[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 74067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30841]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-Day-12-11IY]


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 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 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.
    CDC requests OMB approval to obtain clearance for one year. There 
is no cost to respondents other than their time. The estimated 
annualized burden hours for this data collection activity are 204.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Parents of adolescents (aged 15-17)     Participant Screener and             120               1           12/60
 living with SCD.                        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) living with    Focus Group Moderator's               90               1               2
 SCD.                                    Guide.
Young adults (aged 18-25) living with
 SCD.
Adults (aged 26-35) living with SCD...
Older adults (aged 36+) living with
 SCD.
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    Dated: November 21, 2011.
Daniel L. Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-30841 Filed 11-29-11; 8:45 am]
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