[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32758-32759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12147]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-16-15BCU]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments 
should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Supplement on Culturally 
and Linguistically Appropriate Services (NAMCS CLAS)--New--National 
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    As the population of the United States becomes increasingly 
diverse, it is important that health care providers deliver culturally 
and linguistically competent services. Culturally and linguistically 
appropriate services (CLAS) are respectful of and responsive to 
individual cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, 
health literacy levels, and communication needs. The National CLAS 
Standards in Health and Health Care were established in 2000 by the 
Office of Minority Health (OMH), Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS) to advance health equity, improve quality, and 
eliminate health care disparities. In 2013, OMH published the Enhanced 
Standards for CLAS in Health and Health Care to revise the National 
CLAS Standards in order to reflect advancements made since 2000, expand 
their scope and improve their clarity to ensure better understanding 
and implementation. Although there has been increased awareness and 
efforts to train culturally and linguistically competent health care 
providers, there has not been a systematic evaluation of the level of 
adoption or implementation of the National CLAS Standards among 
physicians. Due to the limited understanding of how the Standards are 
adopted and implemented, it is difficult to know what goals have been 
achieved and which need more work.
    OMH came to NCHS' Division of Health Care Statistics with this 
project because of our expertise collecting data from physicians in the 
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). The NAMCS CLAS project 
meets two of the Division's missions: conduct multidisciplinary 
research directed towards development of new scientific knowledge on 
the provision, use, quality, and appropriateness of ambulatory care; 
and develop and sustain collaborative partnerships internally within 
DHHS and externally with public, private, domestic and international 
entities on health care statistics programs. The purpose of the NAMCS 
CLAS survey is to describe the awareness, training, adoption, and 
implementation of the Enhanced Standards for CLAS in Health and Health 
Care among office-based physicians. The information will be collected 
directly from physician respondents through an online survey, paper 
form or telephone administration. Telephone interviews will be the 
follow-up alternative for non-respondents. Information that will be 
collected includes demographic information, specialty, number of years 
the physician has provided direct patient care, training related to 
cultural competency and the National CLAS Standards, provision of CLAS 
to patients, organizational characteristics that aided or hindered 
provision of CLAS, and awareness of the National CLAS Standards.
    The target universe of the NAMCS CLAS includes non-federally 
employed physicians who were classified by the American Medical 
Association (AMA) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) as 
providing ``office-based, patient care.'' The target universe excludes 
physicians in the specialties of anesthesiology, radiology, and 
pathology. The survey sample of 2,400 physicians will be used as the 
basis to provide regional and national estimates. Participation in the 
NAMCS CLAS is voluntary. There will be no financial incentive to 
participate. A one-year approval will be requested.
    There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annual burden hours are 676.

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    Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Office-based physicians...............  NAMCS CLAS questionnaire           2,400               1           15/60
Office-based physicians (non-           NAMCS CLAS Phone Script.             912               1            5/60
 respondents).
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-12147 Filed 5-23-16; 8:45 am]
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