[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15404-15405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7763]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Indian Health Service.
ACTION: Request for public comment: 30-day proposed information
collection; Hoz'ho'nii: An intervention to increase breast and cervical
cancer screening among Navajo women.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed
information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to
review and approve the information collection listed below. This
proposed information collection project was previously published in the
Federal Register (66 FR 66912) on December 27, 2001 and allowed 60 days
for public comment. No public comment was received in response to the
notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public
comment to be submitted directly to OMB.
Proposed Collection: Title: Hoz'ho'nii: An Intervention To Increase
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Navajo Women. Type of
Information Collection Request: New. Form Number: None. Need and Use of
the Information Collection: The information is needed to evaluate a
culturally appropriate educational outreach program designed to
increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Navajo women ages
20 and older. The purpose is to identify barriers that may prevent
Navajo women from participating in breast and cervical cancer screening
by comparing changes
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in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of three study groups;
educational outreach only, education outreach plus chapter-based
clinic, and a control group. Results will be used to assess the impact
of the impact of the educational outreach program, improve breast and
cervical cancer screening, and to guide the IHS and Tribal health
programs in the delivery of culturally appropriate intervention to
reduce mortality rates from breast and cervical cancer among Navajo
women. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Individuals.
The table below provides the estimated burden response for this
information collection:
Estimated Burden Response Table
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Estimated No. of Responses per Total annual
Data collection instrument respondents respondent Average burden hour per response \1\ burden hrs
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KAB Pretest................................. 450 1 0.42 hr (25 minutes) 188.0
KAB Post test............................... 450 1 0.42 hr (25 minutes) 188.0
Interviews.................................. 30 1 0.25 hr (15 minutes) 8.0
Total................................... 930 1 ................................................. 384.0
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\1\ For ease of understanding, burden hours are also provided in actual minutes.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or Maintenance
Costs to report for this information collection.
Request for Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are
invited on one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the
information collection activity is necessary to carry out an agency
function; (b) whether the IHS processes the information collected in a
useful and timely fashion; (c) the accuracy of the public burden
estimate (the estimated amount of time needed for individual
respondents to provide the requested information); (d) whether
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimate are logical;
(e) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information being collection; and (f) was to minimize the public burden
through the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Direct Comments to OMB: Send your written comments and suggestions
regarding the proposed information collection contained in this notice,
especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated
response time, to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of
Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for IHS.
To request more information on the proposed collection or to obtain
a copy of the data collection plan(s) and/or instruction(s), contact:
Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, Sr., M.P.H., IHS Reports Clearance Officer, 12300
Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852-1601, or call non-
toll free (301) 443-5938, or send via facsimile to (301) 443-2613, or
send your e-mail requests, comments, and return address to:
[email protected].
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30-days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: March 3, 2002.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General, Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 02-7763 Filed 3-29-02; 8:45 am]
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