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scientific studies have demonstrated
that regular screening for CRC reduces
the incidence and mortality from this
disease. Other studies have shown that
regular screening for CRC is also costeffective in terms of years of life saved.
Despite strong scientific evidence and
evidence-based clinical guidelines
recommending screening, current
screening rates remain low. A recent
CDC study reported that more than 40
million Americans who are 50 years of
age or older and at average risk for CRC
have not been screened in accordance
with current guidelines. The study also
reported that screening this population
with current endoscopic (i.e., flexible
sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy)
capacity in the health care system could
require as much as ten years to
complete. In view of the current
shortage in endoscopic capacity, an
services. The estimated procedure costs
will be compared to the reimbursement
rates for both screening procedures in
order to determine whether the
difference between payments to
facilities and costs incurred is a
potential barrier to expansion of CRC
screening to uninsured or underinsured
populations.
The study will also determine
whether there are technical factors that
enable some facilities to provide larger
numbers of endoscopic procedures at
lower average costs than other facilities,
i.e., whether economies of scale and/or
economies of scope exist for certain
types of facilities. Results of this study
will be used to better define the
economics of colorectal cancer
screening. There is no cost to the
respondents other than their time.
effective national effort to promote CRC
screening could increase the demand for
endoscopic procedures.
It has been reported that
reimbursements for endoscopic
procedures in publicly-funded programs
may not be adequate to cover the costs
of performing these procedures. This
may be a disincentive for providers to
perform endoscopy procedures.
Currently, there is little information
available about the actual costs of
providing these procedures in different
types of healthcare facilities in the
United States.
The purpose of this project is to
conduct a survey of a nationally
representative sample of healthcare
facilities in order to estimate the
economic costs of providing
colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy
for CRC screening and follow-up
ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of respondents
Number of responses/respondent
Telephone script to identify the appropriate respondent .................................
Survey of hospital-based outpatient departments ...........................................
Survey of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers ........................................
2,530
1,500
800
1
1
1
5/60
4.0
6.0
211
6,000
4,800
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
11,011
Form type
Dated: May 6, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05–9558 Filed 5–12–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–05–05CD]
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
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the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–371–5983 and
send comments to Seleda Perryman,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Veterinary Student Survey—New—
National Center for Infectious Diseases
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Avg. burden
per response
(in hrs.)
Total burden
of response
(in hrs)
(NCID)—Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The proposed survey asks veterinary
students to describe their knowledge of
various public health programs, their
career interests post-graduation and
how they arrived at such a decision, and
their perception of the role veterinarians
play in public health. The proposed
study consists of an introductory letter
and a self-administered, electronic
questionnaire e-mailed to veterinary
students in the United States. The
Association of American Veterinary
Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has agreed
to collaborate on the survey and will
provide a list of veterinary students
from their membership mailing list. The
study objectives are to describe current
knowledge and attitudes of veterinary
students regarding veterinary public
health programs, and to determine their
interests in a potential career in
veterinary public health. There is no
cost to respondents other than their
time.
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden / response
(in hours)
Written Surveys ...............................................................................................
5000
1
10/60
834
Total ..........................................................................................................
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........................
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834
Respondents
Dated: April 6, 2005.
Proposed Project
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05–9560 Filed 5–12–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Background and Brief Description
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–05–05BN]
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 404–371–5983 and
send comments to Seleda Perryman,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
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Web-based Reporting Systems for
Tobacco Control: A Nationwide
Assessment—New—The Office on
Smoking and Health (OSH), National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Implementation of a Web-based
reporting system assessment for the
state health departments’ tobacco
control programs.
As state health departments strive to
standardize data collections to better
evaluate progress toward strategic goals
and objectives, a movement to develop
web-based reporting systems is
sweeping the field of public health. In
October of 2002, through a Prevention
Research Center (PRC) grant, researchers
from the University of Minnesota
conducted a national assessment of
tobacco control program monitoring
practices among state health
departments. Results indicated that all
states monitor tobacco control program
activities through either paper or
computer-based systems. In 1998, three
states had computerized systems
operating, whereas in 2002, thirteen
states had launched systems and
twenty-two more were in the planning/
development stage (Blaine & Petersen,
presented at National Conference on
Tobacco or Health, San Francisco,
November 20, 2002). Clearly, there is a
trend toward developing database
systems to assess and to monitor state
tobacco prevention and control
programs.
However, recent loss of resources
available to state tobacco control
programs begs several questions: (1)
How have tightened public health
budgets affected the development of
proposed and in-progress web-based
monitoring systems? (2) What can we
learn from states that have already
implemented and upgraded their
systems that can save time and money
for states still in the development
process? (3) How can we institute
knowledge management systems that
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hours
can facilitate horizontal information
sharing? (4) Is there utility in creating a
guidance document to better promote
best practices in monitoring system
development? (5) How can this
information be used by the CDC to
highlight the benefits to public health of
state level computerized program
reporting and monitoring systems?
Roundtable discussions facilitated by
the Office on Smoking and Health with
state tobacco control program staff have
focused on standardized data collection
for contract management and process
evaluation purposes. Participants
expressed frustration that states are
often ‘‘recreating the wheel,’’ with each
state developing a unique system
without the benefit of learning from
states with web-based systems already
in production. These discussions
motivated the CDC to explore more
efficient means of sharing lessons
learned about computerized reporting
systems.
The proposed research will build on
the findings of the previous study.
Enhanced understanding of the
proliferation, costs and benefits of these
web-based reporting systems can (1)
improve the capacity of the CDC to
service state health departments’
cooperative agreement technical
assistance needs, (2) provide a template
for the CDC as it considers how
electronic monitoring systems could be
expanded to other public health arenas
besides tobacco control, and (3) save
state health departments time and
money by using the information gleaned
from this research to create an
accessible forum for knowledge sharing.
The proposed study has three separate
methodological components: (1) A
nationwide baseline survey, (2) a
follow-up phone interview with early
adopters, and (3) select case studies.
This is a one time only research study.
This tiered research approach will
provide a systematic overview of webbased reporting systems ranging from
the macro-level to the micro-level.
Aside from the minimal time needed to
participate in the interviews, there will
be no cost to participants.
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[FR Doc No: 05-9560]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-05-05CD]
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 404-371-5983
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
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. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Veterinary Student Survey--New--National Center for Infectious
Diseases (NCID)--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The proposed survey asks veterinary students to describe their
knowledge of various public health programs, their career interests
post-graduation and how they arrived at such a decision, and their
perception of the role veterinarians play in public health. The
proposed study consists of an introductory letter and a self-
administered, electronic questionnaire e-mailed to veterinary students
in the United States. The Association of American Veterinary Medical
Colleges (AAVMC) has agreed to collaborate on the survey and will
provide a list of veterinary students from their membership mailing
list. The study objectives are to describe current knowledge and
attitudes of veterinary students regarding veterinary public health
programs, and to determine their interests in a potential career in
veterinary public health. There is no cost to respondents other than
their time.
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Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per / response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) hours
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Written Surveys................................. 5000 1 10/60 834
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 834
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Dated: April 6, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-9560 Filed 5-12-05; 8:45 am]
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