[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 211 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68883-68884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24230]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-21-1277; Docket No. CDC-2020-0109]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the existing 
information collection project titled The Childcare Survey of Activity 
and Wellness (C-SAW) Pilot Study. The pilot study will determine the 
current practices and policies of early care and education (ECE) 
providers in four states around nutrition, physical activity, and 
wellness and will inform the development of a potential national 
surveillance system.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 29, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0109 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    The Childcare Survey of Activity and Wellness (C-SAW) Pilot Study--
Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to 
promote optimal nutrition, physical activity, and wellness in early 
care and education (ECE) facilities for children 0-5 years of age. 
Consistent with this mission, and with clear evidence that ECE 
facilities can impact the habits and preferences of young children, CDC 
obtained OMB approval (OMB Control No. 0920-1277, Expiration Date 12/
31/2020) to conduct a pilot survey to better understand ECE center 
practices related to nutrition, physical activity, and wellness. CDC 
was unable to collect the information as planned due to closures of ECE 
centers because of the COVID-19 pandemic. CDC is requesting an 
extension of the collection for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic 
and its impact on information collection and to collect 10 additional 
COVID-19 related questions on the survey to understand the impact of 
COVID-19 on our topic areas of child care center status, nutrition, 
physical activity and wellness The additional questions are expected to 
minimally affect burden. These critical data are used to effectively 
inform state and national programs.
    Data collected from this pilot survey will be used to understand 
the current practices of ECE centers in a representative sample in four 
states. This initial C-SAW will establish baseline measures of the 
prevalence of specific practices related to nutrition, physical 
activity, and wellness in a standard way across states. This baseline 
will also allow CDC and state partners to better understand ECE center 
needs and provide opportunities for collaboration and areas for 
improvement at the state and national levels. Second, the survey will 
be used to inform the development of a potential national

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surveillance system enabling states and CDC to track changes over time 
and obtain data to guide the planning, implementation, and evaluation 
of national and state obesity prevention efforts.
    A sample of approximately 1,200 ECE centers across four states will 
be recruited to participate in this one-time data collection effort. 
Each center will receive a recruitment letter introducing the survey, 
explaining its objectives and the importance of their participation, 
and instructions for completing the survey. It is anticipated that most 
responses will be submitted online via the internet. However, paper 
surveys will be available upon request. Approximately two weeks after 
the initial recruitment letter is mailed, all sampled centers will 
receive a reminder postcard. Approximately four weeks after the initial 
recruitment letter is mailed, non-respondents will be sent another 
letter along with a hardcopy of the questionnaire.
    Participation in this study is completely voluntary and there are 
no costs to the respondent other than their time. The estimated 
annualized burden hours is 409. The approval request is for two years.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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ECE Director or Administrator.  Recruitment                1,140               1            5/60              95
                                 Letter.
ECE Director or Administrator.  Web/Mail Survey.             627               1           30/60             314
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             409
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-24230 Filed 10-28-20; 4:15 pm]
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