[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-30171]


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[Federal Register: December 8, 1994]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

 

Contact Lens Survey; Information Collection Requirements

agency: Federal Trade Commission.

action: Notice of application to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) for clearance of an information collection to 
gather information on the practice of releasing consumer contact lens 
prescriptions.

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summary: OMB clearance is being sought for a survey to gather 
information on whether significant numbers of consumers are refused 
copies of their contact lens prescriptions.
    A telephone survey of approximately 1000 adult consumers is 
proposed to gather information about whether significant numbers of 
consumers are refused copies of their contact lens prescriptions, 
whether consumers may reasonably avoid these refusals, and the costs 
and benefits of requiring release of this information. The Commission 
will use this information to determine whether the release requirement 
for eyeglass prescriptions contained in the Ophthalmic Practice Rules, 
16 CFR 456, should be extended to contact lens prescriptions. It is 
estimated that the six questions will take no more than 2 minutes for 
each individual to complete. Therefore, the total burden will be 
approximately 33 hours. It is possible, however, that the survey will 
need to be repeated to obtain an adequate response rate to the 
questions, and accordingly, the total burden may increase to 66 hours. 
The Commission therefore is requesting a clearance for a total of 66 
hours to complete the survey.

dates: Comments on this clearance application must be submitted on or 
before January 9, 1994.

addresses: Send comments to FTC Desk Officer, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 3228, Washington, D.C. 20503. Copies of the 
application may be obtained from the Public Reference Section, Room 
130, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580.

for further information contact: James Reilly Dolan, Staff Attorney, 
Division of Service Industry Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 
Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580 (202) 326-3292.

    By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-30171 Filed 12-7-94; 8:45 am]
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