[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 60 (Thursday, March 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 14822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5832]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by 
United States Cancer Patients Comment Period

AGENCY: National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health 
(NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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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.

DATES: The National Survey of Cancer CAM Researchers' Recommendations 
public comment period will run from May 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically at http://www.cancer.gov/cam.
    Background: Title: National Survey of Complementary and Alternative 
Medicine Use by United States Cancer Patients. Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: There 
have been many regional surveys conducted about the use of CAM by 
cancer patients, but only one national survey which was published in 
1992 The NCI is seeking to determine whether it should make an 
investment in the gathering of current nationally representative data 
on cancer patients' use of CAM.
    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 nationally representative data should be 
obtained on CAM use by U.S. cancer patients; (b) the type of data about 
CAM use by U.S. cancer patients which should be considered high 
priority; (c) whether international data on CAM use by cancer patients 
should be collected; and (d) appropriate uses for any data on CAM use 
by cancer patients that is collected.

    Dated: February 28, 2007.
Shea Buckman,
NCI OCCAM Communications and Outreach Manager, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. E7-5832 Filed 3-28-07; 8:45 am]
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