[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46544-46545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17616]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-0468]


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, or to send comments 
contact Sandi Gambescia, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 
Clifton Road, MS-E11, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 
[email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Implementation of a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) 
System for the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)--
New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    CDC is proposing to contract for the development of a standard 
Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) system those PRAMS 
states can use for collecting telephone interview data. PRAMS is part 
of the CDC initiative to reduce infant mortality and low birth

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weight and promote safe motherhood, is a state-specific, population-
based risk factor surveillance system of women who have recently 
delivered a live-born infant. PRAMS is designed to identify and monitor 
selected maternal experiences and behaviors that occur before and 
during pregnancy and during the child's early infancy. PRAMS is funded 
through cooperative agreements between CDC's Division of Reproductive 
Health (DRH) and participating state and local health departments. In 
2004, 29 states and the city of New York are funded by CDC to conduct 
PRAMS.
    A sample of women will be contacted by mail (with telephone follow-
up for non-respondents). Approximately 15% of all interviews in each 
state are conducted by telephone. CDC provides funding for states 
interested in using CATI technology to develop CATI systems for the 
telephone interviews. Some states have developed their own CATI 
systems, while many continue to record telephone interviews on paper. 
The dual modes used and the variations in CATI systems developed by the 
states have created data management problems for PRAMS. CDC cleans and 
weights the state data and provides each state with an analysis 
dataset. The variations in data files have resulted in backlogs in 
providing analysis datasets to states. The proposed CATI system will 
collect telephone interview data in a similar manner and produce 
consistent file layout across all PRAMS states.
    The new CATI system will also simplify the data collection process 
in the states. As each woman is interviewed by telephone, the 
interviewer will directly record her responses into the CATI system. 
For states still recording telephone interviews on paper, the CATI 
system will eliminate the extra step of keying the survey responses 
after the interview is completed. In addition, the CATI system will 
record operational information about successful call attempts which 
will assist states in contacting women more efficiently. For CDC, 
receiving telephone interview data in a standardized format will 
simplify the data cleaning process and allow for provision of analysis 
datasets to states in a timely manner. The total cost to respondents is 
$117,250.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent         hrs)
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Funded PRAMS sites..............................              30             335           35/60            5863
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            5863
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    Dated: July 27, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-17616 Filed 8-2-04; 8:45 am]
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