[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19943-19944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11070]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


NCI Cancer Information Service Community Services Database Survey 
and Verification; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

SUMMARY: 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 National Cancer Institute, 
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries 
of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: NCI Cancer Information Service Community 
Services Database Survey and Verification. Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Form Number: not applicable. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The CIS provides the general public, cancer 
patients, families, health professionals, and others with the latest 
information on cancer. Essential to fulfilling its role as a referral 
source for cancer patients and their families is the identification, 
acquisition, and dissemination of information about hospitals, breast 
and cervical cancer screening clinics, and cancer pain management 
programs. This effort involves sending a survey tool or a verification 
instrument annually to 17,135 respondents. Frequency of Response: 
Annual. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal government, state, local or tribal government. 
Type of Respondents: Administrators of hospitals, clinics, and cancer 
screening centers. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 17,135; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .167; and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2,862. The annualized cost to 
respondents is estimated at: $34,339. There are no Capital Costs to 
report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                                                      Estimated 
                                                                            Estimated     Average       total   
                                                               Estimated    number of      burden       annual  
                     Type of respondents                       number of    responses    hours per      burden  
                                                              respondents      per        response      hours   
                                                                            respondent                requested 
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Administrators..............................................       17,135            1         .167        2,862
    Total...................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........        2,862
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REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to 
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Chris Thomsen, Acting Chief, Cancer Information 
Service, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Building 31, Room 10A16, 9000 
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 
496-5583 ext. 239 or E-mail your request, including your address to: 
[email protected]

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before July 
2, 1996.

    Dated: April 29, 1996.
Philip D. Amoruso,
Associate Director of Extramural Management, NCI.
[FR Doc. 96-11070 Filed 5-2-96; 8:45 am]
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