[Federal Register: December 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 244)]
[Notices]
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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-07-0028]
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
Evaluation of Customer Satisfaction with the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry Internet Home Page and Links (OMB No.
0923-0028)--Extension--Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
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 (CERCLA), as amended, is to assess the presence and
nature of health hazards at specific Superfund sites. To help prevent
or reduce further exposure and the illnesses that result from such
exposures. ATSDR, the lead Agency within the Public Health Service for
implementing the health-related provisions of CERCLA and its 1986
amendments, the Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (SARA),
ATSDR received additional responsibilities in environmental public
health. This act broadened ATSDR's responsibilities in the areas of
health assessments, establishment and maintenance of toxicologic
databases, information dissemination, and medical education.
Furthermore, in accordance with the Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-62), the e-Government Act of 2002, and the
Federal Enterprise Architecture are key elements of the Presidents
Management Agenda. These ``e-government'' initiatives have required
staff at all levels of the Federal government with the improvement of
program effectiveness and public accountability by promoting new
focuses on results, service quality, and customer satisfaction. These
staff are further charged with responsibility to articulate clearly the
results of their programs in terms that are understandable to their
customers, their stakeholders, and the American taxpayer. This project
addresses these concerns and serves to improve ATSDR's health promotion
agenda by providing data on which to assess and improve the usefulness
and usability of information provided via Internet.
ATSDRs extension (continuation) efforts will follow the guidance
articulated in our reinstatement application submitted and approved in
2003. Our current survey, the ``ATSDR Web Site User Satisfaction
Survey,'' was combined in the past under project 0920-0449 ``Evaluation
of Customer Satisfaction of the CDC and ATSDR Internet Home Page and
Links.'' Having our own survey would allow us to tailor the survey to
our needs, manage the project effectively, and ensure that we collect
the necessary information to evaluate customer satisfaction of our Web
site. The 2003 reinstatement request was further modified by our most
recent I-83c submission adding five replicate product-specific surveys
to the OMB 0923-0028 inventory for this project. ATSDR is requesting an
extension without change for the following surveys:
ATSDR Web Site User Satisfaction Survey (WSUS)
Toxicological Profiles User Satisfaction Survey (TPUS)
ToxFAQsTM User Satisfaction Survey (TFUS)
Public Health Statements User Satisfaction Survey (PHSUS)
Toxicology Curriculum for Communities Training Manual User
Satisfaction Survey (TCCUS)
ToxProfilesTM CD-ROM User Satisfaction Survey
(TP-CDUS)
ATSDR has designed this site to serve the general-public, persons
at risk for exposure to hazardous substances, collaborating
organizations, state and local governments, and health professionals.
As a ``Support Delivery of Services'' tool, the ATSDR Web site presents
information focused on prevention of exposure and adverse human health
effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to
hazardous substances from waste sites, unplanned releases, and other
sources of pollution present in the environment. Furthermore, as a Web
based delivery tool it advances the agencies health promotional
messages, product outreach activities, and future survey options
currently under consideration. Therefore, it is critical that ATSDR
have the capacity to answer whether or not these expenditures elicit
the desired effects or impact. The results of this project will ensure
that these audiences will continue to find our knowledge products and
informational pieces easy to access, clear, informative and useful.
Specifically, this project will continue to examine whether current and
future informational updates are presented in an appropriate
technological format and whether it meets the needs, wants, and
preferences of visitors (``customers'') to the ATSDR Web site.
This extension request is for a three-year period. The survey
questions have been held to the absolute minimum required for the use
of the data. There are no costs to the respondents other than their
time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours:
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Average
Respondents & percent of form Number of Number of burden per Total burden
name use Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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ATSDR Web site Visitors (50%) WSUS............. 1,000 1 5/60 83
ATSDR Web site Visitors (15%) TPUS............. 300 1 5/60 25
ATSDR Web site Visitors (15%) TFUS............. 300 1 5/60 25
ATSDR Web site Visitors (5%). PHSUS............ 100 1 5/60 8
ATSDR Web site Visitors (8%). TCCUS............ 160 1 5/60 13
ATSDR Web site Visitors (7%). TP-CDUS.......... 140 1 5/60 12
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Total.................... ................. .............. .............. .............. 166
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Dated: December 14, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-21718 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]
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