[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78412-78413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28608]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-05AT]


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 404-371-5973 or 
send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, 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

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be received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Development of a Site Specific Evaluation Protocol for Outcome 
Measurement `` New `` Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR).
    ATSDR considers evaluation to be a critical component for enhancing 
program effectiveness and improving resource management. ATSDR's 
mandate under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act (CERLCA), as amended, is to help prevent or reduce 
further exposures at hazardous waste sites and the illnesses that 
result from such exposures. A standardized methodology to monitor 
outcomes associated with agency intervention will provide the data 
needed for demonstrating effectiveness and efficiency as well as 
identifying areas for improvement.
    ATSDR, in cooperation with our cooperative agreement partners, is 
developing a series of survey modules designed to measure individual 
attitudes, knowledge, behaviors, as well as mental and physical health 
self-assessments that may be influenced by health education and health 
promotion efforts conducted by the agency at hazardous waste sites. 
These modules will be used to determine knowledge improvements, 
attitude shifts, and behavior change following specific ATSDR program 
efforts and activities. The particular module used at a site will vary 
depending on the contaminant(s) of concern and education/health 
promotion actions undertaken. In addition, the timing of the data 
collection will vary depending on whether this is a new site or one 
that has been underway for some time. In general, for new sites or 
existing sites with new intervention efforts, we would aim for two data 
collections--baseline and post-intervention. At existing sites where 
ATSDR interventions have been completed, we would collect data once-- 
post-intervention.
    Health education and promotion activities are conducted at 
approximately 250 sites annually. We estimate that 90% will have total 
exposed or potentially exposed populations of 10,000 or less, and we 
expect to survey up to 150 respondents at each site. At sites with 
exposed or potentially exposed populations of more than 10,000, we 
expect to survey up to 500 respondents at each site.
    Using a standardized methodology and survey instrument to assess 
outcomes related to targeted intervention activities at hazardous waste 
sites will provide the agency with important feedback for program 
improvement. There will be no costs to respondents except for their 
time to participate in the survey.

                                             Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                          Average       Total
                                                  Number of    Number of    Responses    burden per     annual
                  Respondents                       sites     respondents      per        response      burden
                                                   annually     per site    respondent   (in hours)     hours
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General Public at Existing Sites with Exposed             55          150            1        15/60        2,063
 Populations of 10,000 or Less.................
General Public at Existing Sites with New                170          150            2        15/60       12,750
 Interventions or New Sites with Exposed
 Populations of 10,000 or Less.................
General Public at Existing Sites with Exposed              5          500            1        15/60          625
 Populations of 10,000 or More.................
General Public at Existing Sites with New                 20          500            2        15/60        5,000
 Interventions or New Sites with Exposed
 Populations of 10,000 or More.................
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    Total......................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       20,438
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    Dated: December 23, 2004.
Joseph E. Salter,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-28608 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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