[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25861-25862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11060]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-10-10CW]
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 or
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
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
Translation and Dissemination of Promising Community Interventions
for Preventing Obesity--New--Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity
and Obesity (DNPAO), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The need for prevention and reduction of overweight and obesity is
compelling. In the U.S., 65% of adults are overweight or obese (obesity
is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or more). Obesity
contributes to chronic conditions such as
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hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease, and
osteoarthritis. Beyond the human costs, economic costs are extreme and
are climbing. One estimate is that medical expenses related to this
epidemic accounted for 9.1% of total U.S. medical expenditures in 1998,
and the U.S. Surgeon General has estimated that direct and indirect
costs related to obesity totaled $117 billion in 2000. Healthy People
2010 established goals for obesity reduction, which included targets of
weight reduction of 15% for adults and 5% for children and youth.
Targeting communities at risk of overweight and obesity is an
essential step toward realizing the goal of reversing current trends in
obesity. Community-based programs to reduce risk of heart disease
provide some models; however, outcomes vary and are affected by several
confounding conditions. A report on prevention of childhood obesity,
prepared by the Institute of Medicine in 2007, concluded that there are
insufficient studies to generate recommendations for best practices in
obesity prevention. Instead, the report compiles promising practices,
including those set in communities.
CDC plans to apply methodology recommended by the CDC Task Force on
Community Preventive Services to improve the translation and
dissemination of promising practices into community-based obesity
prevention programs. Information necessary to this purpose will be
collected from the general public by a contractor. Information will be
collected concerning respondents' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
about obesity and physical activity; the need for community leaders to
encourage healthier diets and more physical activity; and opportunities
for leveraging current community efforts.
Two hundred fifty respondents will be recruited to participate in
four on-line, small-group discussions over a period of about one month.
The discussions will utilize Voice over Internet Protocol technology
and will be facilitated by a moderator. Each discussion will last one
hour. In preparation for the initial discussion, respondents will
receive a confirmation e-mail and will be asked to review a guide to
on-line discussion groups. In addition, discussion group participants
will be asked to review a set of briefing materials prior to the first
on-line group meeting.
Information will also be collected through an on-line questionnaire
administered on two occasions. The questionnaire is designed to measure
the relative importance of various proposals for policy and
environmental change, and whether change has occurred in perceptions of
roles and responsibilities for obesity prevention. The questionnaire
will be administered to the 250 discussion group participants before
the initial discussion group meeting (``pre-test''), and again after
all four discussion groups have been completed (``post-test'').
Finally, the on-line questionnaire will be administered to a
comparison group of 700 respondents. The comparison group will complete
the questionnaire on two occasions; however, this group will not
participate in the on-line discussions or review the briefing
materials.
The information collection will be used to identify key issues for
community obesity prevention programs, to refine promising obesity
prevention practices for targeted communities, and to facilitate the
dissemination of promising practices for obesity prevention. There are
no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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General Public................ Discussion Group 250 4 1 1,000
Moderator's
Guide.
Confirmation e- 250 1 10/60 42
mail with Guide
to On-Line
Discussions.
Briefing 250 1 10/60 42
Materials.
On-Line 950 2 30/60 950
Questionnaire.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 2,034
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Date: May 4, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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