[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22137-22138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9690]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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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 
Maryam I. Daneshvar, 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) 395-5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Hemophilia and AIDS/HIV Network for the Dissemination of 
Information (HANDI) Evaluation Support--New--National Center on Birth 
Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Division of Blood Disorders, located within the National Center 
on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, implements health 
promotion and wellness programs designed to prevent secondary 
conditions in people with bleeding and clotting disorders. These 
programs are carried out in partnership with community-based 
organizations on the national and local level. The division's largest 
and longest standing cooperative agreement is held by the National 
Hemophilia Foundation (NHF). NHF, founded in 1948, has a long history 
of service through education, advocacy and research for people and 
families with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders.
    The Hemophilia and AIDS/HIV Network for the Dissemination of 
Information (HANDI) is NHF's resource center which provides 
information, materials, and support to people with bleeding and 
clotting disorders. Over the past 17 years, HANDI's resource collection 
has grown to meet the changing needs of the community. HANDI processes 
thousands of requests for information from a wide variety of 
individuals and organizations including NHF chapters, medical 
professionals, consumers and their families, and teachers and students 
conducting research.
    The type of information requested reflects a diversity of needs. 
Topics include homecare, orthopedics, physical therapy, rare factor 
deficiencies, psychosocial issues, blood safety, women's health, and 
financial and insurance reimbursement issues. HANDI's current resource 
library collection contains nearly 13,000 items. However, the process 
by which materials have been selected for development has not been 
informed by a systematic needs assessment or other exploratory 
research. Therefore, it is not known if the materials and messages that 
have been developed are meeting the information needs of the audiences 
they were intended to serve.
    While there seems to be many HANDI materials available that focus 
on parents and family members of newly diagnosed children, considerably 
less attention has been given to developing materials for young 
children and adolescents, particularly materials that address 
transition issues. There are many types of transitions for the person 
with a bleeding disorder. These include acceptance of the bleeding 
disorder, self care, progressing through school, vocational/career 
planning, moving to an adult center, starting a family, middle age, and 
retirement. Transition occurs throughout life for all people, but for 
those with chronic illness, it takes on additional significance due to 
the nature of their condition.
    The CDC's Division of Blood Disorders in conjunction with the 
National Hemophilia Foundation will conduct focus groups to gather 
information that will be used to design educational materials and 
health promotion programs for young children (aged 5-12 years) and 
adolescents (aged 16-19 years) that address transition issues. The 
groups will also be used to explore how young children and adolescents 
prefer to receive health messages and health information (e.g., 
brochures, videos, podcasts, YouTube.com, etc.). These findings will 
inform the development of key messages tailored to the target 
audiences.
    The contractor selected will work with CDC and NHF, through its 
chapter network, to identify and recruit focus group participants. 
Formative research participants will include (1) parents of young 
children (aged 5-12 years) or young adults who can reflect back upon 
their experience and share what information, resources, and support 
they wished had been available when their child was young, and 
(2)adolescents (aged 16-19 years). Participants will include (1) 
parents of young children (aged 5-12 years) and (2) adolescents (aged 
16-19 years). Participants will be recruited to participate in one of 
twelve in-person focus groups that will be conducted in the following 
cities: Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Denver. There are no costs 
to the respondents other than time. The Total Estimated Annualized 
Burden is 197 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                 Avg. burden per
       Type of respondents               Form name            Number of         Responses per     response (in
                                                             respondents         respondent          hours)
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Parents of adolescents (aged 5-    Participant Screener  120................                 1             12/60
 12) and parents of teens/young     and Recruitment
 adults (aged 16-19) living with    Script.
 hemophilia.
Young adults aged 16-19 living
 with hemophilia.
Parents of adolescents (aged 5-    Moderator's Guide...  108 (12 groups x 9                  1               1.5
 12) and parents of teens/young                           participants per
 adults (aged 16-19) living with                          group).
 hemophilia.
Young adults aged 16-19 living
 with hemophilia.
Parents of adolescents (aged 5-    Informed Consent....  108................                 1              6/60
 12) and parents of teens/young                          (12 groups x 9
 adults (aged 16-19) living with                          participants per
 hemophilia.                                              group).

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Young adults aged 16-19 living
 with hemophilia.
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    Dated: April 21, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-9690 Filed 4-26-10; 8:45 am]
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