Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:

Comment Request

In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public

comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects

being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to

obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call

the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1891.

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.

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Proposed Project: Survey of Provider Practices in Retrieving

Statewide Authorized Newborn Screening Results NEW

The ability of the primary care pediatrician to access rapidly the

results of mandated State newborn screening test results for their

patients may suffer from poor communication from the State newborn

screening system. The purpose of this preliminary survey is:

(1) To determine current practices of primary care pediatricians in

retrieving results of Statewide newborn screening tests;

(2) To assess the effectiveness and timeliness of State newborn

screening systems in providing results to the primary care

pediatrician; and,

(3) To assess the satisfaction of primary care pediatricians with

the communication and retrieval aspects of the mandated State newborn

screening system.

This survey is being conducted in order to obtain more direct

information regarding current practices as they impact on the primary

care providers ability to access, retrieve and document the results of

newborn screening. The study population will consist of 4,000 randomly

selected board certified primary care pediatricians who are members of

the American Academy of Pediatrics. An assessment of current practices

in retrieving results of Statewide newborn screening will be

accomplished using a self-administered mail questionnaire.

The estimated respondent burden is as follows:

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Number of Responses per Hours per Total burden

Type of respondent respondents respondent response hours

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Pediatricians............................... 4,000 1 8 minutes 533

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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance

Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,

MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this

notice.

Dated: October 5, 1998.

Jane Harrison,

Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 98-27287 Filed 10-9-98; 8:45 am]

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