[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8971-8972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-29-04]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Building Capacity to Fluoridate: Key Informant 
Interviews to Understand Community Water Fluoridation--New--National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Since the first fluoridation of a public water system in Grand 
Rapids, Michigan in 1945, fluoridation of community water supplies has 
dramatically reduced the prevalence of dental caries in the United 
States. Scientific evidence compiled over nearly six decades 
demonstrates that adjusting the fluoride concentration of public water 
systems is a safe, cost-effective, and equitable intervention that 
benefits everyone in a given community regardless of financial status.
    The percentage of the U.S. population living in areas with 
fluoridated water grew steadily from 1945 to the mid-1970s. Adoption of 
fluoridation is ultimately a choice made by community decision makers 
and often is put before the public for vote as a referendum. In spite 
of survey findings that roughly 70 percent of the U.S. population 
favors fluoridation, referenda since the 1980's have often resulted in 
community decisions not to fluoridate. Thus, the rate of increase in 
access to fluoridated water among those on public water systems has 
slowed. In 2000, 65.8 percent of this population had access to 
fluoridated water, still far short of the 75 percent fluoridation 
target set in both the Healthy People 2000 and 2010 objectives.
    The purpose of this research is to identify and describe the 
variables that influence community fluoridation decisions made by 
public vote and provide enhanced knowledge that may be useful to 
communities considering fluoridation.
    In-person interviews will be conducted with 7 to 13 key 
participants in fluoridation referendum campaigns at 8 sites where 
fluoridation has been rejected or accepted within the last three years. 
Key participants in the campaigns will vary slightly by site. A total 
of 80 interviews will be conducted. The expected participants will 
include:
    [sbull] State or local health department staff
    [sbull] Campaign directors
    [sbull] Local elected officials
    [sbull] Outside political consultants
    [sbull] Grassroots leaders
    [sbull] Media representatives
    The estimated annualized burden is 140 hours.

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                                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                        Respondents                             Number of       responses per     per response
                                                               respondents       respondent         (in hrs.)
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Respondent Screening......................................                43                 1             10/60
Political Professionals...................................                16                 1            100/60
Civic and Grassroots Leaders..............................                16                 1            100/60

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Media Representatives.....................................                16                 1            100/60
Health care providers.....................................                16                 1            100/60
Local Officials...........................................                16                 1            100/60
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    Dated: February 18, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-4231 Filed 2-25-04; 8:45 am]
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