[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73774-73775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7260]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-06-06AI]
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 404-639-4766 or
send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email
to [email protected].
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
Metropolitan Atlanta Stillbirth Management Survey: Knowledge,
Attitudes and Practice Patterns from Obstetricians, new collection,
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
(NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The U.S. Congress House Report 108-792 (joint conference report for
the Fiscal Year 2005 omnibus appropriations bill) provides specific
funding to devise a comprehensive strategy for expanding existing birth
defects surveillance systems to incorporate surveillance data on all
intrauterine fetal deaths of 20 or more week's gestation into the
Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program (MACDP). Stillbirth is
largely an understudied adverse pregnancy outcome even though it
accounts for nearly one half of all perinatal mortality. There is
currently no nationally
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accepted definition of what constitutes a stillbirth, and there are no
universally recommended, standardized stillbirth evaluation protocols
in use for the evaluation of fetal deaths. The proposed survey has been
designed to evaluate and assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice
management patterns of obstetricians in the metropolitan Atlanta area
regarding stillbirths in general, as well as in their medical practice.
This information will be used to identify prevailing deficiencies
leading to incomplete and inaccurate reporting of data relative to
stillbirths, and to develop targeted awareness and educational
strategies for participating MACDP facilities. Ongoing, accurate and
reliable population-based registries of stillbirths are essential for
conducting epidemiologic studies on the causes of and risk factors for
this pregnancy outcome. This survey will be mailed to randomly selected
obstetricians whose practices serve residents of the 5 counties
comprising metropolitan Atlanta. This survey will be conducted once and
will take approximately 2-3 months to collect the data. NCBDDD is
requesting OMB clearance for 1 (one) year. There is no cost to the
survey respondents except for the time necessary to complete the
survey.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Respondents (type) Respondents responses per per response Total burden
(number) respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Obstetricians............................... 600 1 30/60 300
Total................................... 600 ............... ............... 300
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Dated: December 7, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E5-7260 Filed 12-12-05; 8:45 am]
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