[Federal Register: April 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 72)]
[Notices]
[Page 20057-20058]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-08-08AV]
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
Cost and Follow-up Assessment of Administration on Aging (AoA)--
Funded Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults--New--National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
NCIPC seeks to examine cost of implementing each of the three AoA-
funded fall prevention programs for older adults (Stepping On, Moving
for Better Balance and Matter of Balance) and to assess the maintenance
of fall prevention behaviors among participants six months after
completing the Matter of Balance program.
To assess the maintenance of fall prevention behaviors, CDC will
conduct telephone interviews of 300 Matter of Balance program
participants six months after they have completed the program. The
interview will assess their knowledge and self-efficacy related to
falls as taught in the course, their activity and exercise levels, and
their reported falls both before and after the program. The results of
the follow-up assessment will determine the extent to which preventive
behaviors learned during the Matter of Balance program are maintained
and can continue to reduce fall risk.
The cost assessment will calculate the lifecycle cost of the
Stepping On, Moving for Better Balance, and Matter of Balance programs.
It will also include calculating the investment costs required to
implement each program, as well as the ongoing operational costs
associated with each program. These costs will be allocated over a
defined period of time, depending on the average or standard amount of
time these programs continue to operate (standard lifecycle analysis
ranges from five to 10 years). As part of the lifecycle cost
calculation, these data will allow us to compare program costs and to
identify specific cost drivers, cost risks, and unique financial
attributes of each program.
Local program coordinators for the 200 sites in each of the AoA-
funded states will collect the cost data using lifecycle cost
spreadsheets that will be returned to CDC for analysis.
The results of these studies will support the replication and
dissemination of these fall prevention programs and enable them to
reach more older adults.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Number of Average burden Total burden
Data collection activity respondents responses per response (in hours)
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Cost Assessment................................. 200 1 2 400
Impact Survey............................... 300 1 1 300
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Total........................................... .............. .............. .............. 700
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Dated: April 7, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-7857 Filed 4-11-08; 8:45 am]
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