[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64956-64957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24893]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-05AD]


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 404-498-1210 or 
send comments to Seleda Perryman, 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

    Helping to End Lead Poisoning (HELP): A Questionnaire Study of 
Medicaid Providers' Beliefs, Barriers, Knowledge, and Cues to Action 
for Childhood Blood Lead Testing--New--National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
    According to the United States Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS), lead poisoning is one of the most serious 
environmental threats to children in the United States. Very high blood 
lead levels in children can cause encephalopathy, coma, and even death. 
At lower levels, lead poisoning is a silent attacker because most 
children who are lead poisoned do not show symptoms. Low levels of lead 
poisoning are often associated with reductions in IQ and attention 
span, and with learning disabilities, hyperactivity, and behavioral 
problems. Because of these subtle effects, the best way to determine if 
a child has lead poisoning is by giving the child a blood lead test. 
Children eligible for Medicaid are typically at highest risk for lead 
exposure. DHHS policies require blood lead testing for all children 
participating in federal health care programs. However, most children 
in or targeted by federal health care programs have not been tested. 
This study will help to provide some of the reasons why most children 
are not being tested.
    Although blood lead testing is important, it is ineffective unless 
it is performed when the child is young enough to receive the full 
benefits of effective environmental interventions. Thus, it was 
determined by CDC that more information is needed to understand the 
barriers Medicaid providers face when it comes to blood lead testing.
    HELP is a comparison study between two communities in Wisconsin. To 
determine why some areas in Wisconsin have high blood lead testing 
rates and others do not, Medicaid providers in two areas will be 
studied. Community 1 has high and Community 2 has low blood lead 
testing rates. Questionnaires will be mailed to all Medicaid providers 
in these two Wisconsin communities. The questionnaires will be mailed 
from the Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. CDC will analyze the data from the 
questionnaires. CDC and the Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning 
Prevention Program staff will use this information to understand the 
barriers Medicaid providers face concerning blood lead testing and to 
develop effective strategies that promote blood lead testing among 
Medicaid providers. There are no costs to respondents except their time 
to participate.

                                             Annualized Burden Table
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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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Targeted Medicaid Providers in Wisconsin........             500               1           10/60              83
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Total...........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              83
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    Dated: November 3, 2004.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-24893 Filed 11-8-04; 8:45 am]
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