[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 78416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28611]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-05AG]


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 email 
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

    Process Evaluation of the Protocol for Assessing Community 
Excellence in Environmental Health--New--National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
    CDC, through a cooperative agreement with the National Association 
of City and County Health Organizations (NACCHO), developed and 
disseminated the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in 
Environmental Health (PACE EH). This document consists of 13 tasks to 
engage the community in environmental health planning and assessment 
activities. PACE EH seeks to strengthen public health leadership, 
promote community collaboration, and encourage environmental justice. 
In the long run, PACE EH seeks to establish a new leadership role for 
local public health agencies and build sustainable community processes 
for decision-making. More than 1,700 copies of a guidebook have been 
disseminated to the public and organizations that requested one or more 
copies for review. Little is known about how each of the hundreds of 
potentially interested communities nationwide evaluates the suitability 
of the PACE EH methodology to its own situation; the relative 
advantages and disadvantages each perceives in this methodology 
compared to other tools; methods available for conducting environmental 
health assessments; and the range of challenges encountered in 
implementing the method.
    The purpose of the proposed study is to obtain information from 
current and potential PACE EH users that will be used to guide resource 
decisions related to its continued support and development. Two data 
collection activities are proposed. The first is a Web survey of all 
state and local health agencies that requested a copy of the PACE EH 
Guidebook. The survey will ask questions about their decision whether 
to adopt the method; and if they did choose to adopt it, questions will 
be asked about their progress, challenges faced, and impact of the 
method on their agency, community, and environment. The second data 
collection activity is a one-day site visit to 24 of the communities 
that are actively engaged in implementation to conduct interviews with 
key staff and community members. These site visits will provide 
additional detail about implementation issues and challenges that are 
not readily obtained through survey methodology. There are no costs to 
respondents except for their time to participate.

                                             Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                Data collections                     Number of     responses per   per response    Total  burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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PACE EH Requestor Survey........................             700               1           45/60             525
PACE EH Participant Interview...................             192               1               1             192
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             717
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    Dated: December 21, 2004.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-28611 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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