[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 37922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18498]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-97-16]


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 the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    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 for other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Wilma Johnson, CDC 
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 
30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

Proposed Projects

    1. Follow-Up Study of Children With Developmental Disabilities--
New--In the mid-1980s, 10-year-old children were identified as having 
one or more of five developmental disabilities: mental retardation, 
cerebral palsy, epilepsy, hearing impairment, or vision impairment. 
These children were identified (mainly from special education records 
in the public schools) in the metro-Atlanta area as part of a study to 
develop surveillance methods for these conditions in school-age 
children. A follow-up study is proposed to trace, locate, and interview 
these children, who are now in their early twenties, to assess their 
status with regard to educational attainment, employment, living 
arrangements, services received, functional limitations, adaptive 
behavior, social participation, health, and quality of life. Previous 
studies (published mostly in the mid-1980s) on the post-secondary 
school experiences of former recipients of special education services 
were either limited to one type of impairment (e.g., mild mental 
retardation) or were restricted to a narrow range of outcomes (e.g., 
employment and education) or did not incorporate a comparison group of 
persons who were not in special education. The proposed study is a one-
time, in-person interview and includes a contemporaneous comparison 
group of persons who, at age 10 years, were in regular education 
classes in the same schools as were the persons with developmental 
disabilities. A base of 1,608 identified children and 650 comparison 
persons will be used to find a total of 1,600 who will be interviewed. 
The data generated from this study will be used to estimate the burden 
of secondary health conditions, limited social participation, and 
economic disadvantage among young adults with long-standing 
developmental impairments. This information will be helpful to efforts 
aimed at the prevention of various secondary problems in this 
population. The total cost to respondents is $0.

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                                                                            Number of   Avg. burden/    Total   
                         Respondents                           Number of    responses/   responses   burden  (in
                                                              respondents   respondent   (in hrs.)      hrs.)   
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Initial Location Call.......................................        2,258            1          .08          180
Contact Call................................................        1,900            1          .17          323
Scheduling Call.............................................        1,600            1          .08          128
Telephone Interview.........................................        1,600            1            1         1600
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    Total...................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........         2231
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    Dated: July 9, 1997.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-18498 Filed 7-14-97; 8:45 am]
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