[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6727-6728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1993]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08AL]


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 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

    The Natural History of Spina Bifida in Children Pilot Project--
New--National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities 
(NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Spina Bifida (SB) is one of the most common birth defects, 
affecting approximately 2 per 10,000 live births in the United States 
annually. To date, there are no U.S. population-based cohort studies or 
programs on the natural history of SB. This is of importance because 
persons with SB often experience condition-specific difficulties and 
secondary conditions that detrimentally affect several aspects of their 
lives. The long-term purpose of this project is to increase the 
knowledge about the natural history of Spina Bifida

[[Page 6728]]

by prospectively studying children who were born with this potentially 
disabling condition. We estimate to enroll approximately 40 parents 
with a child with Spina Bifida ages 3-, 4-, or 5-years of age, and 20 
of the children of these forty parents. The data to be collected will 
relate to medical concerns prevalent among individuals with Spina 
Bifida in the areas of neurology/neurosurgery, urology, and 
orthopedics; development and learning; nutrition and physical growth; 
mobility and functioning; general health; and family demographics. 
Families interested in participating can choose between participating 
in a phone survey (no more than 40 minutes) or an in-person assessment 
(no more than 2 hrs). For families who participate in the in-person 
assessment, (estimated to be twenty of the forty families); the child 
will also be invited to participate in a child-appropriate assessment. 
Data will also be collected on the actual recruitment process. Results 
from the project will be evaluated and disseminated to provide guidance 
for states that are interested in following children with Spina Bifida 
prospectively. The proposed project is the initial step to document the 
development, the health status, and the onset of complications among 
children with SB in order that effective interventions may be 
identified that will ameliorate the course of this complex, multi-
system condition. Long-term results will help determine if it would be 
beneficial to systematically screen children with Spina Bifida for 
certain health related, educational and developmental problems that 
these children are at an increased risk of experiencing and at what age 
such a screening should be performed.
    There will be no cost to the respondents other than their time.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent       minutes)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parents (phone survey)..........................              20               1           40/60              13
Parents (in-person assessment)..................              20               1               2              40
Child (in-person assessment)....................              20               1               1              20
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              73
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Dated: January 25, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-1993 Filed 2-4-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P