[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5159-5160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2102]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-25]


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 Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: The National Centers for Autism and Developmental 
Disabilities Research and Epidemiology (CADDRE) Study--New--National 
Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    The Children's Health Act of 2000 mandated CDC to establish autism 
surveillance and research programs to address the number, incidence, 
correlates, and causes of autism and related disabilities. Under the 
provisions of this act, CDC funded 5 CADDRE centers including the 
California Department of Health and Human Services, Colorado Department 
of Public Health and Environment, John Hopkins University, the 
University of Pennsylvania, and the University of North Carolina at 
Chapel Hill. CDC National Center for Birth Defect and Developmental 
Disabilities will participate as the 6th site. The multi-site, 
collaborative study will be an epidemiological investigation of 
possible causes for the autism spectrum disorders.
    Data collection methods will consist of the following: (1) Medical 
and educational record review of the child participant; (2) medical 
record review of the biological mother of the child participant; (3) a 
packet sent to the participants with self-administered questionnaires 
and a buccal swab kit; (4) a telephone interview focusing on pregnancy-
related events and early life history (biological mother and/or primary 
caregiver interview); (5) a child development interview (for case 
participants only) administered over the telephone or in-person; (6) a 
developmental and physical exam of the child participant; (7) 
biological sampling of the child participant (blood and hair); and, (8) 
biological sampling of the biological parents of the child participant 
(blood only). OMB clearance is requested for the self administered 
questionnaires and buccal swab kit, the primary caregiver interview, 
and the child development interview. There is no cost to respondents.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                     Survey                          Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Cases:
    --Self administered questionnaires and                   644               1               3            1932
     buccal swab kit............................
    --Primary caregiver interview...............             644               1           40/60             429
    --Child development interview...............             644               1               3            1932
Controls:
    --Self administered questionnaires and                  1288               1               3            3864
     buccal swab kit............................
    --Primary caregiver interview...............            1288               1           40/60             859
    --Child development interview...............            1288               1               1            1288
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        Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,304
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    Dated: January 27, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-2102 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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