[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70956-70957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30218]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-03-18]


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) 498-1210.
    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. Send comments to Seleda M. Perryman, 
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 Project

    An Evaluation of Targeted Health Communication Message: Folic Acid 
and Neural Tube Defects (OMB No. 0920-0461)--Extension--The National 
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background

    The Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 
within NCBDDD launched a national education campaign in January 1999 to 
increase women's knowledge about neural tube birth defects (NTDs) and 
the beneficial role folic acid, a B vitamin, plays in the prevention of 
NTDs. Studies show that a 50 to 70 percent reduction in the risk of 
neural tube birth defects is possible if all women capable of becoming 
pregnant consume 400 micrograms of folic acid daily both prior to and 
during early pregnancy. Studies also indicate that Hispanic women have 
a greater risk for NTD-affected pregnancies than women in the general 
population. Specific, culturally sensitive, targeted media messages 
need to be directed at this population.
    CDC and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation developed 
health communication media messages and educational materials targeted 
to health care providers and English and Spanish-speaking women. These 
media messages and educational materials consist of television and 
radio public service announcements (PSA), brochures and resource 
manuals. The Spanish-language folic acid communication evaluation 
survey examines the impact of Spanish-language media messages on the 
levels of awareness, knowledge, and vitamin use among Hispanic women of 
childbearing age.
    Hispanic women's exposure to Spanish-language media messages and 
educational materials on folic acid information will be collected and 
measured to determine whether these exposures influenced the women's 
knowledge and usage of folic acid. The number and frequency of women's 
exposures to the media messages such as television and radio PSAs will 
be collected from media channels and compared to information collected 
from survey data, National Council on Folic Acid organizations and the 
National Clearinghouse on Folic Acid activities. The cost to 
participants will be $0.

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                                                                    No. of        Avg. burden/
                 Respondents                       No. of         responses/      response (in     Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent         hours)         (in hours)
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Telephone Interview.........................           1,000                1            20/60              333
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    Dated: November 22, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-30218 Filed 11-26-02; 8:45 am]
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