[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9616-9617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4728]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-09-08AV]


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) 639-5960 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

    Cost and Follow-up Assessment of Administration on Aging (AoA)--
Funded Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults--New--National Center 
for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    NCIPC seeks to examine cost of implementing each of the three AoA-
funded fall prevention programs for older adults (Stepping On, Moving 
for Better Balance and Matter of Balance) and to assess the maintenance 
of fall prevention behaviors among participants six months after 
completing the Matter of Balance program. To assess the maintenance of 
fall prevention behaviors, CDC will conduct telephone interviews of 425 
Matter of Balance program participants six months after they have 
completed the program. The interview will assess their knowledge and 
self-efficacy related to falls as taught in the course, their activity 
and exercise levels, and their reported falls both before and after the 
program. The results of the follow-up assessment will determine the 
extent to which preventive behaviors learned during the Matter of 
Balance program are maintained and can continue to reduce fall risk. 
The cost assessment will calculate the lifecycle cost of the Stepping 
On, Moving for Better Balance, and Matter of Balance programs. It will 
also include calculating the investment costs required to implement 
each program, as well as the ongoing operational costs associated with 
each program. These costs will be allocated over a defined period of 
time depending on the average or standard amount of time these programs 
continue to operate (standard lifecycle analysis ranges from five to 10 
years). As part of the lifecycle cost calculation, these data will 
allow us to compare program costs and to identify specific cost 
drivers, cost risks, and unique financial attributes of each program. 
Local program coordinators for the 200 sites in each of the AoA-funded 
states will collect the cost data using lifecycle cost spreadsheets 
that will be returned to CDC for analysis. The results of these studies 
will support the replication and dissemination of these fall prevention 
programs and enable them to reach more older adults. The Survey Screen 
takes 3 minutes, the survey instrument takes forty five minutes, and 
the cost tool takes two hours to complete. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time.
    The total annual burden is 744 hours.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                Number of        Average burden
       Type of respondent             Type of form           Number of        responses per     per response (in
                                                            respondents         respondent           hours)
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Program participant............  Follow-up Survey                      500                  1               3/60
                                  Screen for Matter of
                                  Balance-Introduction
                                  Script.
                                 Follow-up Survey for                  425                  1              45/60
                                  Matter of Balance.
Program coordinator............  Cost assessment of AoA-               200                  1                  2
                                  funded fall
                                  prevention programs.
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    Dated: February 26, 2009.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E9-4728 Filed 3-4-09; 8:45 am]
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