[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76182-76183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31191]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call 
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    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.

Proposed Project: Design for the Evaluation of the Maternal and Child 
Health Bureau, Bright Futures for Women's Health and Wellness 
Initiative and Preliminary Evaluation of Initial Products--New

    The HRSA Office of Women's Health (OWH) is developing the Bright 
Futures for Women's Health and Wellness (BFWHW) Initiative to help 
expand the scope of women's preventive health activities, particularly 
related to nutrition and physical activity. A pilot test of the BFWHW 
health promotion tools and materials will be conducted in order to 
improve the effectiveness of the tools themselves, and to gather 
feedback on productive strategies for disseminating the tools for 
appropriate use to training providers and community organizations. 
Thus, the empirical findings from this pilot test will help shape the 
final BFWHW tool development. This data collection effort will ensure 
that the HRSA OWH develops targeted and effective tools for translating 
health prevention recommendations into nutrition and physical activity 
messages.
    Toward this end, data will be collected from women patients, 
providers, and representatives of community organizations. Women 
patients ages 18 and over of various racial and ethnic backgrounds will 
complete questionnaires at three health centers in different geographic 
areas of the country. The health care providers at these same sites 
will also be asked to complete a brief questionnaire. Telephone 
interviews will be completed with representatives from community 
organizations located in the service areas of these health centers. The 
data collection period is estimated to last three weeks.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                              Responses
                   Activity                      Number of       per         Total     Minutes per  Total burden
                                                respondents   respondent   responses     response       hours
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Women Patient Questionnaire...................        2,430            1        2,430            5        202.5
Provider Questionnaire........................           18            1           18            5          1.5
Community Representative Telephone Interview..           15            1           15           35          8.75
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    Total.....................................        2,463  ...........        2,463  ...........        213
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-45, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: December 4, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-31191 Filed 12-10-02; 8:45 am]
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