[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65116-65117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18746]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-07-05AT]


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 404-639-5960 
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

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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

    A Site Specific Modular Evaluation Instrument for Behavior Outcome 
Measurement--New--Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    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, and behaviors, and to provide 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 module or modules used at each program site 
will vary depending on the contaminant(s) of concern and the health 
education/promotion actions undertaken. In addition, the timing of the 
data collection will vary depending on whether this is a new program 
site or one that has had health education/promotion activities underway 
for some time. In general, for new sites or existing sites with new 
intervention efforts, we would aim for two data collections: one 
baseline and one post-intervention. At existing sites where ATSDR 
interventions have been completed, we would conduct one post-
intervention data collection.
    Health education and promotion activities are conducted at 
approximately 250 sites annually. We estimate that 90% of the program 
sites will have populations of 10,000 or fewer persons who have been 
exposed, or potentially exposed, to contaminants of concern. We expect 
to survey up to 150 respondents at each site in this category. At sites 
with exposed or potentially exposed populations of more than 10,000 
persons, 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.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of    Responses  per    burden  per    Total annual
           Respondents            sites annually    respondents      respondent    response  (in    burden  (in
                                                                                      hours)          hours)
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General Public at Existing Sites              55             150               1           20/60           2,750
 with Exposed Populations of
 10,000 or Less.................
General Public at Existing Sites             170             150               2           20/60          17,000
 with New Interventions or New
 Sites with Exposed Populations
 of 10,000 or Less..............
General Public at Existing Sites               5             500               1           20/60             833
 with Exposed Populations of
 10,000 or More.................
General Public at Existing Sites              20             500               2           20/60           6,667
 with New Interventions or New
 Sites with Exposed Populations
 of 10,000 or More..............
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          27,250
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    Dated: November 1, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-18746 Filed 11-6-06; 8:45 am]
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