[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4044-4045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1624]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-Day-12-0805]


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) 639-7570 or send an

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email 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

    Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) US 
Evaluation--Revision -- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    From 2009-2011, CDC conducted annual risk factor surveys that 
tracked health trends among racial and ethnic minority groups (OMB No. 
0920-0805, exp. 2/29/2012). The surveys were conducted in areas where 
community interventions were implemented as part of the Racial and 
Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the U.S. (REACH US) 
program. The REACH US program is a national multilevel strategy to 
reduce and eliminate health disparities in racial and ethnic 
minorities. Priority areas for the program include breast and cervical 
cancer; cardiovascular disease; diabetes mellitus; adult/older adult 
immunization, hepatitis B, and/or tuberculosis; asthma; and infant 
mortality. Priority populations for the program are African American, 
American Indian, Alaska Native, Hispanic American, Asian American, and 
Pacific Islander citizens.
    CDC is requesting OMB approval to conduct two additional cycles of 
data collection in 2012 and 2013. Risk factor information will be 
collected from a random sample of adults in 28 REACH US communities 
(900 individuals per community). After households have been selected 
through address-based sampling, health information will be collected 
through a self-administered, mailed questionnaire, or through 
interviews conducted by telephone or in-person with members of the 
selected households.
    The estimated burden per response is 15 minutes. The surveys will 
help to assess the prevalence of various risk factors associated with 
chronic diseases, deficits in breast and cervical cancer screening and 
management, and deficits in adult immunizations. Survey results will be 
used for REACH US program evaluation and to assess progress towards the 
national goal of eliminating health disparities within minority 
populations.
    OMB approval is requested for two years. Minor changes to the 
survey questions will be implemented, and adjustments will be made to 
the estimated number of respondents. Participation is voluntary and 
there are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated burden hours are 9,460.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
        Type of respondents                   Form name             respondents   responses  per   response  (in
                                                                                     respondent       hours)
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                                     Screening Interview........          14,700               1            3/60
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Members of REACH U.S. communities..  Household Member Interview.          10,600               1           15/60
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                                     REACH Study Booklet self-            24,300               1           15/60
                                      administered questionnaire.
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-1624 Filed 1-25-12; 8:45 am]
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