[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44265-44266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18511]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Online Skills Training for 
PCPs on Substance Abuse

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)A of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the 
National Institutes of Health has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information 
collection listed below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days 
for public comment.
    Proposed Collection:
    Title: Online Skills Training for PCPs on Substance Abuse.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This research will evaluate 
the effectiveness of the Online Skills Training for PCPs on Substance 
Abuse, via the Web site SBIRTTraining.com, to positively impact the 
knowledge, attitudes, intended behaviors and clinical skills of primary 
care physicians in the U.S. who treat substance abuse patients. The 
Online Skills Training for PCPs on Substance Abuse is a new program 
developed with funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The 
primary goal is to assess the impact of the training program on 
knowledge, attitude, intended behavior, and clinical skills. A 
secondary goal is to assess learner satisfaction with the program. If 
the program is a success, there will be a new, proven resource 
available to primary care physicians to improve their ability to assess 
and treat substance use disorders. In order to evaluate the 
effectiveness of the program, information will be collected from 
primary care physicians before exposure to the Web based materials 
(pre-test), after exposure to the Web based materials (post-test), and 
4-6 weeks after the program has been completed (follow-up).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Primary care physicians who treat patients who 
have substance abuse.
    Type of Respondents: Physicians.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.75.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 180.

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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $13,500. There 
are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to 
report.

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                                                                  Estimated
                                                 Estimated        number of      Average burden     Estimated
             Type of respondents                 number of      responses per      hours per      annual burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response     hours requested
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Primary care physicians.....................              80                3             0.75              180
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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Quandra Scudder, Project Officer, NIH/NIDA/CCTN, 
Room 3105, MSC 9557, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-9557 
or e-mail your request, including your address to 
[email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: July 21, 2010.
Mary Affeldt,
Executive Officer (OM Director), NIDA.
[FR Doc. 2010-18511 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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