[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42711-42712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18075]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-11-11IY]


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 Daniel L. Holcomb, CDC 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

    Formative Research to Support the Development of Sickle Cell 
Disease Educational Messages and Materials for the Division of Blood 
Disorders. New--National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental 
Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC seeks to improve the quality of life of people living with 
sickle cell disease (SCD). To accomplish this goal, CDC aims to address 
the need for educational messages and materials for adolescents, young 
adults, adults, and older adults living with SCD. CDC is interested in 
understanding the informational needs of these audiences related to the 
adoption of healthy behaviors and the prevention of complications 
associated with sickle cell disease. To develop valuable messages and 
materials, CDC will conduct formative focus groups with people with SCD 
across the country. Participants will stem from four urban centers as 
well as more remote, rural areas. Based on the findings from the 
formative focus groups, CDC will develop and test draft messages.
    A total of 10 focus groups will be conducted. Eight focus groups 
with people with SCD would be held in four cities: Atlanta, GA; 
Detroit, MI; Oakland, CA; and Philadelphia, PA. Two in-person focus 
groups--one with males and one with females--will be conducted in each 
city with each target audience: Adolescents aged 15-17, young adults 
aged 18-25, adults aged 26-35, and older adults 36 and over. To reach 
more rural participants, two telephone focus groups will be conducted: 
One with female adolescents aged 15-17 and a second with male older 
adults aged 36 and older.
    The focus groups will be conducted with eight to nine participants 
in each and will last 2 hours. As part of the focus group, participants 
will complete an informed consent or adolescent assent form before 
discussion begins. The parents of the expected 27 adolescent 
participants (three groups of 9 each) will fill out a permission form 
to provide their consent in advance of the groups. The use of trained 
moderators and a structured moderator's guide will ensure that 
consistent data are collected across the groups. In total, up to 90 
people with SCD will participate in the focus group data collection. It 
is estimated that 120 potential participants will need to be screened 
to reach the target of 90 participants. The estimated time per response 
for screening and recruitment is 12 minutes, for a total annualized 
burden of 204 hours.
    This request is submitted to obtain OMB clearance for one year. 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Number      Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parents of adolescents (aged    Participant                  120               1           12/60              24
 15-17) living with SCD.         Screener and
                                 Recruitment
                                 Script.
Young adults (aged 18-25)
 living with SCD.
Adults (aged 26-35) living
 with SCD.
Older adults (aged 36+) living
 with SCD.
Adolescents (aged 15-17)        Focus Group                   90               1               2             180
 living with SCD.                Moderator's
                                 Guide.
Young adults (aged 18-25)
 living with SCD.
Adults (aged 26-35) living
 with SCD.

[[Page 42712]]

 
Older adults (aged 36+) living
 with SCD.
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             204
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Dated: July 13, 2011.
Daniel L. Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-18075 Filed 7-18-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P