[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7956-7957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3683]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-29]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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 Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
    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. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Regional Centers for the Education and Training 
of Medical and Allied Health Students and Professions on Fetal Alcohol 
Syndrome and Other Prenatal Alcohol Related Disorders Health 
Practitioner Survey--New--National Center on Birth Defects and 
Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Diseases Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background

    Maternal prenatal alcohol use is one of the leading, preventable 
causes of birth defects and developmental disabilities. Children 
exposed to alcohol during fetal development can suffer a wide array of 
disorders, from subtle changes in I.Q. and behaviors to profound mental 
retardation. The most severe result of drinking during pregnancy is 
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). FAS is a condition that involves 
disorders of the brain, growth retardation, and facial malformations.
    Physicians and other health practitioners play a vital role in 
diagnosing FAS and in screening women of child-bearing age for alcohol 
consumption and drinking during pregnancy. In Diekman's, et al. 2000, 
study of obstetricians and gynecologists, only one fifth of doctors 
surveyed reported abstinence to be the safest way to avoid the adverse 
outcomes associated with fetal alcohol exposure. Importantly 13% of 
doctors surveyed were unsure of about thresholds of alcohol consumption 
associated with adverse outcomes.
    This survey will be used to gather information on the knowledge, 
attitudes and beliefs about FAS and alcohol consumption during 
pregnancy from members of professional practitioner organizations. Data 
will be collected from pediatricians, obstetricians and gynecologists, 
psychologists, psychiatrists, and family physicians and other allied 
health professionals. This information will be used to identify gaps in 
knowledge regarding the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of Fetal 
Alcohol Syndrome. The results of this survey will be used to develop 
model FAS curricula that will be disseminated among medical and allied 
health students and professionals. The FAS curricula will be used in a 
variety of formats including computer interactive learning 
applications, workshops, conferences, Continuing Medical Education 
(CME) credit courses, medical and allied health school clerkships. 
There are no costs to respondents.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Respondents                       Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs)          hours
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Pediatricians...................................           1,000               1           30/60             500
Obstetricians/Gynecologists.....................           1,000               1           30/60             500
Psychologists/Psychiatrists.....................           1,000               1           30/60             500
Allied Health Professionals.....................           1,000               1           30/60             500
Family Physicians...............................           1,000               1           30/60             500
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,500
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    Dated: February 11, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-3683 Filed 2-19-04; 8:45 am]
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