[Federal Register: October 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 194)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-06-0502]
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 404-639-5960
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
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2010
Evaluation (0920-0502)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
REACH 2010 is a part of the Department of Health and Human
Services' response to the President's Race Initiative and to the
Healthy People 2010 goal to eliminate health disparities in the health
status of racial and ethnic minorities.
After initial review of the national data, a study approach was
adopted on the statistical techniques of ``excess deaths'' to define
the difference in minority health in relation to non-minority health.
The analysis of excess deaths revealed that six specific health areas
accounted for more than 80 percent of the higher annual proportion of
minority deaths. Because of these sobering statistics, and the
overarching goals of Healthy People 2010 to eliminate disparities in
health, this program was launched in 1999 and is currently ongoing.
This is a proposed revision to the currently approved project. REACH
2010 will help to continue assessing the prevalence of self-reported
risk behaviors associated with cardiovascular disease, health
disparities in infant mortality; deficits in breast and cervical cancer
screening and management; diabetes; HIV/AIDS; and deficits in childhood
and adult immunizations.
This jointly developed program was designed to be lead by the
communities in which it serves, and to demonstrate that adequately
funded community-based programs can be instrumental in reducing health
disparities in their communities. REACH 2010 serves communities with:
African American, American Indian, Hispanic American, Asian American,
and Pacific Islander citizens. As part of the program evaluation, CDC
has collected uniform surveys annually in 27 communities since 2001.
The survey which contains questions that are standard public health
performance measures for each health priority areas are administered by
telephone or in-person interview. REACH 2010 will be changed so that
these surveys will be conducted in only 20 communities (900 individuals
each) after October 2007. However, the questionnaire used will remain
the same.
There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate
in the survey.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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No. of Average burden
Respondents No. of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) hours)
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Adult ages 18 and older who live in communities 18,000 1 15/60 4,500
participating in the REACH 2010 Program........
Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 4,500
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Dated: October 2, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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