[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8304-8305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2208]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-05AY]


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

    Economic Evaluation Of Walking Behavior In Sedentary Adults Age 50 
Years And Older--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description

    The CDC is requesting approval of a pilot test to better understand 
the barriers to increased physical activity and the potential impact of 
modest financial incentives to promote walking among sedentary adults 
aged 50 years and older. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 
(BRFSS) data reveal that Americans in general and older adults in 
particular do not meet minimum recommendations for levels of physical 
activity. Moderate increases in physical activity would decrease the 
incidence of diseases promoted by inactivity, including several types 
of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. However, strategies that 
effectively motivate sedentary people to increase and maintain levels 
of regular physical activity have yet to be identified. CDC proposes to 
use this effort to investigate the impact of one type of intervention 
(financial incentives) on levels of physical activity.
    CDC will conduct a stated preference (SP) survey to identify the 
barriers to leisure time physical activity and the size of the 
incentives necessary to overcome these barriers among sedentary adults 
age 50 and older. A pilot test of the impact of specific amounts of 
financial incentives on levels of walking among this population will 
also be conducted via a reveled preference (RP) pedometer experiment in 
the Raleigh, North Carolina, metropolitan area.
    The SP survey will be a one-time effort in which respondents 
belonging to an online survey panel will complete a computer survey 
over the Internet. In the RP portion of the project, a local sample of 
respondents will complete an identical survey on paper. The RP 
respondents will also wear a pedometer for 4 weeks and record the 
number of steps walked in a diary. Data will be collected from the 
diaries and from the 7-day history in each pedometer unit. Respondents 
will receive a modest incentive payment for the number of steps they 
walk above a predetermined floor and below a predetermined ceiling.
    The results of the survey will be used to gauge the size of the 
incentives necessary to motivate behavior change in a real world 
setting. The results of the pilot test will provide initial evidence of 
the magnitude of the incentives necessary to increase levels of 
physical activity among a specific sample of older adults. The total 
costs and effectiveness (changes in physical activity) can then be 
compared to similar data emanating from other interventions designed to 
increase levels of physical activity. Statistical analysis of the SP 
survey and RP data will be used. Since neither form of data collection 
is based on a random sample, conclusions will be preliminary and not 
generalizable. The analysis will be used to evaluate whether further 
comprehensive research on this subject should be undertaken. There are 
no costs to the respondents other than their time. The total estimated 
annualized burden hours are 1058.
    Estimated Annualized Burden Hours:

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
              Respondents                     Form/activity         respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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SP survey participants................  SP survey (online)......             500               1           25/60
RP survey participants................  Informed consent........             300               1            5/60
                                        Initial meeting.........             300               1               1
                                        SP survey (paper).......             300               1           25/60
                                        Daily steps diary.......             300               4           20/60
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    Dated: February 9, 2006.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-2208 Filed 2-15-06; 8:45 am]
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