[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-07-0580]
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
National Public Health Performance Standards Program Local Public
Health Governance Assessment (OMB 0920-0580)--Reinstatement--Office of
the Director (OD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Office of the Director is proposing to revise and extend the
formal, voluntary data collection that assesses the capacity of local
boards of health to deliver the essential services of public health.
Electronic data submission will be used when local boards of health
complete the public health assessment.
A three-year approval is being sought with the revised data
collection instrument. The original data collection instrument has been
valuable in assessing performance and capacity and identifying areas
for improvement. It is anticipated that the updated data collection
instrument will be voluntarily used by local boards of health for
similar purposes.
From 1998-2002, the CDC National Public Health Performance
Standards Program convened workgroups with the National Association of
County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), The Association of State and
Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of Local
Boards of Health (NALBOH), the American Public Health Association
(APHA), and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) to develop performance
standards for public health systems based on the essential services of
public health. In 2005, CDC reconvened workgroups with these same
organizations to revise the data collection instruments, in order to
ensure the standards remain current and improve user friendliness.
There is no cost to the respondent, other than their time.
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Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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Average burden
Respondents No. of No. of responses per response (in Total burden
respondents per respondent hours) hours
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Local Board of Health............... 175 1 5 875
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Dated: December 15, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-21935 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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