[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 65796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31729]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Data Collection; 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) will publish periodic 
summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and approval.

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 physicians' 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, 
facsmile, 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 speciality 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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                                                                               Average burden    Estimated total
              Questionnaire                  Estimated #     # responses per      hours per       annual burden
                                             respondents       respondent         response            hours
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Primare care physician..................             1,810                 1             0.250               452
Speciality physician....................             1,544                 1             0.333               514
Health plan.............................               453                 1             0.333               151
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      Total:............................  ................  ................  ................             1,117
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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: (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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Send comments to 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 by January 29, 
1999.

    Dated: November 19, 1998.
Reesa Nichols,
OMB Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 98-31729 Filed 11-27-98; 8:45 am]
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