[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 70 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 19506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7566]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-08-08AC]


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) 371-5960 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

    Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the U.S. 
(REACH US) Evaluation--NEW--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Minority populations in the U.S. experience health disparities and 
excess deaths due to the burden of disease. Analysis has shown that 
more than eighty percent of excess deaths in minority populations are 
accounted for by six disease areas: Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, 
asthma, infant mortality, breast and cervical cancer, and diseases that 
can be prevented through immunization. In response, CDC has funded a 
national, multi-level community intervention program to eliminate 
health disparities in specific priority areas, entitled ``Racial and 
Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the U.S. (REACH US).'' The 
REACH US program will serve communities with African American, American 
Indian, Hispanic American, Asian American, and Pacific Islander 
citizens. The REACH US program extends previous CDC-funded efforts 
funded through the related REACH 2010 program, and is part of the 
Department of Health and Human Services' response to the President's 
Race Initiative and to the Healthy People 2010 goal of eliminating 
health disparities in the health status of racial and ethnic 
minorities.
    REACH US will help to continue assessing the prevalence of self-
reported risk behaviors associated with cardiovascular disease, 
diabetes, health disparities in infant mortality, deficits in breast 
and cervical cancer screening and management, and deficits in adult 
immunizations. Annual surveys will be conducted in 29 REACH US 
communities using Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) 
methodology. Information will be collected from 900 respondents in each 
participating community. The REACH US questionnaire is modeled on the 
questionnaire previously fielded through the REACH 2010 evaluation, and 
contains questions that are standard public health performance measures 
for each health priority area.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate 
in the survey. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 9,875.

                                        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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Adults ages 18 and older who live in    Introductory Screening           100,500               1            2/60
 communities participating in the        Interview.
 REACH US Program.
                                        Household Member                  26,100               1           15/60
                                         Interview.
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    Dated: March 28, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-7566 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]
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