[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77023-77024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21931]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-07AE]


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

    Division of Oral Health Program Evaluation--NEW--National Center 
for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In 2000, the Surgeon General published the first ever report on 
oral health in America to alert Americans to the full meaning of oral 
health and its importance to general health and wellbeing. Included in 
the framework for action was the charge to build an effective oral 
health infrastructure that meets the oral health needs of all Americans 
and integrates oral health effectively into overall health planning. In 
response, the CDC awarded funds for cooperative agreements to 12 state 
demonstration sites and 1 territory in two phases for the planning and 
implementation of oral health capacity, infrastructure building and 
demonstration delivery programs. Building infrastructure enables the 
demonstration states to develop the capacity to achieve Healthy People 
2010 objectives and reach many more Americans than a single local 
program could reach by sustaining health gains beyond the funding 
cycle. Infrastructure development encompasses many activities, each of 
which can be accomplished in a myriad of methods by the grantees. To 
evaluate and summarize program processes and accomplishments, a 4-site 
case study is proposed. Obtaining uniform data of performance will 
allow the construction of summary reports to assist future sites and 
not-yet-funded oral health infrastructure development programs. Case 
study information would describe the implementation of each site's 
infrastructure model in relation to environmental context and state 
characteristics as well as the impacts of core infrastructure 
components for the purpose of program improvement. The results would 
provide information for the essential implementation strategies for 
effective infrastructure development as defined by the consensus-based 
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors' (ASTDD) 2000 
model. The results would be used to structure flexible guidelines for 
infrastructure development and identify high-priority activities 
enabling additional sites to efficiently plan and implement cost-
effective oral health improvement activities. Additionally, this 
project will assist in the development of objectives and indicators of 
sustainability--the ability of these demonstration programs to meet the 
needs of their constituents beyond the seed-funding period.
    The objectives of the case study project are to:
    [ballot] Evaluate the progress made by programs in achieving 
national and program-specific goals and objectives as well as 
documenting reach and impact.
    [ballot] Identify successful and innovative strategies and public 
health interventions to reduce the burden of oral diseases.
    [ballot] Disseminate and share information among all grantees.
    [ballot] Monitor the use of federal funds
    [ballot] Evaluate and report on the overall effectiveness and 
implementation characteristics of the grantees.
    [ballot] Promote positive infrastructure growth among funded and 
non-funded sites.
    The above objectives will be attained through a case-study method 
using interviews designed to evaluate demographic, extent, and culture 
climate of infrastructure development activities. Up to 15 respondents 
from each site will be asked to participate in a one to two hour 
interview. Participation is voluntary for funded sites. 4 of 12 funded 
states will be asked to participate in the case-study interview 
project. Information obtained through the case-study interviews will be 
supported by documentation already submitted through routine reporting 
practices by all 12 funded states.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate 
in the interview.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Respondents                       Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Dental Directors................................               4               1               2               8
Program staff...................................              20               1               2              40
Coalition Leader/members........................              12               1               2              24

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Program Key informant...........................              24               1               2              48
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             120
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    Dated: December 15, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-21931 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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