[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70782-70783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28727]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-12-12GO]
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) 639-7570 or send an email to
[email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
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Proposed Project
Colorectal Cancer Control Program Indirect/Non-Medical Cost Study--
New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-
related deaths in the United States, following lung cancer. Based on
scientific evidence which indicates that regular screening with fecal
occult blood testing (FOBT), fecal immunochemical testing (FIT),
flexible sigmoidoscopy, and/or colonoscopy is effective in reducing CRC
incidence and mortality, regular CRC screening is now recommended for
average-risk persons. In 2009, by applying lessons learned from a four-
year e demonstration program, CDC designed and initiated the larger
population-based Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) at 29 sites
with the goals of reducing health disparities in CRC screening,
incidence and mortality.
To date there has been no comprehensive assessment of all the costs
associated with CRC screening, especially indirect and non-medical
costs that may act as barriers to screening, incurred by the low-income
population served by the CRCCP. CDC proposes to address this gap by
collecting information from a subset of patients enrolled in the
program. CDC plans to conduct the information collection in partnership
with providers in five states (Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, New York,
and Pennsylvania).
Each provider site will administer the survey to patients who
undergo screening by FIT or colonoscopy until it reaches a target
number of responses. Targets for each site range between 75 and 150
completed questionnaires, depending on the volume of patients screened.
Patients who undergo fecal immunochemical testing will be asked to
complete the FIT questionnaire, which is estimated to take about 10
minutes. Patients who undergo colonoscopy will be asked to complete the
Colonoscopy questionnaire, which includes additional questions about
the preparation and recovery associated with this procedure. The
estimated burden per response for the Colonoscopy questionnaire is 25
minutes. Demographic information will be collected from all patients
who participate in the study. Participation in the study is voluntary,
but patients will be offered an incentive in the form of a gift card.
Each participating provider will make patient navigators available to
assist patients with coordinating the screening process and completing
the questionnaires. Providers will be reimbursed for patient navigator
time and administrative expense associated with data collection.
This information collection will be used to produce estimates of
the personal costs incurred by patients who undergo CRC screening by
FIT or colonoscopy, and to improve understanding of these costs as
potential barriers to participation. Study findings will be
disseminated through reports, presentations, and publications. Results
will also be used by participating sites, CDC, and other federal
agencies to improve delivery of CRC screening services and to increase
screening rates among low-income adults over 50 years of age who have
no health insurance or inadequate health insurance for CRC screening.
OMB approval is requested for one year. Each respondent will have
the option of completing a hardcopy questionnaire (in English or
Spanish) or an on-line questionnaire. No identifiable information will
be collected by CDC or CDC's data collection contractor. There are no
costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 181.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hr)
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Patients Served by the Colorectal FIT Questionnaire.... 300 1 10/60
Cancer Control Program.
Colonoscopy 315 1 25/60
Questionnaire.
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Dated: November 19, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-28727 Filed 11-26-12; 8:45 am]
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