[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 221 (Friday, November 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64652-64653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22421]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-08AC]


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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting 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) U.S. 
Evaluation--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    REACH U.S. is an effort to meet the Healthy People 2010 goal of 
eliminating 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 several specific 
health areas accounted for the majority of the higher annual proportion 
of minority deaths. Because of these sobering statistics, and the 
overarching goals of Healthy People 2010, REACH U.S. is being launched 
as a national multi-level community intervention program that serves 
communities with African American, American Indian, Hispanic American, 
Asian American, and Pacific Islander citizens. The REACH U.S. program 
supports community coalitions in designing, implementing, and 
evaluating community-driven strategies to eliminate health disparities 
in several priority areas: Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, asthma, 
infant mortality, breast and cervical cancer screening and management, 
and adult immunization.
    As part of the evaluation of the REACH U.S. initiative, CDC 
proposes to conduct risk factor surveys by computer-assisted telephone 
interview (CATI) in 29 communities participating in REACH U.S. 
activities. Surveys will be available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, 
Khmer, and Mandarin Chinese. The target number of surveys for each 
community is 900 adults, aged 18 and older, who belong to the racial/
ethnic group served by the community-based program intervention. In 
communities that focus on breast and cervical cancer interventions, 
approximately 250 of the 900 interviews will involve women aged 40-64 
years. Respondents will be identified through list-assisted random-
digit dialing methods. The surveys will help to assess the prevalence 
of various risk factors associated with chronic diseases, deficits in 
breast and cervical cancer screening and management, and deficits in 
adult immunizations. The surveys will also assess progress towards the 
national goal of eliminating health disparities within the communities.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

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                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                    No. of        No. of responses   Avg. burden per    Total burden (in
             Type of respondents                         Form name               respondents       per respondent   response (in hrs)         hrs)
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Members of REACH U.S. Communities...........  Screening Interview...........            100,200                  1               2/60              3,340
                                              REACH U.S. Risk Factor Survey.             26,100                  1              15/60              6,525
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    Total...................................  ..............................  .................  .................  .................              9,865
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    Dated: November 9, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-22421 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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