[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 32241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15225]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Survey of Colorectal
Cancer Screening Practices in Health Care Organizations.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the provisions of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public
comments on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes
of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) 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 was previously published in the Federal Register on November
30, 1998, Volume 63, No. 229 page 65796 and allowed 60 days for public
comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National
Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is
not required to respond to, an information collection that has been
extended, revised or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Proposed Collection: Title: Survey of Colorectal Cancer Screening
Practices in Health Care Organizations. Type of Information Collection
Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: This study will
measure primary care and specialty physician's knowledge, attitudes,
and practice patterns related to colorectal cancer screening and
diagnostic follow-up. This study also will assess guidelines, policies,
and programs to provide or promote colorectal cancer screening within
health plans. The purpose of this study is to obtain current,
nationally representative data on the physician and health system
factors that may influence the use of colorectal cancer screening and
diagnostic follow-up for suspected colorectal cancer in community
practice. Three questionnaires will be administered by mail, telephone,
facsimile, or Internet using national samples of physicians and health
plans. Study participants will select their preferred response mode.
Study participants will be primary care and specialty physicians with
active licenses to practice medicine in the U.S., and the medical
directors of health plans listed by the American Association of Health
Plans. Burden estimates are as follows:
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Estimated Number of Average burden Estimated
Questionnaire number of responses per hours per total annual
respondents respondent response burden hours
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Primary Care Physicians......................... 1,389 1 0.333 463
Speciality Physicians........................... 1,042 1 0.333 347
Health Plans.................................... 323 1 0.333 108
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 918
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Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited in one or more of the
following points: (a) whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the 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 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.
Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding
the item(s) contained in this notice especially regarding the estimated
public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the:
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs,New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention:
Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Carrie N. Klabunde, Ph.D., Epidemiologist,
National Cancer Institute, EPN 313, 6130 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7344,
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7344, telephone 301-402-3362.
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before
July 16, 1999.
Dated: June 8, 1999.
Reesa Nichols,
OMB Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 99-15225 Filed 6-15-99; 8:45 am]
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