[Federal Register: May 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 101)]
[Notices]               
[Page 28488-28489]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control And Prevention
[INFO-99-19]

 
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, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) is providing opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection 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

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comments should be received with 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    1. Evaluation of Provider Adherence to CDC STD Treatment Guidelines 
in Two Managed Care Plans--New
    The National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP) is 
proposing a pilot survey of 1,000 practitioners in two managed care 
plans to evaluate how CDC's most recent edition (1998) of the Sexually 
Transmitted Disease (STD) Treatment Guidelines influence practice. The 
pilot survey will be conducted in two large, mixed model managed care 
plans which are located in two different geographic regions of the U.S. 
The survey is expected to last from 3-6 months. The CDC periodically 
publishes national guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of 
sexually transmitted diseases; however, little is known about the 
impact of the guidelines on clinical practice and treatment choices, 
the practical use of the guidelines, or utility to providers. Data 
gathered from this study will provide preliminary information about the 
extent to which providers are aware of the guidelines, their access to 
the guidelines, their use of the guidelines, and factors that enable or 
preclude use of the guidelines. The information will assist CDC in 
determining ways to improve practitioners' understanding and promote 
utilization of the guidelines; determine ways to make them more 
available for medical practitioners; and increase the use of the 
guidelines in appropriate medical practices. The total annual cost to 
respondents is estimated to be $21,146, assuming an average salary of $ 
63.31 per hour.

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                                                                                     Number of     Avg. burden/
                           Respondents                               Number of      responses/     response  (in
                                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)
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Family core (adult family member)...............................          42,000               1             .35
Adult Core (sample adult).......................................          42,000               1             .35
Child Core (adult family member)................................          18,000               1             .25
Cancer Module (sample adult)....................................          42,000               1            .333
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    Dated: May 20, 1999.
Charles Gollmar,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-13329 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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