[Federal Register: February 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 20)] [Notices] [Page 4875-4876] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr01fe99-80] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [INFO-99-08] 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. Proposed Project 1. An Evaluation Study Of An HIV/STD Prevention Curriculum For Youth Attending Alternative Schools To Be Conducted From 1999 To 2002-- New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) Division of Adolescent and School Health. The purpose of this request is to obtain OMB clearance to conduct a randomized trial of a curriculum to reduce behaviors related to HIV/STD transmission among 14 to 18 year old students in 30 court and community schools in Northern California. Participants will respond to surveys of attitudes, knowledge, and behavior related to HIV/STD transmission and prevention at baseline and at 6, 12, and 18 month post-tests. Reduction of behaviors among adolescents related to HIV and STD transmission, and reduction of the prevalence of STDs is the focus of at least seven objectives in Healthy People 2000: Midcourse Review and 1995 Revisions. There have been few studies assessing the effectiveness of curricula to reduce HIV/STD related risk behaviors in this high-risk adolescent population. Data gathered from this study will provide information about how HIV/STD risk behavior may be effectively reduced among alternative school students. The total cost to respondents is estimated at $50,400 assuming a minimum wage for students of $5.25 in the study period. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Respondents Number of responses per Burden per Total burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternative school students..................... 2400 4 1.0 9600 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 9600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Use of Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) to Transmit Infectious Diseases Test Results (HL7 Messages) to Public Health Agencies-- New--Public Health Program Office (PHPPO), Division of Laboratory Systems. CDC proposes to gather data through the use of a mail/telephone survey of all United States vendors of LIS used for recording and processing microbiology data. The use of a mail/ telephone-assisted survey instrument will be an efficient, cost- effective approach for performing the data collection. No computerized data collection systems have been developed for this survey because the number of respondents is small. Instead, trained telephone interviewers knowledgeable about LIS and about the specific messages that CDC is interested in transmitting will gather data. The interviewers will have the flexibility to answer technical questions, probe for further information and provide explanations of coding vocabularies, security needs and other issues that may not be readily understood by the LIS vendors. The data will provide the government, LIS vendors, laboratory practitioners, committees that make recommendations regarding messaging and other stakeholders with information about the projected costs to vendors and laboratories and about the time frames required for and the barriers to implementation. CDC will use the survey to gauge the technological readiness and the cost factors affecting secure electronic transmission of infectious disease data to government agencies. These transmissions will act as part of an early warning system leading to more timely response to infectious disease outbreaks. This survey responds to President Clinton's request for the increased use of modern technology to identify and [[Page 4876]] prevent outbreaks of food-borne illness. The total cost to respondents is estimated at $0. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average number Average burden/ Average total Respondents Number of of responses/ response (in burden (in respondents respondent hrs.) hrs.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mail survey (including initial contact)......... 56 2 0.50 1 Telephone follow-up............................. 56 2 0.50 1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy Cheal, Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. 99-2266 Filed 1-29-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P