[Federal Register: December 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 238)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-05AP]
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 404-371-5976 or
send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, 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)
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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
Spanish-language Folic Acid Communication Research and Creative
Production--New--National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Pregnancies and births affected by spina bifida or anencephaly have
profound physical, emotional, and financial effects on families and
communities. Recent data from the National Birth Defects Prevention
Network surveillance system shows that folic acid food fortification
has resulted in an approximate overall 25% decline in Neural Tube
Defect (NTD) affected pregnancies. Since food fortification in 1998,
the number of babies born in the United States with these serious birth
defects has declined. Before food fortification, CDC estimated that
there were about 4,000 NTD-affected pregnancies each year. Since 1999,
CDC has observed a decline so that the CDC National Center of Birth
Defect and Developmental Disabilities now estimate that, annually,
there are about 3,000 NTD-affected pregnancies.
Despite these exciting developments, Hispanic women in the United
States remain the most vulnerable for having an NTD-affected pregnancy.
The specific reason for this increased risk remains a mystery. What we
do know is that they have a higher risk than Caucasian and African
American women in the United States. Surveys conducted by CDC in 1999
and 2000 also showed that Hispanic women had the lowest reported folic
acid knowledge and consumption. In 1995 and 1996 during the pre-
fortification period, the prevalence of spina bifida and anencephaly
among Hispanic women was about 10 per 10,000 /births or pregnancies
compared to about 8 per 10,000 among Whites and almost 6 per 10,000
among Blacks. Because Hispanic women still have the highest rate among
the 3 racial/ethnic groups, CDC continues to make reaching them its top
priority.
CDC is interested in continuing to reach Spanish-speaking Hispanic
women in the United States. Preliminary results from the Spanish Folic
Acid Campaign Evaluation Survey (SFACES) have shown that a strategy
that combines local outreach efforts and paid/earned media efforts is
effective. However, CDC does not anticipate budgetary increases that
could make a national-level Spanish language campaign possible. Also,
CDC is concerned that the SFACES campaign materials, which were
developed in 1999, may be becoming ``dated.'' While CDC has no hard
evidence that they are no longer effective, CDC does want to examine
their effectiveness in a robust manner before decisions are made about
whether to keep using them in outreach efforts in selected communities
throughout the U.S. CDC is also interested in developing a deeper
understanding of sub-groups of women within the Spanish-speaking
Hispanic population and developing effective communication strategies
for reaching them.
This project includes a systematic communication research and
product development process involving, and ultimately serving, Spanish-
speaking Hispanic women. These activities include:
a. Developing a multivariate audience-segmentation scheme using
existing data from Spanish-speaking Hispanic women;
b. Assessing the effectiveness of current campaign materials with
the identified audience segments;
c. Conducting qualitative research with audience segments;
d. Developing audience profiles for each audience segment;
e. Developing draft communication plans based on audience profiles
that outlines potential outreach strategies;
f. Presenting the possibilities to key internal and external
stakeholders to solicit input;
g. Developing and testing concepts, messages, and materials along
with implementation plans for their use; and,
h. Producing master quality copies of each material in formats that
CDC and partners can use for mass production and dissemination.
There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate
in the survey.
Annualized Burden Table
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Average
No. of No. of burden per Total burden
Respondents respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Hispanic girls, 13-18 (interviews).............. 60 1 30/60 30
Hispanic girls, 13-18 (2 focus groups).......... 24 1 1.5 36
Parents of Hispanic girls, 13-18 (interviews)... 30 1 30/60 15
Hispanic women, 19-35 (interviews).............. 120 1 30/60 60
Hispanic women, 19-35 (4 focus groups).......... 48 1 1.5 72
Materials distributors (3 focus groups)......... 36 1 1.5 54
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Total....................................... 318 .............. .............. 267
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Dated: December 3, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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