[Federal Register: September 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 181)]
[Notices]
[Page 53876-53877]
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
[60-Day-08-08BP]
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 Maryam Daneshvar, CDC Acting 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
Audience Profiling for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention
Status--New--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH),
Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention
(CCEHIP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the leading causes of poison-related
deaths in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year approximately 500 people die
of unintentional, nonfire-related CO exposure, and another 15,000
individuals visit emergency rooms for treatment from exposure to CO
gas.
Despite our current knowledge of scenarios and products that lead
to CO poisoning, questions remain about when and how individuals use
CO-emitting products, why they engage in certain risk behaviors, how
best to inform them about the CO poisoning, and how receptive they are
to existing prevention materials. This study aims to address these
questions through assessing the basis for current audience knowledge,
attitudes, and practices and, ultimately, strengthen educational
materials about CO poisoning prevention.
The study will employ the use of qualitative methods during three
phases of data collection. Phase I will consist of eight in-person
focus groups among home furnace owners and portable generator owners
(n=64) as well as four telephone interviews with organizations that
serve populations at risk for CO poisoning (n=4). Phase II will consist
of analyzing previously collected data on consumer media usage and
preferences. Phase III will consist of 16 in-person triad interviews (3
individuals per interview) with home furnace owners and portable
generator owners (n=48) to pretest CO poisoning educational materials.
NCEH will identify individuals for the focus groups and triad
interviews using recruiting firms that specialize in the two at-risk
populations: 1. home furnace owners and 2. portable generator owners.
Individuals in these two groups will be screened over the telephone by
the recruiting firms, and if they meet the eligibility criteria, will
be invited to participate in the study. At the end of each focus group
and triad interview, NCEH will ask participants to complete a brief
exit questionnaire on demographics and media usage.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents (focus group, phone interview, Instrument type Number of responses per per response Total burden
and triad participants) respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Owners of Gas or Oil Burning Household Focus Group Screener............... 64 1 10/60 11
Appliances. Focus Group........................ 32 1 2 64
Exit Questionnaire................. 32 1 10/60 5
Triad Screener..................... 48 1 10/60 8
Triad.............................. 24 1 2 48
Owners of Portable Gas Burning Generator... Focus Group Screener............... 64 1 10/60 11
Focus Group........................ 32 1 2 64
Exit Questionnaire................. 32 1 10/60 5
Triad Screener..................... 48 1 10/60 8
Triad.............................. 24 1 2 48
Expert..................................... Telephone Interview................ 4 1 1 4
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Dated: September 11, 2008.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-21690 Filed 9-16-08; 8:45 am]
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