[Federal Register: November 9, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 216)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-05AD]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-498-1210 or
send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
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. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Helping to End Lead Poisoning (HELP): A Questionnaire Study of
Medicaid Providers' Beliefs, Barriers, Knowledge, and Cues to Action
for Childhood Blood Lead Testing--New--National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
According to the United States Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), lead poisoning is one of the most serious
environmental threats to children in the United States. Very high blood
lead levels in children can cause encephalopathy, coma, and even death.
At lower levels, lead poisoning is a silent attacker because most
children who are lead poisoned do not show symptoms. Low levels of lead
poisoning are often associated with reductions in IQ and attention
span, and with learning disabilities, hyperactivity, and behavioral
problems. Because of these subtle effects, the best way to determine if
a child has lead poisoning is by giving the child a blood lead test.
Children eligible for Medicaid are typically at highest risk for lead
exposure. DHHS policies require blood lead testing for all children
participating in federal health care programs. However, most children
in or targeted by federal health care programs have not been tested.
This study will help to provide some of the reasons why most children
are not being tested.
Although blood lead testing is important, it is ineffective unless
it is performed when the child is young enough to receive the full
benefits of effective environmental interventions. Thus, it was
determined by CDC that more information is needed to understand the
barriers Medicaid providers face when it comes to blood lead testing.
HELP is a comparison study between two communities in Wisconsin. To
determine why some areas in Wisconsin have high blood lead testing
rates and others do not, Medicaid providers in two areas will be
studied. Community 1 has high and Community 2 has low blood lead
testing rates. Questionnaires will be mailed to all Medicaid providers
in these two Wisconsin communities. The questionnaires will be mailed
from the Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. CDC will analyze the data from the
questionnaires. CDC and the Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program staff will use this information to understand the
barriers Medicaid providers face concerning blood lead testing and to
develop effective strategies that promote blood lead testing among
Medicaid providers. There are no costs to respondents except their time
to participate.
Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Respondents respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hrs.)
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Targeted Medicaid Providers in Wisconsin........ 500 1 10/60 83
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Total........................................... .............. .............. .............. 83
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Dated: November 3, 2004.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-24893 Filed 11-8-04; 8:45 am]
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