[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 24815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11936]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Organ Procurement Survey

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, which provides for an opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects, the Department of 
Clinical Bioethics (DCB), 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

    The Department of Clinical Bioethics, Warren Grant Magnuson 
Clinical Center (CC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), intends to 
seek approval to conduct a survey aimed at United States organ 
procurement organizations and transplant surgeons. The survey asks for 
information about procedures used for organ donation and implementation 
of wishes specified in advance care directives. The data collected will 
help the NIH to serve patients and research subjects who are enrolled 
in protocols at the CC and are interested in the option of organ 
donation and the impact of including organ donation provisions in 
advance care directives. The data collected will also assist the 
respondents in understanding the practice of organ donation nationwide. 
The results of the survey will be reported confidentially, in the 
aggregate and stripped of individual identifiers.
    Estimate of burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 30 minutes per respondent:
    Respondents: United States organ procurement organization and 
transplant surgeons.
    Estimated number of respondents: 198.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 99 hours.

Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection is 
necessary, including whether the information has practical use; (b) 
ways to enhance the clarity, quality, and use of the information to be 
collected; (c) the accuracy of the agency estimate of burden of the 
proposed collection; and (d) ways to minimize the collection burden of 
the respondents. Send written comments to David Wendler, Department of 
Clinical Bioethics, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 
Center Drive, Building 10, Room 1C124, Bethesda, MD 20892. all 
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public 
record.

For Further Information

    To request more information on the proposed collection or to obtain 
a copy of data collection plans and the survey instrument, contact 
David Wendler at the address above or call (non-toll-free number) 301-
435-8726.

Comments Due Date

    Comments regarding this information collection should be submitted 
on or before July 6, 1998.

    Dated: April 28, 1998.
David K. Henderson,
Deputy Director for Clinical Care, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical 
Center.
[FR Doc. 98-11936 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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