Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: The National Survey of Physicians Attitudes Regarding the Care of Cancer Survivors (SPARCCS) (NCI), 57635 [E8-23443]

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 193 (Friday, October 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: The National Survey 
of Physicians Attitudes Regarding the Care of Cancer Survivors 
(SPARCCS) (NCI)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 31, 
2008 (Vol. 73, No. 148, p. 44751) and allowed 60-days for public 
comment. There were no public comments received. The purpose of this 
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The 
National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the 
respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection 
that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 
1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: NIH-Survey of Physicians Attitudes 
Regarding the Care of Cancer Survivors (SPARCCS). Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: The 
purpose of this study is to identify the beliefs, knowledge, attitudes, 
and practices of primary care physicians and cancer specialists 
regarding the components described by the IOM. These data will inform 
the process of standardization of survivorship care practices; augment 
the data collected in other cancer survivorship studies and monitor the 
progress being made toward achieving NCI strategic goals of improving 
the quality of cancer care across the cancer control continuum. This 
questionnaire adheres to The Public Health Service Act, Section 412 (42 
U.S.C. 285a-1) and Section 413 (42 U.S.C. 285a-2), which authorizes the 
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences of the National 
Cancer Institute (NCI) to establish and support programs for the 
detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer; and to 
collect, identify, analyze and disseminate information on cancer 
research, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Frequency of Response: 
Once. Affected Public: Individuals and Businesses. Type of Respondents: 
Primary care and medical oncology physicians practicing in a non-
federal facility. The annual reporting burden is estimated at 904 hours 
as shown in Table 1. The total burden hours is estimated at 1808 hours 
over the two year field period of the study. There is no capital, 
operating or maintenance costs to report.

                                                        Table 1--Estimates of Annual Burden Hours
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                                                                                                                        Average time
             Type of  respondents                            Survey                   Number of       Frequency of      per response      Annual burden
                                                                                     respondents        response       (minutes/hour)         hours
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Receptionists.................................  Screener........................             2,033                 1              5/60               169
Family Practice...............................  PCP Instrument..................               250                 1             20/60                83
General Internists............................  PCP Instrument..................               250                 1             20/60                83
OB/GYNs.......................................  PCP Instrument..................                50                 1             20/60                17
Oncologists...................................  Oncology Instrument.............               550                 1             20/60               183
Receptionists & Administrators................  Follow-Up Phone Calls...........             1,103                 4              5/60               368
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    Total.....................................  ................................             4,236  ................  ................               904
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    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to 
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Direct Comments To OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the Attention: NIH Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974. To 
request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of 
the data collection plans and instruments, contact Arnie Potosky, 
Ph.D., Task Order Monitor, Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer 
Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National 
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7344, or call non-toll-
free number (301)402-3362 or e-mail your request, including your 
address to: potoskya@mail.nih.gov.
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: August 23, 2008.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison Office, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-23443 Filed 10-2-08; 8:45 am]
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