[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63159-63160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24165]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Data Collection; Comment Request Survey of Colorectal 
Cancer Screening Policies, Programs, and Systems in U.S. Health Plans

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 
Policies, Programs, and Systems in U.S. Health Plans. Type of 
Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: This study will obtain information on policies, programs, 
and practices for colorectal cancer screening among health plans in the 
U.S. The purpose of the study is to assess (1) Health plan policies, 
programs, and practices for colorectal cancer screening; (2) health 
plan activities in response to the National Committee on Quality 
Assurance's new Health Employer Data Information Set measure for 
colorectal cancer screening; and (3) characteristics of health plans 
and plan policies and activities that may be associated with higher 
rates of colorectal cancer screening. A questionnaire will be 
administered by mail or Internet using a national sample of health 
plans. Study participants will be health plan medical directors or 
administrators, and they will select their preferred response mode. 
Burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                            Estimated number   Average burden    Estimated total
               Estimated number respondents                   responses per       hours per       annual burden
                                                               respondent         response            hours
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520.......................................................                1             0.333               173
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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;

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(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 4005, 6130 
Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7344. Telephone: (301) 
402-3362; Fax: (301) 435-3710 E-mail: [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: October 18, 2004
Rachelle Ragland-Green,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 04-24165 Filed 10-28-04; 8:45 am]
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