[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56843-56844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22553]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-02-76]


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: Survey to Determine the Capacity for Colorectal 
Cancer Screening and Follow-up Examinations at the State Level--New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC proposes to 
conduct a study to provide a state-level assessment of the current 
capacity to conduct colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and follow-up 
examinations for average risk persons aged 50 and older. CDC is in the 
process of administering the ``National Survey of Endoscopic Capacity 
(SECAP)''. The tasks involved in this national capacity assessment 
included creating a list of all health care providers who own and use 
endoscopes for CRC screening and diagnostic follow-up; developing and 
administering a survey instrument to health care providers across the 
country who own lower GI endoscopes; and developing a tool to assess 
the number of people currently unscreened. The data from the SECAP 
study will be analyzed at the national and regional level. In response 
to state requests, CDC would like to assist states in assessing the 
state-level capacity to provide colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and 
follow-up examinations to appropriate persons.
    The proposed study will be conducted through the implementation of 
a survey which will be mailed to a random sample of 800 providers known 
to possess flexible sigmoidoscopes and colonoscopes in three states. 
The sampling frame includes all types of physician specialists and 
health care providers who own lower endoscopic equipment and may be 
screening for CRC. The survey will provide information on the types of 
health care providers who are performing CRC screening and follow-up 
examinations, the equipment currently being used for screening and 
follow-up examinations, and current reimbursement rates for these 
tests. The results of the analysis will be used to (1) identify state-
level deficits in the medical infrastructure, (2) guide the development 
of state-level training initiatives and educational programs for health 
care providers, and (3) provide critical baseline information for state 
policy makers for the planning of state-level initiatives to increase 
colorectal cancer screening. CDC is currently in the process of 
selecting participating states through a competitive process.

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                                                                      No. of       Avg. burden/
                   Respondents                        No. of        responses/     response (in    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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Health Care Providers...........................             800               1           20/60             267
Office Managers.................................             800               1           20/60             267
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             534
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    Dated: August 28, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-22553 Filed 9-4-02; 8:45 am]
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