Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 6163-6164 [E9-2444]

Download as PDF 6163 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 23 / Thursday, February 5, 2009 / Notices Dated: January 29, 2009. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E9–2443 Filed 2–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P disposition. These data, together with trend data, may be used to monitor the effects of change in the health care system, for the planning of health services, improving medical education, determining health care work force needs, and assessing the health status of the population. In addition, information on cervical cancer screening practices from hospital OPD clinics will continue to be collected through the Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement (CCSS), which was added in 2006. This supplement will allow the CDC/ National Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (NCCHP) to evaluate cervical cancer screening methods and the use of human papillomavirus DNA tests. In 2009, hospital-based ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) were added to the NHAMCS sample in order to capture patient visits to hospital-based ASCs. In an effort to expand understanding of patient visits to all ASCs, NCHS proposes to add free-standing ASCs to the NHAMCS data gathering procedures in 2010. This will allow a comprehensive understanding of patient care in ASCs by gathering data on all outpatient surgeries not captured in other NCHS surveys. NHAMCS ASC data that will be collected from freestanding ASCs include patient characteristics, diagnoses, surgical and nonsurgical procedures, provider and type of anesthesia, time in and out of surgery and postoperative care, and discharge disposition. The data collected will also be compared to ASC data from the 2006 National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (OMB No. 0920– 0334). Users of NHAMCS data include, but are not limited to, congressional offices, Federal agencies, state and local governments, schools of public health, colleges and universities, private industry, nonprofit foundations, professional associations, clinicians, researchers, administrators, and health planners. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. Proposed Project National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) (OMB No. 0920–0278)—Revision—National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–09–0278) 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 the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at 404–639–5960 or send comments to CDC/ATSDR 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 use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on ‘‘utilization of health care’’ in the United States. The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) has been conducted annually since 1992. NCHS is seeking OMB approval to extend this survey for an additional three years. The purpose of NHAMCS is to meet the needs and demands for statistical information about the provision of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. Ambulatory services are rendered in a wide variety of settings, including physicians’ offices and hospital outpatient and emergency departments. The target universe of the NHAMCS is in-person visits made to outpatient departments (OPDs) and emergency departments (EDs) of nonFederal, short-stay hospitals (hospitals with an average length of stay of less than 30 days) or those whose specialty is general (medical or surgical) or children’s general. NHAMCS was initiated to complement the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS, OMB No. 0920–0234), which provides similar data concerning patient visits to physicians’ offices. NAMCS and NHAMCS are the principal sources of data on ambulatory care provided in the United States. NHAMCS provides a range of baseline data on the characteristics of the users and providers of hospital ambulatory medical care. Data collected include patients’ demographic characteristics, reason(s) for visit, providers’ diagnoses, diagnostic services, medications, and ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE Number of respondents rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Type of respondent Hospitals: Induction Interview .................................................................................... ED induction ............................................................................................. OPD induction .......................................................................................... ASC induction ........................................................................................... ED Patient Record Form .......................................................................... OPD Patient Record Form ....................................................................... ASC Patient Record Form ........................................................................ VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:34 Feb 04, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Number of responses per respondent 470 400 250 200 400 250 200 E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 1 1 4 1 100 200 100 05FEN1 Average burden per response (in hrs) 55/60 1 1 1 7/60 6/60 6/60 Total burden hours 431 400 1,000 200 4,667 5,000 2,000 6164 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 23 / Thursday, February 5, 2009 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE—Continued Number of respondents Type of respondent Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hrs) Total burden hours CCSS ........................................................................................................ Free-standing ASCs: Induction Interview .................................................................................... Patient Record Form ................................................................................ 250 1 15/60 63 200 200 1 100 55/60 6/60 183 2,000 Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 15,944 Dated: January 29, 2009. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E9–2444 Filed 2–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES essential to better understand the behavior and behavioral determinants of healthy eating and physical activity for youth in the U.S. Toward this end, CDC proposes to conduct a study involving a nationally representative sample of students attending public and private schools in grades 9–12. CDC plans to collect information from students in Spring 2010. The primary information collection will include a paper-andpencil survey, a standardized protocol to measure height and weight, and telephone interviews to elicit 24-hour dietary recalls among a subsample of respondents. Information supporting the study also will be collected from school administrators and teachers. This study has multiple purposes: (1) To provide nationally representative data on behaviors and behavioral determinants related to physical activity and nutrition, including data to measure at least two national health objectives in Healthy People 2010, an initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); (2) to provide data to help improve the clarity and strengthen the validity of questions on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (OMB No. 0920– 0493, exp. 11/30/2011), which has been conducted biennially since 1991; and (3) to understand the associations among behaviors and behavioral determinants related to physical activity and nutrition, and their association with body mass index. Study results will have significant implications for policy and program development for obesity prevention programs nationwide. There are no costs to respondents except their time. 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 use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–09–09AN] 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, 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 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 National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS)—New— National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 19 more than tripled in the past 20 years, increasing from 5% in 1980 to 17.6% in 2006. Almost two-thirds of obese young people have at least one additional risk factor for heart disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. Obese young people are more likely than children of normal weight to become overweight or obese adults, and are therefore more at risk for associated adult health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and osteoarthritis. However, healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming obese and developing related diseases. To help develop effective interventions to stem the increase of obesity among adolescents, it is ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Type of respondents Form name State Education Agency Contacts .... School District Contacts .................... School Contacts ................................ Recruitment Guidelines Script ......... Recruitment Guidelines Script ......... Recruitment Guidelines Script ......... VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:34 Feb 04, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Number of responses per respondent 17 80 133 E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 1 1 1 05FEN1 Average burden per response (in hours) 30/60 30/60 30/60 Total burden (in hours) 9 40 67

