[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30919-30920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-52-04]


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

    NCHS Technology and Aging Pilot Survey--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, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
    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. The estimated annualized burden 
is 58 hours.

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                                                                                   Number of     Average  burden
                         Respondents                              Number of      responses per    per  response
                                                                 respondents       respondent       (in hours)
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Individuals Age 50+..........................................             100                1            35/60
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    Dated: May 24, 2004.
Joseph E. Salter,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-12231 Filed 5-28-04; 8:45 am]
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