[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 201 (Thursday, October 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61424-61425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24559]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-09-08BS]


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 or 
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

    Testing and Development of Materials Promoting Prevention and 
Control of Traumatic Brain Injury in Schools--New--, Division of Injury 
Response (DIR), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 
(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Each year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic 
brain injury (TBI). A TBI is caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the 
head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of 
the brain.
    Children ages 0 to 4 years and adolescents ages 15-19 are at the 
greatest risk of sustaining a TBI, as they often sustain TBIs from a 
host of mechanisms including falls (down stairs or from heights such as 
counter tops or beds), direct impacts (e.g. getting hit in the head 
with a ball), and motor vehicle crashes.
    In order to address this important public health problem among 
young children and adolescents, CDC plans to conduct a national TBI 
educational initiative aimed at school nurses, school counselors, 
school psychologists, and school administrators. As part of the 
initiative, CDC will develop educational materials and messages for 
these audiences, as well as tools for partners, to help improve the 
prevention, recognition, and management of TBI among school-aged 
children and adolescents.
    School nurses, school counselors, school psychologists, and school 
administrators are important audiences for this initiative, as they are 
well positioned to address short- and long-term issues related to TBI. 
These audiences play an important role in addressing the needs of 
students and working collaboratively with educators and parents. School 
nurses need current, reliable, and easy to use materials about TBI, to 
keep them up-to-date on the issue and assist them in educating and 
caring for students who come to them with a suspected TBI. Nurses, 
counselors and administrators can promote prevention of TBI in the 
school setting and inform educators and parents about TBI prevention 
and recognition in the classroom, on the playground and on the field. 
They can also work with schools to institute TBI specific back-to-
school and return-to-play plans.
    As part of this research, school nurses, counselors, psychologists, 
and administrators will participate in professionally moderated 
individual in-depth interviews. Information will be collected 
concerning respondents' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about 
traumatic brain injury and where and how they get health information.

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    The goal of these interviews with school professionals is to 
understand needs of school professionals (including school nurses, 
school counselors, school psychologists, and school administrators) for 
materials or tools related to TBI. The materials will provide guidance 
on how to prevent and recognize TBI in students. The content discussed 
in these interviews will be used to refine materials and develop future 
materials. There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                        Number of      Average burden
              Type of respondents                           Form name                 Number of       responses per   per response (in  Total burden (in
                                                                                     respondents       respondent          hours)            hours)
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School nurses, counselors, psychologists, and   Screening and Recruitment.......                96                 1             10/60                16
 administrators.
                                                Interview Guide: Model Programs.                45                 1                 1                45
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    Dated: October 1, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-24559 Filed 10-15-08; 8:45 am]
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