[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59115-59116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16501]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-0502]


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 404-639-5960 
and 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 be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2010 
Evaluation (0920-0502)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    REACH 2010 is a part of the Department of Health and Human 
Services' response to the President's Race Initiative and to the 
Healthy People 2010 goal to eliminate health disparities in the health 
status of racial and ethnic minorities.
    After initial review of the national data, a study approach was 
adopted on the statistical techniques of ``excess deaths'' to define 
the difference in minority health in relation to non-minority health. 
The analysis of excess deaths revealed that six specific health areas 
accounted for more than 80 percent of the higher annual proportion of 
minority deaths. Because of these sobering statistics, and the 
overarching goals of Healthy People 2010 to eliminate disparities in 
health, this program was launched in 1999 and is currently ongoing. 
This is a proposed revision to the currently approved project. REACH 
2010 will help to continue assessing the prevalence of self-reported 
risk behaviors associated with cardiovascular disease, health 
disparities in infant mortality; deficits in breast and cervical cancer 
screening and management; diabetes; HIV/AIDS; and deficits in childhood 
and adult immunizations.
    This jointly developed program was designed to be lead by the 
communities in which it serves, and to demonstrate that adequately 
funded community-based programs can be instrumental in reducing health 
disparities in their communities. REACH 2010 serves communities with: 
African American, American Indian, Hispanic American, Asian American, 
and Pacific Islander citizens. As part of the program evaluation, CDC 
has collected uniform surveys annually in 27 communities since 2001. 
The survey which contains questions that are standard public health 
performance measures for each health priority areas are administered by 
telephone or in-person interview. REACH 2010 will be changed so that 
these surveys will be conducted in only 20 communities (900 individuals 
each) after October 2007. However, the questionnaire used will remain 
the same.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate 
in the survey.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                      No. of      Average burden
                   Respondents                        No. of       responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)        hours)
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Adult ages 18 and older who live in communities           18,000               1           15/60           4,500
 participating in the REACH 2010 Program........
    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           4,500
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    Dated: October 2, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
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