Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[INFO-99-03]

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 on (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 for 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.

1. Proposed Project

Prostate and Colorectal Cancer Screening Policies in the Managed

Care Environment--New--The National Center for Chronic Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Cancer Prevention and

Control. Prostate and colorectal cancer are among the leading causes of

cancer deaths in the U.S. Prostate cancer screening has increased

rapidly during the past few years although it is unknown whether

screening decreases prostate cancer mortality and conflicting screening

guidelines exist. Evidence suggests that colorectal cancer screening

can save lives and efforts are under way to increase participation in

screening. An increasing number of people are served by managed care

organizations where they may receive cancer screening tests. However,

for both types of cancer screening little information is available on

screening guidelines for practitioners of managed care organizations

(HMOs). Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,

Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, intends to conduct a survey

of HMOs to determine whether prostate and colorectal cancer screening

guidelines exist within HMOs, and whether these guidelines are issued

on the national level for all member plans or for each plan

individually, and to determine the content of these guidelines. The

total cost to respondents is estimated at $13,000.

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Number of Average burden/

Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden

respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)

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HMOs............................................ 550 1 0.17 92

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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 92

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2. School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000 (SHPPS 2000)--

New--The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion. The purpose of this request is to obtain OMB clearance to

conduct a study of school health policies and programs in elementary,

middle/junior, and senior high schools nationwide. A similar study was

conducted in 1994 (OMB No. 0920-0340). SHPPS 2000 will assess the

characteristics of eight components of school health programs at the

elementary, middle/junior, and senior high school levels: health

education, physical education and activity, health services, food

service, school policy and environment, mental health and social

services, faculty and staff health promotion, and family and community

involvement. SHPPS 2000 data will be used to provide end-of-decade

measures for 18 national health objectives for 2000 and as a baseline

measure for at least 17 draft objectives for 2010. No other national

source of data exists for these 2000 and draft 2010 objectives. The

data also will have significant implications for policy and program

development for school health programs nationwide. The total estimated

cost to respondents $614,548.

Annual Burden Hours for SHPPS 2000 Main Data Collection, Spring 2000

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Burden Total

Questionnaire/activity Respondent Number of hours per burden

respondents respondent hours

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State Health Education.................. State officials................. 51 1.00 51.0

State Physical Education and Activity... State officials................. 51 1.00 51.0

State Health Services................... State officials................. 51 1.00 51.0

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State Food Service...................... State officials................. 51 1.00 51.0

State Questionnaire on School Policy and State officials................. 51 1.25 63.8

Environment.

State Mental Health and Social Services. State officials................. 51 1.00 51.0

State Faculty and Staff Health Promotion State officials................. 51 0.50 25.5

Assist with identifying state level State officials................. 51 1.00 51.0

respondents and with recruiting

districts and schools.

District Health Education............... District officials.............. 1148 1.00 1148.0

District Physical Education and Activity District officials.............. 1148 1.00 1148.0

District Health Services................ District officials.............. 1148 1.00 1148.0

District Food Service................... District officials.............. 1148 1.00 1148.0

District Questionnaire on School Policy District officials.............. 1148 1.25 1435.0

and Environment.

District Mental Health and Social District officials.............. 1148 1.00 1148.0

Services.

District Faculty and Staff Health District officials.............. 1148 0.50 574.0

Promotion.

Assist with identifying district and District officials.............. 350 1.00 350.0

school level respondents and with

recruiting schools.

Assist with identifying and scheduling School officials................ 1539 1.00 1539.0

school level respondents.

School Health Education................. Health education lead teachers, 1539 1.00 1539.0

principals, or designees.

School Physical Education and Activity.. Physical education lead 1539 1.00 1539.0

teachers, principals, or

designees.

School Health Services.................. School nurses, principals, or 1539 1.00 1539.0

designees.

School Food Service..................... Food service managers, 1539 1.00 1539.0

principals, or designees.

