[Federal Register: September 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 173)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-05-05CU]
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 404-371-5983
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email
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
Survey of HIV Care Providers--New--National Center for HIV, STD,
and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is requesting a 3-year approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to survey randomly selected HIV care providers (e.g.,
physicians and other care providers) in the United States regarding
their training history, areas of specialization, ongoing sources of
training and continuing education about HIV care, and awareness of HIV
treatment guidelines and resources. Results from this survey will be
used in conjunction with data from CDC's Morbidity Monitoring Project
(MMP) to assess who is providing HIV care, to examine the impact of
provider characteristics on the quality and standard of care being
provided to patients with HIV, to determine opportunities to improve
resources available to HIV care providers, and to evaluate the reasons
for sampled providers' participation and non-participation in MMP.
Participation in the survey is not contingent upon a provider's
involvement with the MMP. All selected HIV care providers will be asked
to participate in the survey, regardless of their participation in the
MMP.
For this proposed data collection, MMP project areas have
identified all HIV care providers in their jurisdictions, including
those providers who may not be participating in the MMP project. Of
this universe of HIV care providers, CDC plans to randomly survey 1,040
providers. Respondents will have the option to use either a Web-based
application or paper survey to participate in the survey. There is no
cost to respondents to participate in this survey other than their
time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Hour Table
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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HIV Care Providers.......................... 1040 1 45/60 780
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Dated: August 30, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-17763 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
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