[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45861-45862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21377]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-09-0818]


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 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

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

Background and Brief Description

    CDC received OMB approval for Control number 0920-0818 to collect 
data for the Cost and Follow-up

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Assessment of Fall Prevention Programs. This approval expires on 7/31/
10. At this time we are requesting a two year extension to collect 
data. 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's 
contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton, will conduct telephone interviews of 
300 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. 
The cost analysis will 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). The data obtained from the lifecycle 
cost calculation 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's contractor for analysis. 
Booz Allen Hamilton has been contracted by CDC to conduct the data 
collection and 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. States require data on impact and cost in 
order to obtain sustainable and supplemental funding to maintain 
programs after funding from AoA ends.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                  Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of       Number of     per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents      responses      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Program Coordinators..........  Cost Assessment.             200               1               2             400
Program Participants..........  Impact Survey...             300               1               1             300
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             700
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    Dated: August 28, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-21377 Filed 9-3-09; 8:45 am]
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