[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11183-11184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5157]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-10-10BU]


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

    Case Studies of Communities and States Funded under Community 
Activities under the Communities Putting Prevention to Work 
Initiative--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the primary 
Federal agency for protecting health and promoting quality of life 
through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability. 
CDC is committed to programs that reduce the health and economic 
consequences of the leading causes of death and disability, thereby 
ensuring a long, productive, healthy life for all people.
    Chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes are 
among the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. 
Chronic diseases account for 70% of all deaths in the U.S., and cause 
major limitations in daily living for almost one out of 10 Americans. 
Although chronic diseases are among the most common and costly health 
problems, they are also among the most preventable. Adopting healthy 
behaviors such as eating nutritious foods, being physically active and 
avoiding tobacco use can prevent or control the devastating effects of 
these diseases.
    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the ``Recovery 
Act'') allotted $650 million to the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) to support evidence-based prevention and wellness 
strategies. The cornerstone of the initiative is the Communities 
Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) Community Program, administered by 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Through this 
program, all states and territories, and approximately 35-45 
communities, will receive cooperative agreement funding to implement 
evidence-based community approaches to chronic disease prevention over 
a 24-month period.
    Funded recipients will work with partners such as local and state 
health departments and other governmental agencies, health centers, 
schools, businesses, community and faith-based organizations, academic 
institutions, health care, mental health/substance abuse organizations, 
health plans, and others to create policies, systems, and environments 
that promote: (1) increased levels of physical activity, improved 
nutrition, and decreased prevalence of overweight/obesity; and (2) 
decreased tobacco use and decreased exposure to secondhand smoke. Each 
CPPW-funded state or community will choose to emphasize prevention 
objectives related to physical activity and nutrition, or tobacco. 
Toward that end, each funded recipient has selected strategies for 
implementing change from each of five categories involving media, 
access, price, point of purchase decision, and support services 
(MAPPS). Applicants for CPPW funding selected their approaches from a 
reference set of evidence-based strategies provided by CDC.
    CDC proposes to collect information from a subset of CPPW awardees 
to gain insight into the factors and variables that facilitate or 
hinder the successful implementation of these strategies and the 
effective creation of the desired policy, system, and environmental 
changes. CDC plans to conduct intensive case studies of six CPPW-funded 
states and 15 CPPW-funded communities. The case study sites will be 
selected to include a mix of state or community characteristics related 
to population density, geographic region, and targeted population. Case 
study information will be collected by conducting personal interviews 
with approximately 20 key informants at each of the 21 CPPW-funded 
sites. Respondents at each site will include project management (5), 
project staff (5), community partners (5), and policy makers/community 
decision makers (5). Information will be collected at the beginning of 
the CPPW funding period and again approximately 18 months post-award. 
OMB approval is requested for two years.
    The proposed information collection is one component of a larger 
evaluation

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plan for states and communities that receive Recovery Act funding 
through the CPPW initiative. Participation is required as a condition 
of receiving the cooperative agreement.
    The case study information to be collected will assist the Federal 
government, state and local governments, and communities in planning 
future strategies designed to promote sustainable policy, systems and 
environmental changes that improve public health. Understanding the key 
variables and contextual factors that inhibit or accelerate successful 
implementation of these strategies will allow states and communities to 
anticipate such issues in advance, adapt their environment and context 
so it is more supportive, or choose only strategies that seem to map 
well to their current environment and context. As a result of the CPPW 
program, powerful models of success are expected to emerge that can be 
replicated in other states and communities.
    The long-term goals of the CPPW are to modify the environmental 
determinants of risk factors for chronic diseases, prevent or delay 
chronic diseases, promote wellness in children and adults, and provide 
positive, sustainable health change in communities.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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CPPW Awardees, Community Partners, and Community             420               1             2.5           1,050
 Decision Makers................................
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    Dated: March 3, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-5157 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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