Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 207 / Thursday, October 27, 2005 / Notices 61979 

Dated: October 21, 2005. 

Diane Allen, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 05–21433 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; The NIDA Primary Care 

Physician Outreach Project 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 concerning 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed collection of information, the 

National Institute on Drug Abuse 

(NIDA), the National Institutes of Health 

(NIH) will publish periodic summaries 

of proposed projects to be submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. 

Proposed Collection: Title: The NIDA 

Primary Care Physician Outreach 

Project Type of Information Collection 

Request: NEW. Need and Use of 

Information Collection: This is a request 

for a 4-year generic clearance to study 

the extent to which NIDA is (1) 

increasing awareness among primary 

care physicians and other medical 

professionals about drug addiction as a 

major public health issue, (2) increasing 

their awareness of NIDA and NIDAfunded research, and (3) providing them 

with the information resources needed 

to incorporate such research findings 

into their clinical practices. Primary 

care physicians and other medical 

professionals, especially those who care 

for adolescents, are front line 

individuals helping patients with drug 

abuse-or drug addiction-related health 

and mental health problems. Each has 

key roles in obtaining, disseminating, 

and applying drug abuse and addiction 

resource materials in clinical practice. 

This effort is made according to 

Executive Order 12862, which directs 

Federal agencies that provide significant 

services directly to the public to survey 

customers to determine the kind and 

quality of services they want and their 

level of satisfaction with existing 

services. 

Formative, process, and outcome 

evaluations using a multi-method 

approach (surveys, focus, groups, case 

studies) will be employed to determine 

the most appropriate resources and also 

the usefulness of the materials 

developed for physicians and other 

medical professionals. Measures will 

include the following variables: the 

information needs and learning styles 

and preferences of physicians and other 

medical professionals; their knowledge/ 

awareness of NIDA and the NIDA 

resources developed for physicians and 

other medical professionals; their 

attitudes toward NIDA and the NIDA 

resources developed for them; their use 

of the resources developed by NIDA; 

and ways to strengthen NIDA’s 

knowledge dissemination activities. 

Frequency of Response: This project 

will be conducted annually or 

biennially. Affected Public: Individuals, 

organizations, and businesses. Type of 

Respondents: physicians, physician 

assistants, nurses, medical office 

managers, hospital/clinic based health 

educators, and hospital/clinic based 

social workers. The reporting burden is 

as follows: Estimated Total Annual 

Number of Respondents: 1118; 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2; Average Burden Hours 

per Response: 0.39. Estimated Total 

Annual Burden Hours Requested: 

872.24. There are no Capital Costs to 

report. There are no Operating or 

Maintenance Costs to report. The 

estimated annualized burden is 

summarized below. 

Respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Estimated total 

burden hours 

Physicians ........................................................................................................ 2,873 2 0.39 2,240.94 

Physician Assistants ........................................................................................ 320 2 0.39 249.6 

Nurses .............................................................................................................. 320 2 0.39 249.6 

Medical Office Managers ................................................................................. 320 2 0.39 249.6 

Hospital/Clinic Based Health Educators .......................................................... 320 2 0.39 249.6 

Hospital/Clinic Based Social Workers ............................................................. 320 2 0.39 249.6 

Total .......................................................................................................... 4,473 ........................ ........................ 3,488.94 

Annualized Totals (clearance for 4-year project) .............................. 1,118 ........................ ........................ 872.24 

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 functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (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 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated 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 information collection plans, contact 

Jan Lipkin, Project Officer, National 

Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive 

Boulevard, Room 5219, Bethesda, MD 

20852, or call non-toll-free number (301) 

443–1124; fax (301) 443–7397; or by email to jlipkin@nida.nih.gov. 

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. 

Laura Rosenthal, 

Associate Director for Management, National 

Institute for Drug Abuse. 

[FR Doc. 05–21416 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P