[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 32241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15225]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 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) has submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on November 
30, 1998, Volume 63, No. 229 page 65796 and allowed 60 days for public 
comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice 
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National 
Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is 
not required to respond to, an information collection that has been 
extended, revised or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    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 physician's 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, 
facsimile, 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 specialty 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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                                                     Estimated       Number of    Average burden     Estimated
                  Questionnaire                      number of     responses per     hours per     total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent       response      burden hours
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Primary Care Physicians.........................           1,389               1           0.333             463
Speciality Physicians...........................           1,042               1           0.333             347
Health Plans....................................             323               1           0.333             108
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             918
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    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited in 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 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.
    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding 
the item(s) contained in this notice especially regarding the estimated 
public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the: 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs,New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 
Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact 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 on or before 
July 16, 1999.

    Dated: June 8, 1999.
Reesa Nichols,
OMB Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 99-15225 Filed 6-15-99; 8:45 am]
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