[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 226 (Monday, November 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65966-65968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22920]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-0692]


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 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting 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)

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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

    A Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Medical and 
Allied Health Professionals Regarding Fetal Alcohol Exposure--
Extension--National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental 
Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    This data collection is based on the following components of the 
Public Health Service Act: (1) Act 42 U.S.C. 241, Section 301, which 
authorizes ``research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and 
studies relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and 
prevention of physical and mental diseases and impairments of man.'' 
(2) 42 U.S.C. 247b-4, Section 317 C, which authorizes the activities of 
the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. 
This section was created by Public Law 106-310, also known as ``the 
Children's Health Act of 2000.'' This portion of the code has also been 
amended by Public Law 108-154, which is also known as the ``Birth 
Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003.''
    Maternal prenatal alcohol use is one of the leading, preventable, 
causes of birth defects and developmental disabilities. Children 
exposed to alcohol during fetal development can suffer a wide array of 
disorders, from subtle changes in I.Q. and behaviors to profound mental 
retardation. These conditions are known as fetal alcohol spectrum 
disorders (FASDs). The most severe condition within the spectrum is 
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), which involves disorders of the brain, 
growth retardation, and facial malformations.
    Physicians and other health practitioners play a vital role in 
diagnosing FAS and in screening women of child-bearing age for alcohol 
consumption and drinking during pregnancy. In Diekman's, et al. 2000, 
study of obstetricians and gynecologists, only one-fifth of doctors 
surveyed reported abstinence to be the safest way to avoid the adverse 
outcomes associated with fetal alcohol exposure.\3\ Importantly, 13% of 
doctors surveyed were not sure of levels of alcohol consumption 
associated with adverse outcomes.\3\ One of CDC's multifaceted 
initiatives in combating alcohol-exposed pregnancies is the education 
and reeducation of medical and allied health students and 
practitioners.
    In fiscal year 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC) received a congressional mandate to develop guidelines for the 
diagnosis of FAS and other conditions resulting from prenatal alcohol 
exposure; and to incorporate these guidelines into curricula for 
medical and allied health students and practitioners [Public Health 
Service Act Section 317K (247b-12) b and c] (See Appendices A-1, A-2, 
A-3.)
    In response to the second congressional mandate listed above, CDC 
proposed five national surveys of health providers. In August of 2005, 
OMB approved these five surveys under control number 0920-0692. The 
purposes of the surveys are to assess, among various health care 
provider groups, their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding 
the prevention, identification, and treatment of FASDs. These health 
care provider groups are pediatricians, obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-
GYNs), psychiatrists, family physicians, and allied health 
professionals. To date, three of the five surveys have yet to be 
conducted--the survey of allied health professionals, the survey of 
family physicians, and the survey of pediatricians.
    The results of the surveys will help to inform further development 
of model FASD curricula to disseminate among medical and allied health 
students and professionals nation wide using a variety of formats 
including computer interactive learning applications, workshops and 
conferences, Continuing Medical Education credit courses, and medical 
and allied health school grand rounds and clerkships. Consistent with 
OMB's previous terms of clearance, CDC does not expect the results to 
be generalizable to the larger populations of the professional 
organizations from which the samples were drawn. Instead, the survey 
results will provide necessary information to further develop and 
refine educational materials for medical and allied health students and 
practitioners and to evaluate their effectiveness. No gifts or 
compensation will be given to respondents who complete the survey. 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Pediatricians...................................             900               1           25/60             375
Obstetrician-Gynecologists......................             900               1           25/60             375
Psychiatrists...................................             900               1           25/60             375
Family Physicians...............................             900               1           25/60             375
Allied Health Professionals.....................             900               1           25/60             375
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
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    Dated: November 16, 2007.
Marilyn S. Radke,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-22920 Filed 11-23-07; 8:45 am]
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