[Federal Register: December 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 246)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-07-07AE]
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
Division of Oral Health Program Evaluation--NEW--National Center
for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 2000, the Surgeon General published the first ever report on
oral health in America to alert Americans to the full meaning of oral
health and its importance to general health and wellbeing. Included in
the framework for action was the charge to build an effective oral
health infrastructure that meets the oral health needs of all Americans
and integrates oral health effectively into overall health planning. In
response, the CDC awarded funds for cooperative agreements to 12 state
demonstration sites and 1 territory in two phases for the planning and
implementation of oral health capacity, infrastructure building and
demonstration delivery programs. Building infrastructure enables the
demonstration states to develop the capacity to achieve Healthy People
2010 objectives and reach many more Americans than a single local
program could reach by sustaining health gains beyond the funding
cycle. Infrastructure development encompasses many activities, each of
which can be accomplished in a myriad of methods by the grantees. To
evaluate and summarize program processes and accomplishments, a 4-site
case study is proposed. Obtaining uniform data of performance will
allow the construction of summary reports to assist future sites and
not-yet-funded oral health infrastructure development programs. Case
study information would describe the implementation of each site's
infrastructure model in relation to environmental context and state
characteristics as well as the impacts of core infrastructure
components for the purpose of program improvement. The results would
provide information for the essential implementation strategies for
effective infrastructure development as defined by the consensus-based
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors' (ASTDD) 2000
model. The results would be used to structure flexible guidelines for
infrastructure development and identify high-priority activities
enabling additional sites to efficiently plan and implement cost-
effective oral health improvement activities. Additionally, this
project will assist in the development of objectives and indicators of
sustainability--the ability of these demonstration programs to meet the
needs of their constituents beyond the seed-funding period.
The objectives of the case study project are to:
[ballot] Evaluate the progress made by programs in achieving
national and program-specific goals and objectives as well as
documenting reach and impact.
[ballot] Identify successful and innovative strategies and public
health interventions to reduce the burden of oral diseases.
[ballot] Disseminate and share information among all grantees.
[ballot] Monitor the use of federal funds
[ballot] Evaluate and report on the overall effectiveness and
implementation characteristics of the grantees.
[ballot] Promote positive infrastructure growth among funded and
non-funded sites.
The above objectives will be attained through a case-study method
using interviews designed to evaluate demographic, extent, and culture
climate of infrastructure development activities. Up to 15 respondents
from each site will be asked to participate in a one to two hour
interview. Participation is voluntary for funded sites. 4 of 12 funded
states will be asked to participate in the case-study interview
project. Information obtained through the case-study interviews will be
supported by documentation already submitted through routine reporting
practices by all 12 funded states.
There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate
in the interview.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Dental Directors................................ 4 1 2 8
Program staff................................... 20 1 2 40
Coalition Leader/members........................ 12 1 2 24
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Program Key informant........................... 24 1 2 48
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 120
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Dated: December 15, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-21931 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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