Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 66837-66838 [05-21910]

Download as PDF 66837 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2005 / Notices Submission of Written Information The Working Group invites written submissions on those topics to be addressed at the Working Group business meeting listed above. In general, individuals or organizations wishing to provide written information for consideration by the Citizens’ Health Care Working Group should submit information electronically to citizenshealth@ahrq.gov. Since all electronic submissions will be posted on the Working Group Web site, separate submissions by topic will facilitate review of ideas submitted on each topic by the Working Group and the public. Carolyn M. Clancy, Director. [FR Doc. 05–21863 Filed 11–1–05; 11:42 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day–06–0334] Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations 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) 639–4766 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 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 National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery—Reinstatement—National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (NSAS) was previously conducted by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics from 1994 through 1996. It is the principal source of data on ambulatory surgery center (ASC) services in the United States. It complements surgery data obtained in the NCHS National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) (OMB No. 0920–0212), which provides annual data concerning the nation’s use of inpatient medical and surgical care provided in short-stay, non-Federal hospitals. The NSAS is a national probability sample survey of ambulatory surgery visits in hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. It has been the benchmark against which special programmatic data sources are compared. Data for the NSAS will be collected annually beginning in 2006 from a nationally representative sample of hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. The hospital universe includes noninstitutional hospitals exclusive of Federal, military, and Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals located in the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The universe of freestanding facilities includes the freestanding ambulatory surgery centers licensed by states and/or certified as ambulatory surgery centers for Medicare reimbursement. As in the earlier survey, facilities specializing in dentistry, podiatry, abortion, family planning, or birthing will be excluded. As with previous years, the data items which will be abstracted from medical records are the basic core variables from the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) as well as surgery times, total charges and information on anesthesia, complications from surgery and anesthesia. Since the publication of the 60-day notice in the Federal Register on March 10, 2005 (FR 70 No. 46. p. 11985), changes made to the conduct of the NSAS include collecting data from fewer medical records and collecting more information from each participating facility, such as the use of electronic medical records, facility hours of operation, physician specialty and board certification, complications from surgery and anesthesia, plans to handle unexpected emergencies, and post-surgical follow-up. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The annualized burden hours are 11,231. ESTIMATES OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Data collection forms and type of respondents Induction ...................................................................................................................................... Out-of-scope verification .............................................................................................................. Sample Listing Sheet: ASC Personnel ..................................................................................................................... Census Personnel ................................................................................................................ Medical Abstract: ASC Personnel ..................................................................................................................... Census Personnel ................................................................................................................ Annual Update ............................................................................................................................. Quality Control ............................................................................................................................. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:27 Nov 02, 2005 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM Number of responses/ respondent Averge burden response (in hrs.) 227 150 1 1 105/60 4/60 224 264 12 12 30/60 0 324 164 488 245 132 132 1 20 12/60 2/60 5/60 2/60 03NON1 66838 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2005 / Notices Dated: October 27, 2005. Betsey Dunaway, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 05–21910 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Proposed Project Centers for Disease Control and Prevention School Associated Violent Death Surveillance System (0920–0604)— Reinstatement without change— National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [60Day–06–0604] Background and Brief Description Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations violent deaths during the 1992–99 academic years to establish the true extent of this highly visible problem. Despite the important role of schools as a setting for violence research and prevention interventions, relatively little scientific or systematic work has been done to describe the nature and level of fatal violence associated with schools. Until NCIPC conducted the first nationwide investigation of violent deaths associated with schools, public health and education officials had to rely on limited local studies and estimated numbers to describe the extent of school-associated violent death. The Division of Violence Prevention (DVP), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) proposes to maintain a system for the surveillance of school-associated homicides and suicides. The system will rely on existing public records and interviews with law enforcement officials and school officials. The purpose of the system is to (1) estimate the rate of school-associated violent death in the United States and (2) identify common features of schoolassociated violent deaths. The system will contribute to the understanding of fatal violence associated with schools, guide further research in the area, and help direct ongoing and future prevention programs. Violence is the leading cause of death among young people, and increasingly recognized as an important public health and social issue. In 1998, over 3,500 school aged children (5 to 18 years old) in the United States died violent deaths due to suicide, homicide, and unintentional firearm injuries. The vast majority of these fatal injuries were not school associated. However, whenever a homicide or suicide occurs in or around school, it becomes a matter of particularly intense public interest and concern. NCIPC conducted the first scientific study of school-associated DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 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 404–639–4766 and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to omb@cdc.gov. 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) 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 The system will draw cases from the entire United States in attempting to capture all cases of school-associated violent deaths that have occurred. Investigators will review public records and published press reports concerning each school-associated violent death. For each identified case, investigators will also interview an investigating law enforcement official (defined as a police officer, police chief, or district attorney), and a school official (defined as a school principal, school superintendent, school counselor, school teacher, or school support staff) who are knowledgeable about the case in question. Researchers will request information on both the victim and alleged offender(s)— including demographic data, their academic and criminal records, and their relationship to one another. They will also collect data on the time and location of the death; the circumstances, motive, and method of the fatal injury; and the security and violence prevention activities in the school and community where the death occurred, before and after the fatal injury event. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE Number of respondents Respondents Number of responses/ respondents Average burden/response (in hours) Total annual burden (in hours) School Officials ................................................................................................ Policy Officials ................................................................................................. 35 35 1 1 60/60 60/60 35 35 Total .......................................................................................................... 70 ........................ ........................ 70 VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:39 Nov 02, 2005 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1

