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OMB Control No: 0920-0234	ICR Reference No: 202105-0920-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202007-0920-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CDC	Agency Tracking No: 0920-0234
Title: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/12/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/01/2021
Terms of Clearance: Approved consistent with NCHS commitment to developmental work consistent with the recommendations of the Board of Scientific Advisors and public commenters with respect to increasing response, increasing the scope of care providers covered, and evaluation of the quality, including the utility of, EHRs for the goals of the NAMCS. Nonsubstantive change requests may be used to incorporate experimental and developmental work, as well as for the implementation of planned changes for which the methodology has been explained in the currently approved supporting statements.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2022
Responses	69,872	0	46,013
Time Burden (Hours)	6,819	0	5,038
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	179,568

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	69,872	46,013	23,975	-116
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,819	5,038	1,839	-58
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	179,568	-174,318	-5,250

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The goal of the study is to assess the health of the population through patient use of physician offices and community health centers, which include federally-qualified health centers (FQHC), FQHC look-alikes, and Urban Indian Health Centers, and to monitor the characteristics of physician practices. This IC is requesting approval of 6,819 burden hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $11,747,341

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

Agency Contact: Odion Clunis 770 488-0045 lta2@cdc.gov