[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5886-5887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2781]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-03-41]


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 Anne 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 Project: Development of an Assistive Technology and 
Environmental Assessment Instrument for National Surveys--New--National 
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC). Recent Federal policy initiatives have targeted the 
removal of environmental barriers and increased access to assistive and 
universally designed technologies in order to increase participation in 
major life activities by persons of all ages with disabilities. Yet, 
few statistics are available to quantify the potential demand for 
assistive technologies and no criteria exist to evaluate the potential 
impact of broadened access.
    CDC is seeking OMB approval to cognitively test and pilot a survey 
instrument that collects information on disabled persons' access to, 
and use of, assistive technologies and environmental modifications that 
can be implemented in national health surveys. This information will 
help policy makers and scientists understand the interface among 
disability, assistive devices, and environmental modifications. Through 
a cooperative agreement with the National Institute on Aging, the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has 
funded researchers at the Polisher Research Institute and Johns Hopkins 
University to develop the new measures to be tested. The testing will 
be conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics with funding 
from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 
DHHS.
    Approximately 300 interviews will be conducted with adults with 
disabilities living in the community. These interviews will be 45 
minutes in length. To the extent possible, different modes of 
administration will be utilized (e.g. in-person, telephone, or mixed) 
and racially diverse samples of persons with disabilities in both rural 
and urban settings will be selected to maximize the sensitivity of the 
instrument across diverse populations. There is no cost to the 
respondents other than their time.

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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Respondents                     Number of      responses per     per response     Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)       (in hours)
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Adult with Disabilities.....................             300                1            45/60              225
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      Total.................................  ...............  ...............  ...............             225
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    Dated: January 30, 2003.
Thomas Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-2781 Filed 2-4-03; 8:45 am]
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