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[FR Doc No: 05-21910]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-0334]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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) 639-4766 or send an e-mail 
to omb@cdc.gov. 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

    National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery--Reinstatement--National 
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).
    The National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (NSAS) was previously 
conducted by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics from 1994 
through 1996. It is the principal source of data on ambulatory surgery 
center (ASC) services in the United States. It complements surgery data 
obtained in the NCHS National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) (OMB No. 
0920-0212), which provides annual data concerning the nation's use of 
inpatient medical and surgical care provided in short-stay, non-Federal 
hospitals. The NSAS is a national probability sample survey of 
ambulatory surgery visits in hospitals and freestanding ambulatory 
surgery centers. It has been the benchmark against which special 
programmatic data sources are compared.
    Data for the NSAS will be collected annually beginning in 2006 from 
a nationally representative sample of hospitals and freestanding 
ambulatory surgery centers. The hospital universe includes 
noninstitutional hospitals exclusive of Federal, military, and 
Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals located in the 50 States and 
the District of Columbia. The universe of freestanding facilities 
includes the freestanding ambulatory surgery centers licensed by states 
and/or certified as ambulatory surgery centers for Medicare 
reimbursement. As in the earlier survey, facilities specializing in 
dentistry, podiatry, abortion, family planning, or birthing will be 
excluded. As with previous years, the data items which will be 
abstracted from medical records are the basic core variables from the 
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) as well as surgery times, 
total charges and information on anesthesia, complications from surgery 
and anesthesia. Since the publication of the 60-day notice in the 
Federal Register on March 10, 2005 (FR 70 No. 46. p. 11985), changes 
made to the conduct of the NSAS include collecting data from fewer 
medical records and collecting more information from each participating 
facility, such as the use of electronic medical records, facility hours 
of operation, physician specialty and board certification, 
complications from surgery and anesthesia, plans to handle unexpected 
emergencies, and post-surgical follow-up. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time. The annualized burden hours are 
11,231.

                                      Estimates of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of     Averge burden
          Data collection forms and type of respondents              Number of      responses/     response  (in
                                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)
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Induction.......................................................             227               1          105/60
Out-of-scope verification.......................................             150               1            4/60
Sample Listing Sheet:
    ASC Personnel...............................................             224              12           30/60
    Census Personnel............................................             264              12               0
Medical Abstract:
    ASC Personnel...............................................             324             132           12/60
    Census Personnel............................................             164             132            2/60
Annual Update...................................................             488               1            5/60
Quality Control.................................................             245              20            2/60
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    Dated: October 27, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-21910 Filed 11-2-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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