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standards in section 4 of the BHC Act.

Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking

activities will be conducted throughout

the United States.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than November 7,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. First National Security Company,

DeQueen, Arkansas; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of First

Financial Corporation of Idabel, Idabel,

Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly

acquire First State Bank of Idabel,

Idabel, Oklahoma.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Pat Marshall, Manager of

Analytical Support, Consumer

Regulation Group) 101 Market Street,

San Francisco, California 94105-1579:

1. City National Corporation, Beverly

Hills, California; to acquire 100 percent

of the voting shares of Harbor Bancorp,

Long Beach, California, and thereby

indirectly acquire Harbor Bank, Long

Beach, California.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 7, 1997.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–27028 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[INFO–98–01]

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 Wilma

Johnson, CDC Reports Clearance Officer,

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D24, Atlanta,

GA 30333. Written comments should be

received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

1. The National Home and Hospice

Care Survey (NHHCS)—(0920–0298)—

Revision—The National Home and

Hospice Care survey (NHHCS) was

conducted in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996,

and 1997. It is part of the Long-Term

Care component of the National Health

Care Survey. Section 306 of the Public

Health Service Act states that the

National Center for Health Statistics

‘‘shall collect statistics on health

resources * * * [and] utilization of

health care, including utilization of

* * * services of hospitals, extended

care facilities, home health agencies,

and other institutions.’’ NHHCS data are

used to examine this most rapidly

expanding sector of the health care

industry. Data from the NHHCS are used

widely by the health care industry and

policy makers for such diverse analyses

as the need for various medical

supplies; minority access to health care;

and planning for the health care needs

of the elderly. The NHHCS also reveals

detailed information on utilization

patterns, as needed to make accurate

assessments of the need for and costs

associated with such care. Data from

earlier NHHCS collections have been

used by the Congressional Budget

Office, the Bureau of Health

Professionals, the Maryland Health

Resources Planning Commission, the

National Association for Home Care,

and by several newspapers and journals.

Additional uses are expected to be

similar to the uses of the National

Nursing Home Survey. NHHCS data

cover: baseline data on the

characteristics of hospices and home

health agencies in relation to their

patients and staff, Medicare and

Medicaid certification, costs to patients,

sources of payment, patients’ functional

status and diagnoses. Data collection is

planned for the period July–November,

1998. Survey design is in process now.

Sample selection and preparation of

layout forms will precede the data

collection by several months. The total

costs to respondents is estimated at

$194,000.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/respondents

Average burden/response

(in hrs.)

Total burden

(in hrs.)

Agency Questionnaire .............................................................................................. 1350 1 0.333 450

Current Patient Sampling List .................................................................................. 1350 1 0.333 450

Current Patient Questionnaire .................................................................................. 1350 6 0.25 2025

Discharged Patient Sampling List ............................................................................ 1350 1 0.50 675

Discharged Patient Questionnaire ............................................................................ 1350 6 0.25 2025

Total ................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... 5625

2. Provider Survey of Partner

Notification and Partner Management

Practices following Diagnosis of a

Sexually-Transmitted Disease—New—

The National Center for HIV, STD, and

TB prevention, Division of STD

Prevention, CDC is proposing to

conduct a national survey of physician’s

partner management practices following

the diagnosis of a sexually-transmitted

disease. Partner notification, a

technique for controlling the spread of

sexually-transmitted diseases is one of

the five key elements of a long standing

public health strategy to control

sexually-transmitted infections in the

U.S. At present, there is very little

knowledge about partner notification
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practices outside public health settings

despite the fact that most STD cases are

seen in private health care settings. No

descriptive data currently exist that

allow the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention to characterize partner

notification practices among the broad

range of clinical practice settings where

STDs are diagnosed, including acute or

urgent care, emergency room, or

primary and ambulatory care clinics.

The existing literature contains

descriptive studies of partner

notification in public health clinics, but

no baseline data exist as to the practices

of different physician specialties across

different practice settings.

The CDC proposes to fill that gap

through a national sample survey of

7300 office managers and physicians

who treat patients with STDs in a wide

variety of clinical settings; a 70%

completion rate is anticipated (n=5110

surveys). This survey will provide the

baseline data necessary to characterize

infection control practices, especially

partner notification practices, for

syphilis, gonorrhea, HIV, and chlamydia

and the contextual factors that influence

those practices. Findings from the

proposed national survey of office

managers and physicians will assist

CDC to better focus STD control and

partner notification program efforts and

to allocate program resources

appropriately. Without this information,

CDC will have little information about

STD treatment, reporting, and partner

management services provided by

physicians practicing in the U.S. With

changes underway in the manner in

which medical care is delivered and the

move toward managed care, clinical

functions typically provided in the

public health sector will now be

required of private medical providers.

At present, CDC does not have sufficient

information to guide future STD control

efforts in the private medical sector.

Data collection will involve a mail

survey of practicing physicians. The

questionnaire mailing will be followed

by a reminder postcard after one week,

a second mailing to non-respondents at

three weeks, telephone follow-up with

non-respondents at five weeks, and a

final certified mailing of the survey to

non-respondents at eight weeks. A study

specific computerized tracking and

reporting system will monitor all phases

of the study. Receipt of the completed

questionnaire or a refusal will be logged

into this computerized control system to

ensure that respondents who return the

survey are not contacted with

reminders.

Estimated cost to respondents and

government based on an average pay

rate of $25/hour, the estimated total cost

burden for office managers to answer

Section 1 is $10,650. Based on an

average pay rate of $70/hour, the

estimated cost burden for physicians is

$94,640. Thus the total cost burden for

the data collection effort is estimated to

be $105,290.

Respondents Sections Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average burden/response

(in hrs.)

Total burden

(in hrs.)

Office Managers ............................................................................. Section 1 7300 1 .08 584

Physicians ....................................................................................... Sections 2–4 5110 3 .03 460

Physicians ....................................................................................... Section 5–10 5110 6 .20 6132

Total ......................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... 7176

Dated: October 6, 1997.

Wilma G. Johnson,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning

And Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[30DAY–01–98]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork

Reduction Act Review

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of

information collection requests under

review by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance

Office on (404) 639–7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235;

Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30

days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

1. Prenatal HIV Prevention Survey:

Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices of

Health Care Providers Serving Pregnant

Women Regarding HIV Counseling and

Testing and the Use Of Zidovudine

(ZDV) During Pregnancy—New—This is

a new data collection. The purpose of

this survey is to assess the knowledge,

attitudes, and practices of health care

providers serving pregnant women

regarding HIV counseling and testing

and use of ZDV during pregnancy. Data

will be collected and reported to CDC to

describe:

(1) providers’ current practices in

providing prenatal care to HIV-infected

women, offering HIV counseling and

testing to pregnant women, and offering

ZDV to HIV-infected pregnant women;

(2) providers’ knowledge of the ACTG

076 results and PHS perinatal

transmission guidelines; (3) providers’

attitudes regarding HIV counseling and

testing of pregnant women; and, (4)

providers’ knowledge and experience in

the use of ZDV in treating HIV-infected

pregnant women.

The intended population to be

studied is physicians and nursemidwives providing prenatal care in

four areas (State of Connecticut,

potential population approximately 685;

State of North Carolina, potential

population approximately 1,500; Dade

County, FL, potential population

approximately 500; Brooklyn, NY,

potential population approximately 260)

where institutions are currently

conducting a CDC-funded study related

to implementation of the PHS

guidelines to prevent perinatal

transmission of HIV. The total annual

burden hours are 685.