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. In response to this
congressional mandate, 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 (OBGYNs), psychiatrists,
family physicians, and allied health professionals. To date, three
of the five surveys have yet to be conducted - the survey of allied
health professionals, the survey of family physicians, and the
survey of pediatricians.
US Code:
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USC 247 Name of Law: Public Health Service
This is a revision. Previously,
we assumed we would deploy all five surveys in one year. In
actuality, it has been an average of one survey per year.
Previously, we assumed it would take 30 minutes for a respondent to
complete the survey, yet in practice, it is more accurate to
estimate 25 minutes for completion of the survey. Previously, we
had expected an 80% response rate and had thus used a sample size
of 1,000. However, a response rate of 60% is more realistic and
thus, we would prefer to increase the sample size to 1,500 to yield
900 respondents. Therefore, the annual burden will be 375, and the
annual responses will be 900.
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
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