[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70729-70730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29417]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-12-11EX]


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 email to 
[email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 359-5806. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Evaluation of Enhanced Implementation of the ``Learn the Signs. Act 
Early.'' Campaign in 4 Target Sites,--New--National Center on Birth 
Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC's most recent data show that an average of one in 110 children 
has an autism spectrum disorder in 2006. Today, autism is recognized in 
many circles as an ``epidemic'' or ``crisis'' that is directly 
impacting the lives of many millions of Americans. All the communities 
participating in both the 2002 and 2006 studies observed an increase in 
identified ASD prevalence ranging from 27 percent to 95 percent, with 
an average increase of 57 percent. No single factor explains the 
changes in identified ASD prevalence over the time period studied. 
Although some of the increases are due to better detection, a true 
increase in risk cannot be ruled out.
    Evidence has shown that early treatment can have a significant 
positive impact on the long-term outcome for children with an autism 
spectrum disorder. Early treatment, however, generally relies on the 
age at which a diagnosis can be made, thus pushing early identification 
research into a category of high public health priority (Pierce, et al, 
2010).
    To address this important health issue, the CDC has launched the 
``Learn the Signs. Act Early.'' national campaign and developed 
partnerships with national autism and health care professional 
organizations to promote awareness of early childhood developmental 
milestones and increase early action on developmental concerns.
    This request for data collection is for the evaluation of the 
``Learn the Signs. Act Early.'' campaign implemented at a local level 
among four grantees. The proposed evaluation will assess the reach and 
awareness to determine if the proposed strategies and activities are 
effectively reaching the target populations. The evaluation will be 
accomplished by a pre-implementation survey and a post-implementation 
survey of parents of children ages 0-60 months in the target areas for 
each of the four grantees.
    The surveys will capture information from the program's target 
audience to determine campaign reach and exposure among this group, as 
well as identify changes in knowledge, awareness, and behavior related 
to the campaign and monitoring early child development. The project 
aims to collect 250 completed parent surveys from each of the 4 sites 
prior to campaign implementation and after campaign implementation (for 
a total of 1,000 completed surveys). It is estimated that 1200 
respondents will have to be screened in order to recruit 1000 total 
survey participants.
    Participants will be recruited to participate in one of two surveys 
that will be conducted in the following four target areas:
     Washington: Yakima, Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla 
counties
     Missouri: St. Louis City
     Utah: Salt Lake County
     Alaska: Anchorage, Palmer, Wasilla, Homer, Kenai
    The information collected from the surveys is not intended to 
provide statistical data for publication. The purpose of this activity 
is solely to assess the impact of the ``Learn the Signs. Act Early.'' 
campaign in four target areas. The data collection will use a 
consistent format and comply with requirements under the Public Health 
Service Act, Executive Order 12862, and GPRA.
    Without this information collection, CDC will be hampered in 
successfully carrying out its mission of providing high quality 
programs and services to populations served. Failure to collect this 
data would compromise efforts to reduce the impact of ASDs and other 
developmental disabilities on the U.S. population.
    Data collection materials will be available in both English and 
Spanish. This request is being submitted to obtain OMB clearance for 
two years. There is no cost to the respondents other than their time to 
participate. The total annualized burden for this project is 454 hours.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                    Form name                        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Screener........................................            1200               1            3/60              60
Pre-Implementation Survey.......................            1000               1           10/60             167
Screener........................................            1200               1            3/60              60
Post-Implementation Survey......................            1000               1           10/60             167
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             454
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    Dated: November 8, 2011.
Daniel L. Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-29417 Filed 11-14-11; 8:45 am]
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