[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57959-57960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23758]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-Day-10-10CW]


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) 395-5806. 
Written comments should be received within 30 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 
contributes to chronic conditions such as hypertension, Type 2 
diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease, and osteoarthritis. Beyond 
the human costs, economic costs are extreme and are climbing. 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. 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 a 
series of four, small-group discussions using Voice over Internet 
Protocol. In preparation for the initial discussion, respondents will 
be asked to review a set of briefing materials and a guide to on-line 
discussion groups. In addition, these respondents will complete an on-
line questionnaire 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 baseline or 
``pre-test'' questionnaire will be administered before the initial 
discussion group, and the ``post-test'' questionnaire will be 
administered after all discussion groups have been completed.

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    Information will also be collected from a comparison group of 700 
respondents who will complete pre- and post-intervention 
questionnaires, but will not participate in the discussion groups or 
review the briefing materials.
    The goal is 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. OMB approval is requested for one year. There 
are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated 
annualized burden hours are 2,034.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                               Number of      Average burden per
       Type of respondents             Form name           Number of         responses per       response  (in
                                                          respondents         respondent            hours)
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General Public..................  Discussion Group                   250                   4                   1
                                   Moderator's Guide.
                                  Discussion Group                   250                   1               10/60
                                   Confirmation and
                                   Instructions.
                                  Briefing Materials                 250                   1               10/60
                                  On-Line                            950                   2               30/60
                                   Questionnaire:
                                   Deliberative Poll
                                   on Obesity
                                   Prevention and
                                   Control.
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    Dated: September 15, 2010.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-23758 Filed 9-22-10; 8:45 am]
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