[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19978-19979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8800]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Web Based Training for Pain 
Management Providers

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) 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. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register in Vol. 75, No. 25 on 
Monday, February 8 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public 
comments were received on the planned study or any of the specific 
topics outlined in the 60 day notice. Three comments were received 
requesting information on the educational program rather than the 
study. We responded to requests for additional information from 
interested parties. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comment.
    5 CFR 1320.5 (General requirements) Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements: Final Rule requires that the agency inform the potential 
persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such 
persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Web Based Training for Pain Management Providers.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This research will evaluate 
the effectiveness of the Web Based Training for Pain Management 
Providers, via the Web site PainAndAddictionTreatment.com, to 
positively impact the knowledge, attitudes, intended behaviors and 
clinical skills of health care providers in the U.S. who treat pain. 
The Web Based Training for Pain Management Providers 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 health care providers to improve their ability to treat 
pain and addiction co-occurring in the provider's patients. In order to 
evaluate the effectives of the program, information will be collected 
from health care providers 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: Volunteer health care providers who treat patients 
with pain.
    Type of Respondents: Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician 
assistants.
    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.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $11,925. There 
are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to 
report.

 
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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   annual burden
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per         hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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Physicians......................................              60               3            0.75             135

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Other primary care providers (e.g., nurse                     20               3            0.75              45
 practitioners, physician assistants)...........
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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.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Scudder Quandra, 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 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: April 8, 2010.
Mary Affeldt,
Executive Officer (OM Director), NIDA, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-8800 Filed 4-15-10; 8:45 am]
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