[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 250 (Monday, December 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 67533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-32045]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-12-02]


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 Officer at (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 Project: Key Informant Interviews to Identify the Barriers 
to the Implementation of the New Targeted Testing and Treatment of 
Latent TB Infection Recommendations--NEW--Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention 
(NCSHTP). In April 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) issued new 
recommendations for targeted tuberculin testing and treatment regimens 
for persons with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI.) CDC proposes to 
collect data to identify potential barriers to the acceptance, 
implementation, and adherence to targeted testing and treatment of LTBI 
guidelines.
    The specific purpose of this research is:
    A. Identify barriers to acceptance, implementation, and adherence 
to the new targeted testing and treatment of LTBI recommendations.
    B. Identify possible education and communication messages, 
materials, and behavior change strategies to overcome those barriers.
    C. Identify acceptable dissemination and media channels.
    Approximately, one hundred key-informant telephone interviews with 
physicians who evaluate tuberculin skin test results and make treatment 
decisions for individuals with LTBI will be conducted. The target group 
will include physicians who work in the private sector and public 
sector in urban and rural areas from throughout the United States. The 
total burden hours for this data collection are 89 hours.

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                                                                 Number of
                   Respondents                      Number of    responses/   Average burden/response (in hours)
                                                   respondents   respondent
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Office staff (screening).........................          480            1  5/60
Physicians (interviews)..........................          100            1  30/60
Physicians (verification)........................           10            1  5/60
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    Dated: December 19, 2001.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-32045 Filed 12-28-01; 8:45 am]
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