[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25861-25862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11060]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-10-10CW]


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

    Translation and Dissemination of Promising Community Interventions 
for Preventing Obesity--New--Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity 
and Obesity (DNPAO), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The need for prevention and reduction of overweight and obesity is 
compelling. In the U.S., 65% of adults are overweight or obese (obesity 
is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or more). Obesity 
contributes to chronic conditions such as

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hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease, and 
osteoarthritis. Beyond the human costs, economic costs are extreme and 
are climbing. One estimate is that medical expenses related to this 
epidemic accounted for 9.1% of total U.S. medical expenditures in 1998, 
and the U.S. Surgeon General has estimated that direct and indirect 
costs related to obesity totaled $117 billion in 2000. Healthy People 
2010 established goals for obesity reduction, which included targets of 
weight reduction of 15% for adults and 5% for children and youth.
    Targeting communities at risk of overweight and obesity is an 
essential step toward realizing the goal of reversing current trends in 
obesity. Community-based programs to reduce risk of heart disease 
provide some models; however, outcomes vary and are affected by several 
confounding conditions. A report on prevention of childhood obesity, 
prepared by the Institute of Medicine in 2007, concluded that there are 
insufficient studies to generate recommendations for best practices in 
obesity prevention. Instead, the report compiles promising practices, 
including those set in communities.
    CDC plans to apply methodology recommended by the CDC Task Force on 
Community Preventive Services to improve the translation and 
dissemination of promising practices into community-based obesity 
prevention programs. Information necessary to this purpose will be 
collected from the general public by a contractor. Information will be 
collected concerning respondents' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs 
about obesity and physical activity; the need for community leaders to 
encourage healthier diets and more physical activity; and opportunities 
for leveraging current community efforts.
    Two hundred fifty respondents will be recruited to participate in 
four on-line, small-group discussions over a period of about one month. 
The discussions will utilize Voice over Internet Protocol technology 
and will be facilitated by a moderator. Each discussion will last one 
hour. In preparation for the initial discussion, respondents will 
receive a confirmation e-mail and will be asked to review a guide to 
on-line discussion groups. In addition, discussion group participants 
will be asked to review a set of briefing materials prior to the first 
on-line group meeting.
    Information will also be collected through an on-line questionnaire 
administered on two occasions. The questionnaire is designed to measure 
the relative importance of various proposals for policy and 
environmental change, and whether change has occurred in perceptions of 
roles and responsibilities for obesity prevention. The questionnaire 
will be administered to the 250 discussion group participants before 
the initial discussion group meeting (``pre-test''), and again after 
all four discussion groups have been completed (``post-test'').
    Finally, the on-line questionnaire will be administered to a 
comparison group of 700 respondents. The comparison group will complete 
the questionnaire on two occasions; however, this group will not 
participate in the on-line discussions or review the briefing 
materials.
    The information collection will be used to identify key issues for 
community obesity prevention programs, to refine promising obesity 
prevention practices for targeted communities, and to facilitate the 
dissemination of promising practices for obesity prevention. 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    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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General Public................  Discussion Group             250               4               1           1,000
                                 Moderator's
                                 Guide.
                                Confirmation e-              250               1           10/60              42
                                 mail with Guide
                                 to On-Line
                                 Discussions.
                                Briefing                     250               1           10/60              42
                                 Materials.
                                On-Line                      950               2           30/60             950
                                 Questionnaire.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,034
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    Date: May 4, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-11060 Filed 5-7-10; 8:45 am]
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