School Questionnaire on School Policy Principals or designees......... 1539 1.50 2308.5

and Environment.

School Mental Health and Social Services Counselors, principals, or 1539 1.00 1539.0

designees.

School Faculty and Staff Health Principals or designees......... 1539 0.50 769.5

Promotion.

Health Education Classroom Teacher...... Health education teachers 2309 0.80 1847.2

(Average 1.5 per school).

Physical Education and Activity Physical education teachers 3078 0.80 2462.4

Classroom Teacher. (Average 2 per school).

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Total............................... ................................ 26,493 ........... 25,115.9

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Annual Burden Hours for Validity/Reliability Study, Spring 2000

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Burden Total

Questionnaire Respondent Number of hours per burden

respondents respondent hours

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State Health Education.................. State officials................. 32 0.25 8.0

State Physical Education and Activity... State officials................. 32 0.25 8.0

State Health Services................... State officials................. 32 0.20 6.4

State Food Service...................... State officials................. 32 0.20 6.4

State Questionnaire on School Policy and State officials................. 32 0.40 12.8

Environment.

State Mental Health and Social Services. State officials................. 32 0.25 8.0

State Faculty and Staff Health Promotion State officials................. 32 0.20 6.4

District Health Education............... District officials.............. 82 0.25 20.5

District Physical Education and Activity District officials.............. 82 0.25 20.5

District Health Services................ District officials.............. 82 0.20 16.4

District Food Service................... District officials.............. 82 0.20 16.4

District Questionnaire on School Policy District officials.............. 82 0.40 32.8

and Environment.

District Mental Health and Social District officials.............. 82 0.25 20.5

Services.

District Faculty and Staff Health District officials.............. 82 0.40 32.8

Promotion.

School Health Education................. Health education lead teachers, 82 0.80 65.6

principals, or designees.

School Physical Education and Activity.. Physical education lead 82 0.80 65.6

teachers, principals, or

designees.

School Health Services.................. School nurses, principals, or 82 0.80 65.6

designees.

School Food Service..................... Food service managers, 82 0.80 65.6

principals, or designees.

School Questionnaire on School Policy Principals or designees......... 82 1.25 102.5

and Environment.

School Mental Health and Social Services Counselors, principals, or 82 0.80 65.6

designees.

School Faculty and Staff Health......... Principals or designees......... 82 0.40 32.8

Promotion Health Education Classroom Health education teachers 82 0.80 65.6

Teacher. (Average 1.5 per school).

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Physical Education and Activity Physical education teachers 82 0.80 65.6

Classroom Teacher. (Average 2 per school).

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Total............................... 1,536 810.4

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Annual Burden Hours for SHPPS Field Test, Spring 1999

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Burden Total

Questionnaire Respondent Number of hours per burden

respondents respondent hours

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District Health Education............... District officials.............. 9 2.00 18.0

District Physical Education and Activity District officials.............. 9 2.00 18.0

District Health Services................ District officials.............. 9 2.00 18.0

District Food Service................... District officials.............. 9 2.00 18.0

District Questionnaire on School Policy District officials.............. 9 2.50 22.5

and Environment.

District Mental Health and Social District officials.............. 9 2.00 18.0

Services.

District Faculty and Staff Health District officials.............. 9 1.00 9.0

Promotion.

School Questionnaire on School Policy Principals or designees......... 80 3.00 240.0

and Environment (interview and

reinterview).

Health Education Classroom Teacher Health education teachers....... 80 1.60 128.0

(interview and reinterview).

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Total............................... ................................ 223 489.5

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Annual Burden Hours Across All SHPPS 2000 Study Components

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Number of Total burden

Study component respondents hours

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Main Study Data Collection, Spring 2000. 26,493 25,115.9

Validity/Reliability Study, Spring 2000. 1,536 810.4

Field Test, Spring 1999................. 223 489.5

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Total............................... 28,252 26,415.8

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Kathy Cahill,

Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 98-30916 Filed 11-18-98; 8:45 am]

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