[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6498-6499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1692]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-05AL]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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) 639-4766 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Evaluation and Assessment of the Effectiveness of Activities 
Supporting Fire Prevention and Safety--New--The National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    This project will evaluate the effectiveness of fire safety and 
prevention education for second grade children and identify program 
components that contribute to successful outcomes. The fire safety 
prevention education programs are delivered by fire department 
personnel and funded by the United States Fire Administration's (USFA) 
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP). Deaths from fires and 
burns are the sixth most common cause of unintentional injury-related 
deaths in the United States with over three fourths of fire-related 
deaths and three fourths of fire-related injuries the result of house 
fires. Children are particularly at high risk for injury with 
residential fire deaths rates approximately two times that of adult age 
groups. The prevention programs that are funded by AFGP provide local 
fire departments with resources to conduct fire safety education for 
elementary school children. None of these programs has been 
systematically evaluated to determine impact on fire safety knowledge, 
skills, and behaviors. The proposed project does not assume a direct 
link from knowledge, skills, and behaviors to reductions in fire death 
rates; however, these intermediate outcomes may predispose and enable 
children to protect themselves from fire-related injury.
    Children's knowledge, skills, and behaviors will be studied as a 
function of time (pre-, immediate post-, and 6 month post-
intervention), geographic setting (urban, rural, and suburban) and 
instructional format (classroom, safety trailer, and classroom + safety 
trailer). The design used in this study is a 3 x 4 factorial design 
with repeated measures. A survey will be used to assess children's fire 
safety knowledge, skills, and behaviors. Information will be also 
collected from the children's parents on fire safety activities within 
the home.
    Teachers, school administrators, and the fire fighters delivering 
the program will complete surveys to gather information on messages 
delivered, props used, and possible additional exposures to fire safety 
education. Information will also be collected regarding the school and 
fire department personnel's perceptions about program sustainability 
and the relationship between the fire department and school. The only 
cost to the respondents is the time involved to complete the survey. 
The estimated total burden hours are 3276.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                      Type of  respondents                           Number of      responses/     response  (in
                                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)
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Fire Fighters...................................................              24               2           15/60
2nd Grade Children..............................................            2400               3           20/60
Parents of 2nd Grade Children...................................            2400               2           10/60
Teachers of 2nd Grade Children..................................              96               2           15/60
School Administrators...........................................              48               1           20/60
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    Dated: February 1, 2006.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-1692 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am]
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