[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 189 (Thursday, October 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50800-50801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23681]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-09-08AU]


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) 395-5806. 
Written comments should be received within 30 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

    Despite the advent of new diagnostics and therapeutics for patients 
with chronic hematological malignancies, data from the United States, 
Europe and Canada allude to a problem of timely referral and diagnosis 
for patients with cancer. Improving the timeliness of care and referral 
to appropriate specialists are key health care quality objectives.
    CDC proposes to conduct a one-time study to collect qualitative and 
quantitative information on optimal and suboptimal 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, and a one-time postal survey to a sample of 
primary care providers (PCP). The PCP survey may be completed in paper 
form or via the Web.
    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. The total 
estimated annualized burden hours are 198.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                      No. of          No. of        burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Community Hematologists/Oncologists...  Community Hematologists              100               1            2/60
                                         and Oncologists
                                         Interview Phone
                                         Recruitment Script.
                                        Community Hematologists               18               1             1.5
                                         and Oncologists
                                         Interview Guide.
Patients..............................  Patient Interview Phone               50               1            2/60
                                         Recruitment Script.
                                        Patient Interview Guide.              18               1             1.5
Primary Care Providers (PCP)..........  PCP Survey Cover Letter.             250               1            2/60
                                        PCP Survey..............             150               1           20/60
                                        PCP Opt-Out Card........             100               1            2/60
                                        PCP Survey Reminder                  200               1            2/60
                                         Letter.
                                        PCP Interview Phone                  100               1            3/60
                                         Recruitment Script.
                                        PCP Interview Guide.....              18               1             1.5
                                        PCP Focus Group Phone                 50               1            3/60
                                         Recruitment Script.
                                        PCP Focus Group Guide...              18               1               2
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    Dated: September 20, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-23681 Filed 9-30-09; 8:45 am]
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