[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 16591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8806]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections;
Comment Request
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information
collections projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports
Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207.
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.
Proposed Projects: Voluntary Customer Surveys to Implement
Executive Order 12862 in the Public Health Service--Extension--0937-
0201--The Public Health Service is conducting numerous customer-related
surveys under this approved collection of information. Activities for
which an extension of OMB approval will be requested are as follows:
(A) The Smoke Free Kids Campaign in the Office of Public Health and
Science (OPHS) is conducting an on-line customer feedback survey
pertaining to products and information offered by the Web site. An
estimated 5,000 annual respondents (Web site visitors who order a
product) will spend 1.5 minutes per response for a total annual burden
of 125 hours. (B) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will survey
physicians and allied health professionals on their satisfaction with
the FDA Medical Bulletin. An estimated 1,200 annual respondents will
spend ten minutes per response for a total annual burden of 200 hours.
(C) The FDA will survey mammography facilities to gather information
about the existing inspection process as it is perceived by the
facilities. An estimated 1039 respondents will spend 15 minutes per
response for a total annual burden of 260 hours. (D) The Center for
Disease Control (CDC) will survey users of the National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS) Internet Homepage to assess user satisfaction
with the Internet site. An estimated 5,400 annual respondents will
spend seven minutes per response for a total annual burden of 630
hours. (E) CDC is surveying state health departments about the quality
of technical assistance received for violence prevention. The 50 states
will spend 45-60 minutes per response for a total burden of 43 hours.
(F) The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) is
conducting a customer satisfaction survey of the recipients of AHCPR
publications. On average, there will be 12,300 annual respondents at
ten minutes per response for a total annual burden of 2,050 hours. (G)
AHCPR is conducting a survey of customer opinions on the information
offered through the AHCPR Web Site. An estimated 500 annual respondents
will spend seven minutes per response for a total annual burden of 59
hours. (H) AHCPR will conduct a survey of the customers of the AHCPR
Publications Clearinghouse to measure customer perception of service
quality. An estimated 7,500 respondents will spend two minutes per
response for a total burden of 250 hours. (I) AHCPR will conduct a
survey of physicians and nurses regarding the use of AHCPR Clinical
Practice Guidelines. Roughly 80 respondents will spend 30 minutes per
response for a total burden of 40 hours. (J) AHCPR will conduct a
survey to assess the usage of the Quality Measurement Network (QMNet).
An estimated 100 respondents will spend 23 minutes per response for a
total annual burden of 39 hours. (K) The National Library of Medicine
(NLM) will conduct an online survey of its World Wide Web site
customers to determine user satisfaction with the content and format of
the site. 500 respondents will spend three minutes per response for a
total burden of 25 hours. (L) NLM will conduct an interactive voice
response survey of their National Network of Libraries of Medicine
member libraries to ascertain satisfaction with the Web site. An
estimated 3902 respondents will spend three minutes per response for a
total burden of 196 hours. (M) NLM will conduct a survey of the users
of its Reference and MEDLARS telephone service desks to assess customer
satisfaction with the individual interactions they have had with the
customer service desk staff. Roughly 413 respondents will spend three
minutes per response for a total burden of 21 hours. (N) The National
Cancer Institute's (NCI) International Cancer Information Center is
surveying Information Associates Program members to determine user
satisfaction with NCI's cancer information products. 4,400 respondents
will spend 18 minutes per response for a total burden of 1,320 hours.
(O) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a survey of
research grant applicants to determine their satisfaction with the
grant application and review process. Approximately 2215 respondents
will spend 30 minutes per response for a total burden of 1,108 hours.
Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington
DC, 20201. Written comments should be received by June 6, 1997.
Dated March 27, 1997.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 97-8806 Filed 4-4-97; 8:45 am]
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