[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2046-2047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-211]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-0234]


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 404-639-4766 
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) 2007-2008 (OMB No. 
0920-0234)--Extension--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    The NAMCS was conducted annually from 1973 to 1981, again in 1985, 
and resumed as an annual survey in 1989. The purpose of NAMCS is to 
meet the needs and demands for statistical information about the 
provision of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. 
Ambulatory services are rendered in a wide variety of settings, 
including physicians' offices and hospital outpatient and emergency 
departments. The NAMCS target population consists of all office visits 
made by ambulatory patients to non-Federal office-based physicians 
(excluding those in the specialties of anesthesiology, radiology, and 
pathology) who are engaged in direct patient care. For the first time 
in 2006, physicians and mid-level providers (i.e., nurse practitioners, 
physician assistants, and nurse midwives) practicing in community 
health centers (CHCs) were added to the NAMCS sample, and these data 
will continue to be collected in 2007-2008. To complement NAMCS data, 
NCHS initiated the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 
(NHAMCS, OMB No. 0920-0278) to provide data concerning patient visits 
to hospital outpatient and emergency departments.
    The NAMCS provides a range of baseline data on the characteristics 
of the users and providers of ambulatory medical care. Data collected 
include the patients' demographic characteristics, reason(s) for visit, 
physicians' diagnosis(es), diagnostic services, medications, and visit 
disposition. In addition, a Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement (CCSS) 
will continue to be a key focus in 2007-2008. The CCSS collects 
information on cervical cancer screening practices performed by 
selected physician specialties. It will allow the CDC/National Center 
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion to evaluate 
cervical cancer screening methods and the use of human papillomavirus 
tests.
    Users of NAMCS data include, but are not limited to, congressional 
offices, Federal agencies, state and local governments, schools of 
public health, colleges and universities, private industry, nonprofit 
foundations, professional associations, clinicians, researchers, 
administrators, and health planners. NCHS is seeking OMB approval to 
extend this survey for an additional three years. There are no costs to 
the respondents other than their time.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of     Avg. burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs)            hours
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Office-based physicians:
    Induction Interview.........................           3,350               1           28/60           1,563
    Patient Record Form.........................           2,513              30            4/60           5,026
    CCSS........................................             712               1           15/60             178
Community Health Center:
    Induction Interview--Directors..............             104               1           20/60              35
    Induction Interview--Providers..............             312               1           35/60             182
    Patient Record Form.........................             312              30            5/60             780
    CCSS........................................             312               1           15/60              78
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        Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           7,842
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    Dated: January 5, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-211 Filed 1-11-06; 8:45 am]
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