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 23 (Thursday, February 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6163-6164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2444]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-09-0278)

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 the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer at 404-639-5960 or send comments to CDC/ATSDR
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 use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) (OMB No.
0920-0278)--Revision--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on
``utilization of health care'' in the United States. The National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) has been conducted
annually since 1992. NCHS is seeking OMB approval to extend this survey
for an additional three years.
The purpose of NHAMCS is to meet the needs and demands for
statistical information about the provision of ambulatory medical care
services in the United States. Ambulatory services are rendered in a
wide variety of settings, including physicians' offices and hospital
outpatient and emergency departments. The target universe of the NHAMCS
is in-person visits made to outpatient departments (OPDs) and emergency
departments (EDs) of non-Federal, short-stay hospitals (hospitals with
an average length of stay of less than 30 days) or those whose
specialty is general (medical or surgical) or children's general.
NHAMCS was initiated to complement the National Ambulatory Medical
Care Survey (NAMCS, OMB No. 0920-0234), which provides similar data
concerning patient visits to physicians' offices. NAMCS and NHAMCS are
the principal sources of data on ambulatory care provided in the United
States.
NHAMCS provides a range of baseline data on the characteristics of
the users and providers of hospital ambulatory medical care. Data
collected include patients' demographic characteristics, reason(s) for
visit, providers' diagnoses, diagnostic services, medications, and
disposition. These data, together with trend data, may be used to
monitor the effects of change in the health care system, for the
planning of health services, improving medical education, determining
health care work force needs, and assessing the health status of the
population. In addition, information on cervical cancer screening
practices from hospital OPD clinics will continue to be collected
through the Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement (CCSS), which was
added in 2006. This supplement will allow the CDC/National Coordinating
Center for Health Promotion (NCCHP) to evaluate cervical cancer
screening methods and the use of human papillomavirus DNA tests.
In 2009, hospital-based ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) were
added to the NHAMCS sample in order to capture patient visits to
hospital-based ASCs. In an effort to expand understanding of patient
visits to all ASCs, NCHS proposes to add free-standing ASCs to the
NHAMCS data gathering procedures in 2010. This will allow a
comprehensive understanding of patient care in ASCs by gathering data
on all outpatient surgeries not captured in other NCHS surveys. NHAMCS
ASC data that will be collected from free-standing ASCs include patient
characteristics, diagnoses, surgical and nonsurgical procedures,
provider and type of anesthesia, time in and out of surgery and
postoperative care, and discharge disposition. The data collected will
also be compared to ASC data from the 2006 National Survey of
Ambulatory Surgery (OMB No. 0920-0334).
Users of NHAMCS data include, but are not limited to, congressional
offices, Federal agencies, state and local governments, schools of
public health, colleges and universities, private industry, nonprofit
foundations, professional associations, clinicians, researchers,
administrators, and health planners.
There are no costs to the respondents other than their time.

Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hrs)
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Hospitals:
Induction Interview......................... 470 1 55/60 431
ED induction................................ 400 1 1 400
OPD induction............................... 250 4 1 1,000
ASC induction............................... 200 1 1 200
ED Patient Record Form...................... 400 100 7/60 4,667
OPD Patient Record Form..................... 250 200 6/60 5,000
ASC Patient Record Form..................... 200 100 6/60 2,000

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CCSS........................................ 250 1 15/60 63
Free-standing ASCs:
Induction Interview......................... 200 1 55/60 183
Patient Record Form......................... 200 100 6/60 2,000
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 15,944
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Dated: January 29, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-2444 Filed 2-4-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P

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