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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) ......................................................
500
1
0.50
250
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 250
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments 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)
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.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: May 12, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
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review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
To request a copy of these requirements,
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. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
National Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey (NAMCS) (OMB No. 0920–
0234)—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. NAMCS was
conducted annually from 1973 to 1981,
again in 1985, and resumed as an
annual survey in 1989. The purpose of
NAMCS is to meet the needs and
demands for statistical information
about the provision of ambulatory
medical care services in the United
States. NCHS is seeking OMB approval
to extend this survey for three years.
Ambulatory services are rendered in a
wide variety of settings, including
physician offices and hospital
outpatient and emergency departments.
The NAMCS target universe consists of
all office visits made by ambulatory
patients to non-Federal office-based
physicians (excluding those in the
specialties of anesthesiology, radiology,
and pathology) who are engaged in
direct patient care.
In 2006, physicians and mid-level
providers (i.e., nurse practitioners,
physician assistants, and nurse
midwives) practicing in community
health centers (CHCs) were added to the
NAMCS sample, and these data will
continue to be collected. To
complement NAMCS data, NCHS
initiated the National Hospital
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
(NHAMCS, OMB No. 0920–0278) in
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1992 to provide data concerning patient
visits to hospital outpatient and
emergency departments. NAMCS and
NHAMCS are the principal sources of
data on ambulatory care provided in the
United States.
NAMCS provides a range of baseline
data on the characteristics of the users
and providers of ambulatory medical
care. Data collected include the patients’
demographic characteristics, reason(s)
for visit, provider diagnoses, diagnostic
services, medications, and visit
disposition. In addition, information on
cervical cancer screening practices in
physician offices will continue to be
collected through the Cervical Cancer
Screening Supplement (CCSS), which
was added in 2006. It will allow CDC’s
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP) to evaluate cervical cancer
screening methods and the use of
Human Papillomavirus DNA tests.
A supplemental mail survey on the
adoption and use of electronic medical
records (EMRs) in physician offices was
added to NAMCS in 2008, and will
continue. These data were requested by
the Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology
(ONC), Department of Health and
Human Services, to measure progress
toward goals for EMR adoption. The
mail survey will collect information on
characteristics of physician practices
and the capabilities of EMRs used in
those practices.
In 2009, in addition to conducting the
on-going survey, NAMCS will include
an additional sample of 70 physicians to
pretest additional questionnaire items
on laboratory values. These new items
were requested by the Division of Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention within
NCCDPHP to better understand the
extent to which ambulatory health care
providers identify and control abnormal
values before and after cardiovascular
disease. Users of NAMCS 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 is no cost to respondents other
than their time to participate. The total
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estimated annualized burden hours are
5,932.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Type of respondent
Form name
Core NAMCS Forms .............
Office-based physicians/CHC
providers.
Community Health Center
Directors.
Physician Induction Interview
(NAMCS–1).
Community Health Center Induction Interview
(NAMCS–201).
Patient Record form
(NAMCS–30).
Pulling, re-filing Patient
Record form (NAMCS–30).
Cervical Cancer Screening
Supplement (NAMCS–
CCS).
EMR/EHR Mail Survey .........
Physician Induction Interview
(NAMCS–1).
Patient Record form
(NAMCS–30).
Office-based physicians/CHC
providers/staff.
Office/CHC staff ....................
Office-based physicians/CHC
providers/staff.
Lab Values Pre-test Forms ...
Office-based physicians .......
Office-based physicians .......
Office-based physicians/staff
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Science Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 concerning
opportunity for public comment on
proposed collections of information, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more
information on the proposed projects or
to obtain a copy of the information
collection plans, call the SAMHSA
Reports Clearance Officer at (240) 276–
1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collections of information
are 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
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collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Recovery Services for
Adolescents and Families—New
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration’s
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment will conduct a data collection
on the helpfulness of recovery support
services for young people and their
families after leaving substance abuse
treatment. Specifically, the Recovery
Services for Adolescents and Families
(RSAF) project is trying to understand
whether or not young people and their
families find the following recovery
support services helpful: (1) Telephone/
text message support; (2) a recoveryoriented social networking site; and (3)
a family program. Approximately 200
adolescent respondents will be asked to
complete 4 data collection forms (some
repeated) during 5 interviews (baseline
and 4 follow-ups) over a 12 month
period after enrollment or discharge
from treatment. Approximately 200
collateral respondents (i.e., a parent/
guardian/concerned other) will be asked
to complete 7 data collection forms
(some repeated) during 5 interviews
(baseline and 4 follow-ups) over a 12
month period after their adolescent’s
enrollment or discharge from treatment.
