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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Total .......................................................................................................... 50 1 2 100 

Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annual 

cost burden associated with the 

respondents’ time to participate in this 

information collection. The annual cost 

burden for the Environmental Scan 

Interviews is estimated to be $4,984. 

EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Total burden 

hours 

Average 

hourly wage 

rate * 

Total cost 

burden 

Environmental Scan Interviews ....................................................................... 50 100 a $49.84 $4,984 

Total .......................................................................................................... 50 100 a 49.84 4,984 

* National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2014, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’ aBased on the mean wages for Medical and Health Services Managers 11–9111. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s 

information collection are requested 

with regard to any of the following: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of AHRQ health care 

research and health care information 

dissemination functions, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including 

hours and costs) of the proposed 

collection(s) 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 upon the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the Agency’s subsequent 

request for OMB approval of the 

proposed information collection. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Sharon B. Arnold, 

Deputy Director. 

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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for 

the proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address any of the 

following: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agencies estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) Minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses; and (e) Assess information 

collection costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct 

written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice to the Attention: CDC Desk 

Officer, Office of Management and 

Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 

to (202) 395–5806. Written comments 

Information Collection Request 

Procedures Manual 35 should be 

received within 30 days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

The National Ambulatory Medical 

Care Survey (NAMCS), (OMB No. 0920– 

0234, expires 12/31/2017)—Revision— 

National Center for Health Statistics 

(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 306 of the Public Health 

Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as 

amended, authorizes that the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services, acting 

through NCHS, shall collect statistics on 

the utilization of health care provided 

by non-federal office-based physicians 

in the United States. On December 19, 

2014, the OMB approved data collection 

for three years from 2015 to 2017. This 

revision is to request approval to 

continue NAMCS data collection 

activities for three years from 2016– 

2018 and to add questions to the 

physician interview that pertain to 

policies, services, and experiences 

related to the prevention and treatment 

of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) 

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and others. Small modifications will 

also be made to questions on the use of 

electronic health records. This notice 

also covers a decrease in the sample size 

resulting from smaller budget 

allocations and oversampling in 

previous years. Due to this decrease, 

selected state estimates will not be 

available for 2016–2018 data. 

The National Ambulatory Medical 

Care Survey (NAMCS) has been 

conducted intermittently from 1973 

through 1985, and annually since 1989. 

The purpose of NAMCS, a voluntary 

survey, is to meet the needs and 

demands for statistical information 

about the provision of ambulatory 

medical care services in the United 

States. Ambulatory services are 

rendered in a wide variety of settings, 

including physicians’ offices and 

hospital outpatient and emergency 

departments. 

The NAMCS target universe consists 

of all office visits made by ambulatory 

patients to non-Federal office-based 

physicians (excluding those in the 

specialties of anesthesiology, radiology, 

and pathology) who are engaged in 

direct patient care. In 2006, physicians 

and mid-level providers (i.e., nurse 

practitioners, physician assistants, and 

nurse midwives) practicing in 

community health centers (CHCs) were 

added to the NAMCS sample, and these 

data will continue to be collected. 

To complement NAMCS data, NCHS 

initiated the National Hospital 

Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 

(NHAMCS, OMB No. 0920–0278, 

expires 02/28/18) in 1992 to provide 

data concerning patient visits to 

hospital outpatient and emergency 

departments. NAMCS and NHAMCS are 

the principal sources of data on 

ambulatory care provided in the United 

States. 

There is no cost to the respondents 

other than their time. Burden hours 

have seen a net reduction of 19,876 

hours since the previously approved 

package, primarily due to a sample size 

decrease. Currently, there is not a plan 

to include state-based estimates in the 

future, unless funding is increased 

sufficiently to support oversampling in 

the states for which state based 

estimates are desired. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hrs.) 

Total burden 

(in hrs.) 

Office-based physicians .................... Physician Induction Interview 

(NAMCS–1).

2,590 1 45/60 1,943 

Patient Record form (NAMCS–30) 

(Physician abstracts).

259 30 14/60 1,813 

Prepare and transmit EHR (MU OnBoarding).130 1 1 130 

Pulling, re-filing medical record 

forms (FR abstracts).

2,201 30 1/60 1,101 

Community Health Centers ............... Induction Interview—service delivery 

site (NAMCS–201).

104 1 30/60 52 

Induction Interview—Providers 

(NAMCS–1).

234 1 30/60 117 

Patient Record form (NAMCS–30) 

(Provider abstracts).

23 30 14/60 161 

Pulling, re-filing medical record 

forms (FR abstracts).

211 30 1/60 106 

Re-abstraction study ......................... Pulling, re-filing medical record 

forms (FR abstracts).

72 10 1/60 12 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 5,435 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review 

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces a meeting for the initial 

review of applications in response to 

Funding Opportunity Announcement 

(FOA) SH16–001, Research and 

Methods in Health Statistics. 

Time And Date: 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 

March 3, 2016 (Closed). 

Place: Teleconference. 

Status: The meeting will be closed to 

the public in accordance with 

provisions set forth in Section 

552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and 

the Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services 

Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92– 

463. 

Matters For Discussion: The meeting 

will include the initial review, 

discussion, and evaluation of 

applications received in response to 

‘‘Research and Methods in Health 

Statistics’’, FOA SH16–001. 

Contact Person For More Information: 

Virginia S. Cain, Ph.D., Director of 

Extramural Research, National Center 

for Health Statistics, CDC, 3311 Toledo 

Rd., Room 7208, Hyattsville, MD, 

Telephone: (301) 458–4500. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities, for both the 

Centers for Disease Control and 


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