[Federal Register: November 7, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 215)]
[Notices]
[Page 65116-65117]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-07-05AT]
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 404-639-5960
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
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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
A Site Specific Modular Evaluation Instrument for Behavior Outcome
Measurement--New--Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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, and behaviors, and to provide 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 module or modules used at each program site
will vary depending on the contaminant(s) of concern and the health
education/promotion actions undertaken. In addition, the timing of the
data collection will vary depending on whether this is a new program
site or one that has had health education/promotion activities underway
for some time. In general, for new sites or existing sites with new
intervention efforts, we would aim for two data collections: one
baseline and one post-intervention. At existing sites where ATSDR
interventions have been completed, we would conduct one post-
intervention data collection.
Health education and promotion activities are conducted at
approximately 250 sites annually. We estimate that 90% of the program
sites will have populations of 10,000 or fewer persons who have been
exposed, or potentially exposed, to contaminants of concern. We expect
to survey up to 150 respondents at each site in this category. At sites
with exposed or potentially exposed populations of more than 10,000
persons, 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.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of Responses per burden per Total annual
Respondents sites annually respondents respondent response (in burden (in
hours) hours)
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General Public at Existing Sites 55 150 1 20/60 2,750
with Exposed Populations of
10,000 or Less.................
General Public at Existing Sites 170 150 2 20/60 17,000
with New Interventions or New
Sites with Exposed Populations
of 10,000 or Less..............
General Public at Existing Sites 5 500 1 20/60 833
with Exposed Populations of
10,000 or More.................
General Public at Existing Sites 20 500 2 20/60 6,667
with New Interventions or New
Sites with Exposed Populations
of 10,000 or More..............
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Total....................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 27,250
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Dated: November 1, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-18746 Filed 11-6-06; 8:45 am]
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