Approximately 15 to 20 project staff
respondents, including Project
Coordinators, Telephone Support
Volunteers, a Social Network Site
Moderator, Family Program Clinicians,
and a Support Services Supervisor, will
be asked to complete between 2 and 5
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Type of form
Hours per
response
3,657
1
28/60
104
1
20/60
738
30
9/60
650
30
1/60
464
1
15/60
1,143
23
1
1
20/60
28/60
8
30
9/60
data collection forms at varying
intervals during the delivery of recovery
support services. Across all
respondents, a total of 26 data collection
forms will be used. Depending on the
time interval and task, information
collections will take anywhere from
about 5 minutes to 2 hours to complete.
A description of each data collection
form follows:
Follow-Up Locator Form—Participant
(FLF–P; Adolescent Respondent). The
FLF–P contains over 50 items that are a
combination of yes/no, multiple choice,
and open-ended formats. Data are
gathered about an adolescent’s contact
information, personal contacts, criminal
justice contacts, school/job contacts,
hang-out information, internet contacts,
and identifying information in order to
locate and interview that adolescent
over multiple follow-up intervals.
Global Appraisal of Individual
Needs—Initial (GAIN–I 5.6.0 Full;
Adolescent Respondent). The GAIN is
an evidence-based assessment used with
both adolescents and adults and in
outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial
hospitalization, methadone, short-term
residential, long-term residential,
therapeutic community, and
correctional programs. There are over
1,000 questions in this initial version
that are in multiple formats, including
multiple choice, yes/no, and openended. Eight content areas are covered:
Background, Substance Use, Physical
Health, Risk Behaviors and Disease
Prevention, Mental and Emotional
Health, Environment and Living
Situation, Legal, and Vocational. Each
section contains questions on the
recency of problems, breadth of
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-09-0234)
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 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 requirement of
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To
request a copy of these requirements, 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. Written comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) (OMB No. 0920-
0234)--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. NAMCS was
conducted annually from 1973 to 1981, again in 1985, and resumed as an
annual survey in 1989. The purpose of NAMCS is to meet the needs and
demands for statistical information about the provision of ambulatory
medical care services in the United States. NCHS is seeking OMB
approval to extend this survey for three years.
Ambulatory services are rendered in a wide variety of settings,
including physician offices and hospital outpatient and emergency
departments. The NAMCS target universe consists of all office visits
made by ambulatory patients to non-Federal office-based physicians
(excluding those in the specialties of anesthesiology, radiology, and
pathology) who are engaged in direct patient care.
In 2006, physicians and mid-level providers (i.e., nurse
practitioners, physician assistants, and nurse midwives) practicing in
community health centers (CHCs) were added to the NAMCS sample, and
these data will continue to be collected. To complement NAMCS data,
NCHS initiated the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
(NHAMCS, OMB No. 0920-0278) in 1992 to provide data concerning patient
visits to hospital outpatient and emergency departments. NAMCS and
NHAMCS are the principal sources of data on ambulatory care provided in
the United States.
NAMCS provides a range of baseline data on the characteristics of
the users and providers of ambulatory medical care. Data collected
include the patients' demographic characteristics, reason(s) for visit,
provider diagnoses, diagnostic services, medications, and visit
disposition. In addition, information on cervical cancer screening
practices in physician offices will continue to be collected through
the Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement (CCSS), which was added in
2006. It will allow CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) to evaluate cervical cancer
screening methods and the use of Human Papillomavirus DNA tests.
A supplemental mail survey on the adoption and use of electronic
medical records (EMRs) in physician offices was added to NAMCS in 2008,
and will continue. These data were requested by the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC),
Department of Health and Human Services, to measure progress toward
goals for EMR adoption. The mail survey will collect information on
characteristics of physician practices and the capabilities of EMRs
used in those practices.
In 2009, in addition to conducting the on-going survey, NAMCS will
include an additional sample of 70 physicians to pretest additional
questionnaire items on laboratory values. These new items were
requested by the Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention within
NCCDPHP to better understand the extent to which ambulatory health care
providers identify and control abnormal values before and after
cardiovascular disease. Users of NAMCS 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 is no cost to respondents other than their time to
participate. The total
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estimated annualized burden hours are 5,932.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of
Type of form Type of Form name Number of responses per Hours per
respondent respondents respondent response
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Core NAMCS Forms............. Office-based Physician 3,657 1 28/60
physicians/CHC Induction
providers. Interview
(NAMCS-1).
Community Health Community 104 1 20/60
Center Health Center
Directors. Induction
Interview
(NAMCS-201).
Office-based Patient Record 738 30 9/60
physicians/CHC form (NAMCS-
providers/staff. 30).
Office/CHC staff Pulling, re- 650 30 1/60
filing Patient
Record form
(NAMCS-30).
Office-based Cervical Cancer 464 1 15/60
physicians/CHC Screening
providers/staff. Supplement
(NAMCS-CCS).
Office-based EMR/EHR Mail 1,143 1 20/60
physicians. Survey.
Lab Values Pre-test Forms.... Office-based Physician 23 1 28/60
physicians. Induction
Interview
(NAMCS-1).
Office-based Patient Record 8 30 9/60
physicians/ form (NAMCS-
staff. 30).
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Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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