[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 3309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-512]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Data Collection; Comment Request; National Survey of 
Primary Care Physicians' Recommendations and Practice for Breast, 
Cervical, Colorectal, and Lung Cancer Screening

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 (OMB) for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: National Survey of Primary Care 
Physicians' Recommendations and Practice for Breast, Cervical, 
Colorectal, and Lung Cancer Screening. Type of Information Collection 
Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: This study will 
obtain current, national data on primary care physicians' knowledge, 
attitudes, recommendations, and practices related to screening for 
breast, cervical, colorectal, and lung cancer. There have been 
substantial changes in guidelines and/or technologies for these types 
of cancer screening in recent years. The data collected in this study 
will support and further NCI work in monitoring and evaluating 
providers' cancer control knowledge, attitudes, and practices and their 
impact on population health, as well as enable monitoring of progress 
toward major cancer control goals. Two questionnaires, one covering 
breast and cervical cancer screening and the other colorectal and lung 
cancer screening, will be administered by mail or telephone to a 
randomly-selected national sample of primary care physicians. Frequency 
of Response: One Time. Affected Public: Medical practices, clinics, or 
other health care organizations. Type of Respondents: Primary Care 
Physicians. Burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of        Average        Estimated
                  Questionnaire                      number of     responses per   burden hours    total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response    burden hours
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Breast and cervical cancer screening............            1250               1           0.333          416.25
Colorectal and lung cancer screening............            1250               1           0.333          416.25
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           832.5
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    There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Costs to report.
    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; (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, Division of Cancer Control and Population 
Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza North 4005, 6130 
Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7344 or call non-toll-
free (301) 402-3362 or 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: January 11, 2006.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 06-512 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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