[Federal Register: November 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 221)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-08-08AC]
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 I. 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
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) U.S.
Evaluation--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
REACH U.S. is an effort to meet the Healthy People 2010 goal of
eliminating health disparities in the health status of racial and
ethnic minorities. After initial review of the national data, a study
approach was adopted on the statistical techniques of ``excess deaths''
to define the difference in minority health in relation to non-minority
health. The analysis of excess deaths revealed that several specific
health areas accounted for the majority of the higher annual proportion
of minority deaths. Because of these sobering statistics, and the
overarching goals of Healthy People 2010, REACH U.S. is being launched
as a national multi-level community intervention program that serves
communities with African American, American Indian, Hispanic American,
Asian American, and Pacific Islander citizens. The REACH U.S. program
supports community coalitions in designing, implementing, and
evaluating community-driven strategies to eliminate health disparities
in several priority areas: Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, asthma,
infant mortality, breast and cervical cancer screening and management,
and adult immunization.
As part of the evaluation of the REACH U.S. initiative, CDC
proposes to conduct risk factor surveys by computer-assisted telephone
interview (CATI) in 29 communities participating in REACH U.S.
activities. Surveys will be available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese,
Khmer, and Mandarin Chinese. The target number of surveys for each
community is 900 adults, aged 18 and older, who belong to the racial/
ethnic group served by the community-based program intervention. In
communities that focus on breast and cervical cancer interventions,
approximately 250 of the 900 interviews will involve women aged 40-64
years. Respondents will be identified through list-assisted random-
digit dialing methods. The surveys will help to assess the prevalence
of various risk factors associated with chronic diseases, deficits in
breast and cervical cancer screening and management, and deficits in
adult immunizations. The surveys will also assess progress towards the
national goal of eliminating health disparities within the communities.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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No. of No. of responses Avg. burden per Total burden (in
Type of respondents Form name respondents per respondent response (in hrs) hrs)
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Members of REACH U.S. Communities........... Screening Interview........... 100,200 1 2/60 3,340
REACH U.S. Risk Factor Survey. 26,100 1 15/60 6,525
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Total................................... .............................. ................. ................. ................. 9,865
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Dated: November 9, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-22421 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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