[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2256-2257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-425]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-08-05CV]


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

    Survey of 911 Emergency Treatment for Heart Disease and Stroke--
New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention 
(DHDSP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) was 
established to provide national leadership to reduce the burden of 
disease, disability, and death from heart disease and stroke through 
its research and programs. CDC proposes to collect information 
concerning pre-hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) practices 
needed to develop solutions to the crisis in emergency care and to 
effectively coordinate national public health interventions in death 
and disability from heart attacks and stroke. The proposed survey will 
be conducted with approximately 1,800 local pre-hospital EMS provider 
organizations to examine staffing and certification configurations, 
medical oversight, training, and the scope of practice of pre-hospital 
emergency care specifically for cardiac and stroke emergencies. The 
survey sample includes all 2,250 local pre-hospital EMS provider 
organizations in nine proposed states (FL, MA, KS, MT, NM, WI, OR, SC, 
AR).
    The information collection will also include semi-structured 
interviews with ten directors of sub-state EMS regions. The interviews 
will examine organizational and administrative aspects of pre-hospital 
EMS at the state and sub-state levels to explore similarities and 
differences from state to state. Data analysis will include descriptive 
statistics for data from the EMS provider survey on pre-hospital field 
practices and capabilities for cardiac and stroke emergencies in nine 
states representing all regions of the U.S. It will also include 
qualitative analysis of information related to state and sub-state EMS 
organizational and administrative contexts and their influence on local 
pre-hospital EMS. The information collection will provide for 
interaction with important stakeholders for partnering and cooperation 
through the selection of an expert working group to review the survey 
findings and assist with the development of recommendations.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time. The estimated 
annualized burden hours are 533.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

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                                                                                      No. of      Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name             No. of       responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Supervisor/Manager of EMS Personnel...  Screening Script to                2,250               1            2/60
                                         Identify Supervisor for
                                         Interview.
                                        Local EMS Provider                 1,800               1           15/60
                                         Survey.
Administrator/Director of Sub-state     Topic Guide for Semi-                 10               1           45/60
 EMS Region.                             Structured Telephone
                                         Interview.
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    Dated: January 7, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-425 Filed 1-11-08; 8:45 am]
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