[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 232 (Monday, December 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70394-70395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20413]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-07-06AU]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Formative Research on Issues Related to the Use of Mass Media in 
African-American Women: Phase II--New--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Control (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    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. Why women do not participate in this screening is not well 
understood. 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.
    CDC conducted a phase I study (OMB number 0920-0652) to 
investigate, through a series of eight focus groups in Macon and 
Savannah, Georgia, the reasons why women who were eligible for NBCCEDP 
services did or did not participate in the program. Respondents were 
low-income, African American women aged 40 to 64 years. The study also 
investigated viable sources, messages, and channels through which to 
reach this population with promotional messages about breast cancer 
screening.
    The proposed phase II data collection will build on phase I 
activities. Eight additional focus groups will be conducted in Macon 
and Savannah, Georgia, to (1) test consumer response to concepts that 
arose in the Phase I formative research related to breast cancer 
screening, and (2) test a series of radio and print health messages 
aimed at increasing mammography screening among low-income African 
American women for cultural appropriateness. Respondents will be 
NBCCEDP-eligible African-American women aged 40-64 years. There are no 
costs to the respondents other than their time. The total estimated 
annualized burden hours are 175.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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African American women, aged 40-64      Recruitment Screener                 150               1            5/60
 years, GA residents.                    (initial).
                                        Recruitment Screener                  24               1            5/60
                                         (spot-check).
                                        Pre-discussion                        80               1           30/60
                                         Information Sheet.

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                                        Informed Consent and                  80               1           90/60
                                         Focus Group Discussion.
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    Dated: November 27, 2006.
Deborah Holtzman,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-20413 Filed 12-1-06; 8:45 am]
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