[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52771-52772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22615]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-113]


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 at (404) 639-7090.
    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-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Issues Related to the Use of Mass Media in 
African-American Women: Phase I--New--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background

    Women's health programs, including the National Breast and Cervical 
Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), offer low-cost or free breast 
cancer screening to uninsured, low-income women. In 1991, CDC 
established the NBCCEDP to increase breast and cervical cancer 
screening among uninsured, underserved, low-income women. To date, over 
1.5 million women have received services from NBCCEDP-sponsored 
programs. Yet NBCCEDP-sponsored programs are estimated to reach only 
18% of women 50 years old and older who are eligible for screening 
services. A research priority for the NBCCEDP is to identify effective 
strategies to increase enrollment among eligible women who have never 
received breast or cervical cancer screening. Why women do not 
participate in this screening is not well understood.
    The purpose of this task is to conduct formative research to better 
understand how low-income African-American women might use TV/radio as 
sources of health information and identify the particular formats, 
programs, stations, and hours the targeted woman listen. This task will 
examine how African-American women get information on community issues, 
services, and events and determine if these can be used as viable means 
to disseminate information on health services. The only cost to 
respondent is their time.

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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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Black women ages 40-64 (Georgia                        180                 1               1.5               270
 Residence).............................
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    Total...............................  ................  ................  ................               270
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    Dated: August 28, 2003.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-22615 Filed 9-4-03; 8:45 am]
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