Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[INFO-98-27]

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. Comments regarding this information collection are best

assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the

date of this publication.

Proposed Projects

1. Mammography Rescreening Rates and Risk Factor Assessment--New

The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion, Division of Cancer Control and Prevention proposes to

conduct Mammography research to reduce breast cancer deaths by

detecting tumors while they are still small and easier to treat.

Because new tumors can develop in women previously free of breast

cancer, older women who face higher risks of developing breast cancer

should complete mammography screening every one to two years. To

provide cancer screening for low income women, Congress passed the

Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act (Pub. L. 101-354)

in 1990. The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) in the

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was given

funding to establish the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early

Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The NBCCEDP now provides mammography and

cervical cancer screening services to low income and medically under-

served women in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 4 territories,

and 13 tribes. To assist state, territorial, and tribal programs with

efficient service delivery, new data are needed to [1] estimate

scientifically valid, statistically precise estimates of mammography

rescreening rates and [2] identify the factors associated with

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timely rescreening among NBCCEDP-enrollees.

To obtain data on mammography rescreening rates and risk factors,

DCPC plans to conduct telephone interviews with a random sample of

2,250 NBCCEDP-enrollees from four states. Consenting women will

complete a 35 minute telephone interview about their knowledge,

attitudes, and experiences with mammography screening. Those who report

having received a mammogram during the study period (April 1, 1997

through September 30, 2000) will be asked to sign a release of

information form so a copy of the mammography report can be obtained to

verify the date the procedure was completed. All women invited to

participate in the survey will be 50-73 years of age. Each telephone

interview will be scheduled for a time (day, evening, or weekend) and

place that is convenient to the participant. There is no cost to

respondent.

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No. of Average burden/

Respondents No. of responses/ response (in Total burden

respondents respondent hrs) (in hrs)

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NBCCEDP Enrollees............................... 2,250 1 35/60 1,313

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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 1,313

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2. Risk Related Characteristics of the Mining Workforce--New

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

proposes to conduct a survey to replicate the US Bureau of Mines (USBM)

Mining Industry Population Survey conducted in 1986. The results of the

1986 sample survey were summarized in two major reports published in

1988: (1) Characterization of the 1986 Coal Mining Workforce, Bureau of

Mines Information Circular 9192, and (2) Characterization of the 1986

Metal and Nonmetal Mining Workforce Metal, Bureau of Mines Information

Circular 9193. The sample surveyed the following employee

characteristics: occupation, principal equipment operated, primary work

location, years of employment in present job, years of employment at

current mine, years of overall mining experience, age, gender, race,

education and hours of job-related training in the past two years. This

information combined with the injury and fatality numbers reported to

the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) allowed for the

identification of specific occupations, work locations, age ranges,

work experience, etc. which may place a miner at higher risk of injury.

Updating this demographic information is essential for meaningful

comparison or identification of risk-related characteristics of miners.

Additionally, in the past decade there have been significant

increases in the numbers and proportion of independent contractor

employees working and being injured on mine property. Consequently, the

present study will extend the survey to include a sample of independent

contractor employers whose employees work on mine property and whose

employment hours and work-related injuries are reported to MSHA. The

total cost to respondents is $29,250.

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No. of Average burden/

Respondents No. of responses/ response (in Total burden

respondents respondent hrs) (in hrs)

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Mine Operator................................... 1350 1 1 1350

Independent Contractor Employer................. 590 1 1 590

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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 1940

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Charles W. Gollmar,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 98-23429 Filed 8-31-98; 8:45 am]

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