[Federal Register: February 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 26)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-06-05AL]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-4766 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Evaluation and Assessment of the Effectiveness of Activities
Supporting Fire Prevention and Safety--New--The National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This project will evaluate the effectiveness of fire safety and
prevention education for second grade children and identify program
components that contribute to successful outcomes. The fire safety
prevention education programs are delivered by fire department
personnel and funded by the United States Fire Administration's (USFA)
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP). Deaths from fires and
burns are the sixth most common cause of unintentional injury-related
deaths in the United States with over three fourths of fire-related
deaths and three fourths of fire-related injuries the result of house
fires. Children are particularly at high risk for injury with
residential fire deaths rates approximately two times that of adult age
groups. The prevention programs that are funded by AFGP provide local
fire departments with resources to conduct fire safety education for
elementary school children. None of these programs has been
systematically evaluated to determine impact on fire safety knowledge,
skills, and behaviors. The proposed project does not assume a direct
link from knowledge, skills, and behaviors to reductions in fire death
rates; however, these intermediate outcomes may predispose and enable
children to protect themselves from fire-related injury.
Children's knowledge, skills, and behaviors will be studied as a
function of time (pre-, immediate post-, and 6 month post-
intervention), geographic setting (urban, rural, and suburban) and
instructional format (classroom, safety trailer, and classroom + safety
trailer). The design used in this study is a 3 x 4 factorial design
with repeated measures. A survey will be used to assess children's fire
safety knowledge, skills, and behaviors. Information will be also
collected from the children's parents on fire safety activities within
the home.
Teachers, school administrators, and the fire fighters delivering
the program will complete surveys to gather information on messages
delivered, props used, and possible additional exposures to fire safety
education. Information will also be collected regarding the school and
fire department personnel's perceptions about program sustainability
and the relationship between the fire department and school. The only
cost to the respondents is the time involved to complete the survey.
The estimated total burden hours are 3276.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden/
Type of respondents Number of responses/ response (in
respondents respondent hours)
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Fire Fighters................................................... 24 2 15/60
2nd Grade Children.............................................. 2400 3 20/60
Parents of 2nd Grade Children................................... 2400 2 10/60
Teachers of 2nd Grade Children.................................. 96 2 15/60
School Administrators........................................... 48 1 20/60
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Dated: February 1, 2006.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-1692 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am]
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