[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4575-4576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1235]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-08-0692]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

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

Background and Brief Description

    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. Importantly, 13% of 
doctors surveyed were not sure of levels of alcohol consumption 
associated with adverse outcomes. 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].
    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.
    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,

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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. An average of one survey per year will be conducted.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated annualized burden hours are 375.

                                           Estimated Annualized Burden
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
                       Type of respondent                           respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Pediatricians...................................................             900               1           25/60
Obstetrician-Gynecologists......................................             900               1           25/60
Psychiatrists...................................................             900               1           25/60
Family Physicians...............................................             900               1           25/60
Allied Health Professionals.....................................             900               1           25/60
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    Dated: January 16, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-1235 Filed 1-24-08; 8:45 am]
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