[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58807-58808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23680]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-02-78]


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 Seleda Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333.
    Proposed Project: Clinician's Management Approach to Children with 
Pharyngitis--New--National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The purpose of this 
study is to determine factors associated with appropriate management of 
children with pharyngitis. We will characterize office laboratory 
methods currently used by clinicians to diagnose pharyngitis caused by 
group A streptococcus (GAS), including rapid antigen detection test 
(RADT) and throat cultures, and also assess clinicians' treatment 
approaches for pharyngitis.
    The specific goals for this study on children with pharyngitis are:
    1. To evaluate current diagnostic methods and treatment approaches 
for children with pharyngitis by primary care practitioners 
(pediatricians and family practitioners).
    2. To identify factors associated with the use of appropriate 
laboratory methods by primary care practitioners.
    3. To assess the treatment regimen including antimicrobial choices, 
length and goals of therapy.
    4. To determine the impact of full implementation of CLIA on the 
performance of these tests in office settings.
    The investigators will send out an eight-page questionnaire to a 
sample of 1000 members in each, the American Academy of Pediatrics and 
the American Academy of Family Practitioners. The survey includes 
questions on demographics; diagnostic approaches (including types of 
RADTs and cultures used); logistics in using the diagnostics (such as 
level of training of the personnel performing the tests, nature of 
quality control); clinicians' perception and understanding of the 
RADTs, including published sensitivity and specificity figures; and 
impact of CLIA (such as any change on the use of RADTs and culture). 
One month after the first mailing, each individual will be sent a 
second mailing to maximize the opportunity to complete the survey.
    The study population consists of primary care physicians from 
pediatrics

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and family practice. These physicians will be from all areas of the 
United States and, therefore, from diverse geographic locations. There 
is no cost to respondents.

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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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Physicians......................................            2000               1           12/60             400
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             400
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    Dated: September 11, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Deputy Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-23680 Filed 9-17-02; 8:45 am]
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