[Federal Register: July 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 128)]
[Notices]
[Page 38937-38938]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-05-0425X]
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 404-371-5983
and 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 be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
The National Centers for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE) Study--New--National Center for
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Children's Health Act of 2000 mandated CDC to establish autism
surveillance and research programs to address the number, incidence,
correlates, and causes of autism and related disabilities. Under the
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provisions of this act, CDC funded 5 CADDRE centers including the
California Department of Health and Human Services, Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment, Johns Hopkins University, the
University of Pennsylvania, and the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. CDC National Center for Birth Defect and Developmental
Disabilities will participate as the 6th site. The multi-site,
collaborative study will be an epidemiological investigation of
possible causes for the autism spectrum disorders.
Data collection methods will consist of the following: (1) Medical
and educational record review of the child participant; (2) medical
record review of the biological mother of the child participant; (3) a
packet sent to the participants with self-administered questionnaires
and a buccal swab kit; (4) a telephone interview focusing on pregnancy-
related events and early life history (biological mother and/or primary
caregiver interview); (5) a child development interview (for case
participants only) administered over the telephone or in-person; (6) a
developmental and physical exam of the child participant; (7)
biological sampling of the child participant (blood and hair); and, (8)
biological sampling of the biological parents of the child participant
(blood only). OMB clearance is requested for the self administered
questionnaires and buccal swab kit, the primary caregiver interview,
and the child development interview. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Survey respondents responses per response (in (in hrs.)
respondent hrs.)
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Cases:
--Self administered questionnaires and 644 1 3.0 1932
buccal swab kit.......................
--Primary caregiver interview.......... 644 1 40/60 429
--Child development interview.......... 644 1 3.0 1932
Controls:
--Self administered questionnaires and 1288 1 3.0 3864
buccal swab kit.......................
--Primary caregiver interview.......... 1288 1 40/60 859
--Child development interview.......... 1288 1 1.0 1288
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Total.............................. .............. .............. .............. 10,304
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Dated: June 21, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-13245 Filed 7-5-05; 8:45 am]
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