[Federal Register: October 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 208)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-08AA]

 
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 404-639-5960 or 
send comments to Maryam I Daneshvar, CDC Acting 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

    Evaluation of health communication messages for Infertility 
Prevention Campaign--New--National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, Sexually 
Transmitted Disease Prevention, and Tuberculosis Prevent (NCHHSTP), 
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention (DSTDP), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Chlamydia is among the leading causes of pelvic inflammatory 
disease (PID), which can lead to infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and 
chronic pelvic pain. Most cases of Chlamydia are asymptomatic so 
infected girls and women are unaware of their infections. CDC estimates 
that in 2005, young women aged 15 to 19 years had the highest Chlamydia 
rate, i.e. 2,797 infected persons per 100,000 populations, followed by 
women aged 20 to 24 where the rate was 2,691 infected persons per 
100,000 population. These rates are likely to be underestimates, 
because many infected persons do not seek medical care and testing. 
Data at CDC suggest that Chlamydia develops into PID in up to 40% of 
untreated women and that 12% of women are infertile after their first 
experience with PID.

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    CDC plans to obtain public preferences for the framing and 
dissemination of Chlamydia information that will guide CDC in 
developing and testing health communication messages about Chlamydia 
with girls/women in the following age groups: 15-17 year olds who 
attend school (n = 54) and, 15-17 year olds who do not attend school (n 
= 18), totaling 72. 18-25 years who are employed (n = 27) and, 18-25 
year olds who attend school full time (n = 27), totaling 54. We will 
also include parents of girls 15-17 years old (n = 72). We will 
interview 126 respondents from the screened groups. We will recruit 
participants throughout the United States and conduct interviews by 
telephone or in person at local pre-determined focus group facility. 
There are no costs to the respondents other than their time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                                      Average burden
                  Form name                         Type of respondents           Number of        Responses per    per response  (in     Total burden
                                                                                 respondents         respondent           hours)             hours
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Participant Screenings......................  Ages 15-17 attending school...                 72                  1               5/60                  6
                                              Ages 15-17 not attending
                                               school.
                                              Ages 18-25 employed...........                 54                  1               5/60                  5
                                              Ages 18-25 attending school
                                               full time.
Parent Screening Interviews.................  Parent(s) of 15-17 yr olds....                 72                  1               5/60                  6
Participant Interviews......................  Selected 15-25 yr olds........                126                  1                  2                252
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    Total Burden Hours......................  ..............................  .................  .................  .................                269
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    Dated: October 22, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-21196 Filed 10-26-07; 8:45 am]

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