[Federal Register: December 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 250)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-05AT]
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 404-371-5973 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) 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
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be received within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Development of a Site Specific Evaluation Protocol for Outcome
Measurement `` New `` Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR).
ATSDR considers evaluation to be a critical component for enhancing
program effectiveness and improving resource management. ATSDR's
mandate under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (CERLCA), as amended, is to help prevent or reduce
further exposures at hazardous waste sites and the illnesses that
result from such exposures. A standardized methodology to monitor
outcomes associated with agency intervention will provide the data
needed for demonstrating effectiveness and efficiency as well as
identifying areas for improvement.
ATSDR, in cooperation with our cooperative agreement partners, is
developing a series of survey modules designed to measure individual
attitudes, knowledge, behaviors, as well as mental and physical health
self-assessments that may be influenced by health education and health
promotion efforts conducted by the agency at hazardous waste sites.
These modules will be used to determine knowledge improvements,
attitude shifts, and behavior change following specific ATSDR program
efforts and activities. The particular module used at a site will vary
depending on the contaminant(s) of concern and education/health
promotion actions undertaken. In addition, the timing of the data
collection will vary depending on whether this is a new site or one
that has been underway for some time. In general, for new sites or
existing sites with new intervention efforts, we would aim for two data
collections--baseline and post-intervention. At existing sites where
ATSDR interventions have been completed, we would collect data once--
post-intervention.
Health education and promotion activities are conducted at
approximately 250 sites annually. We estimate that 90% will have total
exposed or potentially exposed populations of 10,000 or less, and we
expect to survey up to 150 respondents at each site. At sites with
exposed or potentially exposed populations of more than 10,000, we
expect to survey up to 500 respondents at each site.
Using a standardized methodology and survey instrument to assess
outcomes related to targeted intervention activities at hazardous waste
sites will provide the agency with important feedback for program
improvement. There will be no costs to respondents except for their
time to participate in the survey.
Annualized Burden Table
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Average Total
Number of Number of Responses burden per annual
Respondents sites respondents per response burden
annually per site respondent (in hours) hours
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General Public at Existing Sites with Exposed 55 150 1 15/60 2,063
Populations of 10,000 or Less.................
General Public at Existing Sites with New 170 150 2 15/60 12,750
Interventions or New Sites with Exposed
Populations of 10,000 or Less.................
General Public at Existing Sites with Exposed 5 500 1 15/60 625
Populations of 10,000 or More.................
General Public at Existing Sites with New 20 500 2 15/60 5,000
Interventions or New Sites with Exposed
Populations of 10,000 or More.................
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Total...................................... ........... ........... ........... ........... 20,438
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Dated: December 23, 2004.
Joseph E. Salter,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-28608 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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