[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31327-31328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12344]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-00-37]


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, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention is providing opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection 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 Anne E. O'Connor, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Projects

    Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health--National Center 
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). The 
REACH 2010 Demonstration Program is a part of the Department of Health 
and Human Services' response to the President's Race Initiative and to 
the Healthy People 2010 goal to eliminate disparities in the health 
status of racial and ethnic minorities. The purpose of REACH 2010

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is to demonstrate that adequately funded community-based programs which 
are designed and led by the communities they serve can reduce health 
disparities in infant mortality, deficits in breast and cervical cancer 
screening and management, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, 
and deficits in childhood and adult immunizations. The communities 
served by REACH 2010 include: African American, American Indian, 
Hispanic American, Asian American, and Pacific Islander. Thirty-two 
communities were funded in Phase I to construct Community Action Plans 
(CAP). In Phase II, 17 of those communities will receive continued 
funding to implement their CAP.
    As part of the President's Race Initiative, it is imperative that 
REACH 2010 demonstrate success in reducing health disparities among 
racial and ethnic minority populations. Toward that end, it is of 
critical importance that CDC collect uniform survey data from each of 
the 17 communities funded for the Phase II REACH 2010 Demonstration 
Program. The same survey will be conducted in each community; it will 
contain questions that are standard public health performance measures 
for each health priority area. Surveys will be administered by either 
telephone or household interview. These surveys will be administered 
annually for four years using a different sample from each community.
    The total annualized burden hours for this project is 4080 hours.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of       burden of     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents     responses/     response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Adults ages 18 and older who live in communities          16,320               1           15/60            4080
 participating in the REACH 2010 Program........
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            4080
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    Dated: May 11, 2000.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 00-12344 Filed 5-16-00; 8:45 am]
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