[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 57 (Monday, March 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15524-15525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5859]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-08AU]


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 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Maryam Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Assessing Problem Areas in Referrals for Chronic Hematologic 
Malignancies and Developing Interventions to Address Them--New--
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC), National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Background and Brief Description: One of the six aims of the 
Insitute of Medicine's Crossing the Quality Chasm report is to improve 
the timeliness of care for patients. Data from Europe and Canada, as 
well as single-site studies in the United States, allude to a problem 
of timely referral and diagnosis for patients with cancer. Despite the 
advent of new diagnostics and therapeutics for patients with chronic 
hematological malignancies, the size and scope of a potential problem 
regarding their referral from primary care providers to specialists is 
not well-defined in the current literature.
    CDC proposes to conduct a one-time study to collect qualitative and 
quantitative information on optimal and sub-optimal referral patterns 
for patients with confirmed or suspected chronic hematologic 
malignancies. Information will be collected to identify specific 
factors related to delays in diagnosis and/or referral to appropriate 
medical specialists. Information will be collected through in-depth 
interviews with hematologic cancer patients, in-depth interviews and 
focus groups with primary care providers, interviews with specialists 
in hematology and oncology in Texas, and a one-time postal survey to a 
sample of primary care providers (physicians and advance practice 
nurses) in Massachusetts.
    The ultimate goal is to develop tools that will improve the 
awareness, diagnosis, and referral of persons with chronic 
hematological cancers by primary care providers.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

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                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                            Number of     Average burden
              Type of respondents                               Form name                   Number of     responses per    per response    Total burden
                                                                                           respondents     respondent       (in hours)      (in hours)
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Community Oncologists/Hematologists............  In-depth Interview Guide for Community              27               1              1.5              41
                                                  Hematologists and Oncologists.
Patients.......................................  In-depth Interview Guide for Patients.              27               1              1.5              41
Primary Care Providers.........................  Primary Care Provider Survey..........             300               1          20/60               100
                                                 Interview Guide for Primary Care                    27               1              1.5              41
                                                  Providers.
                                                 Focus Group Guide for Primary Care                  18               1              2                36
                                                  Providers.
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    Total......................................  ......................................  ..............  ..............  ...............             259
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    Dated: March 18, 2008.
Marilyn S. Radke,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-5859 Filed 3-21-08; 8:45 am]
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