[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 61979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21416]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The NIDA Primary Care 
Physician Outreach Project

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on 
proposed collection of information, the National Institute on Drug 
Abuse (NIDA), the 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: Title: The NIDA Primary Care Physician 
Outreach Project Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and 
Use of Information Collection: This is a request for a 4-year generic 
clearance to study the extent to which NIDA is (1) increasing awareness 
among primary care physicians and other medical professionals about 
drug addiction as a major public health issue, (2) increasing their 
awareness of NIDA and NIDA-funded research, and (3) providing them with 
the information resources needed to incorporate such research findings 
into their clinical practices. Primary care physicians and other 
medical professionals, especially those who care for adolescents, are 
front line individuals helping patients with drug abuse-or drug 
addiction-related health and mental health problems. Each has key roles 
in obtaining, disseminating, and applying drug abuse and addiction 
resource materials in clinical practice. This effort is made according 
to Executive Order 12862, which directs Federal agencies that provide 
significant services directly to the public to survey customers to 
determine the kind and quality of services they want and their level of 
satisfaction with existing services.
    Formative, process, and outcome evaluations using a multi-method 
approach (surveys, focus, groups, case studies) will be employed to 
determine the most appropriate resources and also the usefulness of the 
materials developed for physicians and other medical professionals. 
Measures will include the following variables: the information needs 
and learning styles and preferences of physicians and other medical 
professionals; their knowledge/awareness of NIDA and the NIDA resources 
developed for physicians and other medical professionals; their 
attitudes toward NIDA and the NIDA resources developed for them; their 
use of the resources developed by NIDA; and ways to strengthen NIDA's 
knowledge dissemination activities. Frequency of Response: This project 
will be conducted annually or biennially. Affected Public: Individuals, 
organizations, and businesses. Type of Respondents: physicians, 
physician assistants, nurses, medical office managers, hospital/clinic 
based health educators, and hospital/clinic based social workers. The 
reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Total Annual Number of 
Respondents: 1118; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2; 
Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.39. Estimated Total Annual Burden 
Hours Requested: 872.24. There are no Capital Costs to report. There 
are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. The estimated 
annualized burden is summarized below.

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                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of        Average        Estimated
                   Respondents                       number of     responses per   burden hours    total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Physicians......................................           2,873               2            0.39        2,240.94
Physician Assistants............................             320               2            0.39           249.6
Nurses..........................................             320               2            0.39           249.6
Medical Office Managers.........................             320               2            0.39           249.6
Hospital/Clinic Based Health Educators..........             320               2            0.39           249.6
Hospital/Clinic Based Social Workers............             320               2            0.39           249.6
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    Total.......................................           4,473  ..............  ..............        3,488.94
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        Annualized Totals (clearance for 4-year            1,118  ..............  ..............          872.24
         project)...............................
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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: (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection 
plans, contact Jan Lipkin, Project Officer, National Institute on Drug 
Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5219, Bethesda, MD 20852, or call 
non-toll-free number (301) 443-1124; fax (301) 443-7397; or by e-mail 
to [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.

Laura Rosenthal,
Associate Director for Management, National Institute for Drug Abuse.
[FR Doc. 05-21416 Filed 10-26-05; 8:45 am]
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