[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53876-53877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21690]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-08-08BP]


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 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

    Audience Profiling for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention 
Status--New--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), 
Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention 
(CCEHIP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the leading causes of poison-related 
deaths in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year approximately 500 people die 
of unintentional, nonfire-related CO exposure, and another 15,000 
individuals visit emergency rooms for treatment from exposure to CO 
gas.
    Despite our current knowledge of scenarios and products that lead 
to CO poisoning, questions remain about when and how individuals use 
CO-emitting products, why they engage in certain risk behaviors, how 
best to inform them about the CO poisoning, and how receptive they are 
to existing prevention materials. This study aims to address these 
questions through assessing the basis for current audience knowledge, 
attitudes, and practices and, ultimately, strengthen educational 
materials about CO poisoning prevention.
    The study will employ the use of qualitative methods during three 
phases of data collection. Phase I will consist of eight in-person 
focus groups among home furnace owners and portable generator owners 
(n=64) as well as four telephone interviews with organizations that 
serve populations at risk for CO poisoning (n=4). Phase II will consist 
of analyzing previously collected data on consumer media usage and 
preferences. Phase III will consist of 16 in-person triad interviews (3 
individuals per interview) with home furnace owners and portable 
generator owners (n=48) to pretest CO poisoning educational materials.
    NCEH will identify individuals for the focus groups and triad 
interviews using recruiting firms that specialize in the two at-risk 
populations: 1. home furnace owners and 2. portable generator owners. 
Individuals in these two groups will be screened over the telephone by 
the recruiting firms, and if they meet the eligibility criteria, will 
be invited to participate in the study. At the end of each focus group 
and triad interview, NCEH will ask participants to complete a brief 
exit questionnaire on demographics and media usage.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                        Number of      Average burden
 Respondents (focus group, phone interview,            Instrument type                Number of       responses per     per response      Total burden
          and triad participants)                                                    respondents       respondent        (in hours)        (in hours)
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Owners of Gas or Oil Burning Household       Focus Group Screener...............                64                 1             10/60                11
 Appliances.                                 Focus Group........................                32                 1                 2                64
                                             Exit Questionnaire.................                32                 1             10/60                 5
                                             Triad Screener.....................                48                 1             10/60                 8
                                             Triad..............................                24                 1                 2                48
Owners of Portable Gas Burning Generator...  Focus Group Screener...............                64                 1             10/60                11
                                             Focus Group........................                32                 1                 2                64
                                             Exit Questionnaire.................                32                 1             10/60                 5
                                             Triad Screener.....................                48                 1             10/60                 8
                                             Triad..............................                24                 1                 2                48
Expert.....................................  Telephone Interview................                 4                 1                 1                 4
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    Total..................................  ...................................  ................  ................  ................               276
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    Dated: September 11, 2008.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-21690 Filed 9-16-08; 8:45 am]
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