[Federal Register: March 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 47)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-08-0692]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction 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 Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Notice of Correction to Burden Table
Proposed Project
A Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Medical and
Allied Health Professionals Regarding Fetal Alcohol Exposure--
Revision--National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Description of Correction
The previous 30-day Federal Registrar (FRN) published January 25,
2008, Volume 73, No. 17, Pages 4575-4576, was submitted with an error
showing five previously approved forms. This notice is corrected to
show only the requested number of burden hours to continue this
project.
Background and Brief Description
Maternal prenatal alcohol use is one of the leading, preventable,
causes of birth defects and developmental disabilities. Children
exposed to alcohol during fetal development can suffer a wide array of
disorders, from subtle changes in I.Q. and behaviors to profound mental
retardation. These conditions are known as fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASDs). The most severe condition within the spectrum is
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), which involves disorders of the brain,
growth retardation, and facial malformations.
Physicians and other health practitioners play a vital role in
diagnosing FAS and in screening women of child-bearing age for alcohol
consumption and drinking during pregnancy. In Diekman's, et al. (2000)
study of obstetricians and gynecologists, only one fifth of doctors
surveyed reported abstinence to be the safest way to avoid the adverse
outcomes associated with fetal alcohol exposure. Importantly, 13% of
doctors surveyed were not sure of levels of alcohol consumption
associated with adverse outcomes. One of CDC's multifaceted initiatives
in combating alcohol-exposed pregnancies is the education and
reeducation of medical and allied health students and practitioners.
In fiscal year 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) received a congressional mandate to develop guidelines for the
diagnosis of FAS and other conditions resulting from prenatal alcohol
exposure; and to incorporate these guidelines into curricula for
medical and allied health students and practitioners [Public Health
Service Act Section 317K (247b-12) b and c].
In response to the second congressional mandate listed above, CDC
proposed five national surveys of health providers. In August of 2005,
OMB approved these five surveys under control number 0920-0692. The
purposes of the surveys are to assess, among various health care
provider groups, their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding
the prevention, identification, and treatment of FASDs. These health
care provider groups are pediatricians, obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-
GYNs), psychiatrists, family physicians, and allied health
professionals.
The results of the surveys will help to inform further development
of model FASD curricula to disseminate among medical and allied health
students and professionals nation wide using a variety of formats
including computer interactive learning applications, workshops and
conferences, Continuing Medical Education credit courses, and medical
and allied health school grand rounds and clerkships. Consistent with
OMB's previous terms of clearance, CDC does not expect the results to
be generalizable to the larger populations of the professional
organizations from which the samples were drawn. Instead, the survey
results will provide necessary information to further develop and
refine educational materials for medical and allied health students and
practitioners and to evaluate their effectiveness. No gifts or
compensation will be given to respondents who complete the survey. An
average of one survey per year will be conducted.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are 375.
Estimated Annualized Burden
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Average burden per
Type of respondent No. of respondents No. of responses response (in
per respondent hours)
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Selected Survey Instrument.......................... 900 1 25/60
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Dated: February 29, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-4650 Filed 3-7-08; 8:45 am]
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