clinical research, registries may need 
to collect additional information. Through re-abstracting 
representative samples of cases from population-based, central cancer 
registries from 1997, this pattern of care study will assess the 
quality of stage and treatment data. Estimates of the proportions of 
patients who received the standard of care for localized breast, 
localized prostate, and stage III colon cancers will be determined as 
well. Registries participating in the study will send data to the CDC 
for some analyses. Data for the patterns of care study and for the 
CONCORD Study, a collaborative project between the CDC and cancer 
registries in the U.S. and Europe, will be re-abstracted from medical 
records at the same time. The annualized estimated cost to respondents 
is $2,056,000.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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Physicians (M.D., D.O.).........................            4440               1           15/60           1,110
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,110
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    Dated: March 18, 2002.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-6925 Filed 3-21-02; 8:45 am]
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