[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 179 (Wednesday, September 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49579-49580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24835]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-98-28]
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 the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
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 for other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project
1. Diabetes Today National Training Center. A contract to refine,
present, and evaluate a diabetes training course--New--The National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of
Diabetes Translation, proposes to conduct a training center. Diabetes
is a complex chronic disease. The successful management of this disease
requires a comprehensive support system that includes proper medical
treatment, behavior and lifestyle changes that maintain recommended
blood glucose levels, blood pressure, weight and physical activity, and
community awareness and programs that facilitate the adoption of these
behaviors.
The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division
of Diabetes Translation has developed and presented a training course
for health professionals and community leaders to provide training and
follow-up in implementing community activities to control diabetes. The
course, Diabetes Today, is a structured curriculum that incorporates
principles of community organization, community health education and
adult learning in a training program for health professionals. This
contract will provide, revise, and evaluate Diabetes Today in the
continental United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Focus
groups will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the training
course and to determine needs in communities. Most of those in the
focus groups will be participants in the training courses. The data
will not be available from any other source. There is no cost to
respondents.
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No. of Average burden
Respondents No. of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Bilingual public health workers................. *10 1 1 10
Participants in Diabetes Today trainings........ *20 1 1 20
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Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 30
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*Estimates. Contractor will develop instruments and arrange focus groups.
2. Diabetes Today, Regional Training Center, A contract to adapt a
diabetes training program to the needs of Hawaii and the Pacific
Basin--New--The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Division of Diabetes Translation, proposes to conduct
a training center. Diabetes is a complex chronic disease. The
successful management of this disease requires a comprehensive support
system that includes proper medical treatment, behavior and lifestyle
changes to maintain recommended blood glucose levels, blood pressure,
weight and physical activity, and community awareness and programs that
facilitate the adoption of these behaviors.
The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division
of Diabetes Translation, has developed and presented a training course
for health professionals and community leaders to provide training and
follow-up in implementing community activities to control diabetes.
Most of this activity has taken place in the Continental United States.
A contract has been offered to adapt this material to the cultures of
Hawaii and the Pacific Basin. Focus groups will be conducted to
determine needs in diabetes education and to adapt the course to the
needs of individual Pacific cultures. Focus group data will be analyzed
using accepted, content analysis methods. Evaluation will be conducted
with the goal of providing culturally relevant training in community
organization to reduce the burden of diabetes in the Pacific Region.
The information developed is not available from other sources. There is
no cost to respondents.
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No. of Average burden
Respondents No. of respondents responses/ response (in Total burden
respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Hawaii and Pacific Islanders with 80 (10 focus groups of 8 1 1 80
Diabetes. persons each)*.
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Total........................ ........................... .............. .............. 80
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*These are estimates. Instruments will be developed and focus groups arranged by contractor.
3. Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG-6) (0920-
0314)--Revision--The National Survey of Family Growth has been
conducted periodically since 1973 by the National Center for Health
Statistics, CDC. The first five cycles of the NSFG were based on
interviews with women 15-44 years of age, to measure factors related to
birth and pregnancy rates and maternal and infant health. In Cycle 6,
both women and men will be interviewed. The interviews with males 15-49
will address (1) factors that affect entry into fatherhood and the
intendedness of births; (2) factors that affect the spread of Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the
virus that causes AIDS); and (3) factors that affect men's ability and
willingness to carry out their fatherhood roles, including the payment
of child support.
In late 2000 or early 2001, the NSFG will interview a nationally
representative sample of 11,800 women and 7,200 men. Black, Hispanic,
and 15-24-year-old men and women will be sampled at a higher rate than
others. A pretest/pilot study of 600 females and 600 males is needed to
test procedures for collecting sensitive data. All participation will
be completely voluntary and confidential.
NSFG data help measure the demographics, health status, and
behavior of the population of reproductive age (as well as those
responsible for most STDs). The NSFG data from the 1995 survey have
already been published in 4 major NCHS reports and the January/February
1998 issue of the journal Family Planning Perspectives. Besides NCHS,
users of NSFG data include the DHHS Office of Population Affairs, the
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, the CDC and
NIH HIV/AIDS programs, and the Children's Bureau. Other users include
Congress (for Sections 905 and 906 of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, among others); the Healthy
People 2000 and 2010 initiatives, private researchers in demography,
public health, maternal and child health, and state governments. Males
are being added to the survey in response to the recent report,
Nurturing Fatherhood: Improving Data and Research on Male Fertility,
Family Formation, and Fatherhood, released by the Federal Interagency
Forum on Child and Family Statistics. There is no cost to respondents.
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No. of Avg. burden/
Respondents No. of responses/ response Total burden
respondents respondent (hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Pretest: screener............................... 2000 1 0.08 167
Pretest: males.................................. 600 1 1.00 600
Pretest: females................................ 600 1 1.33 800
Cognitive Testing............................... 200 1 1.00 200
Survey: screener................................ 40000 1 0.08 3,320
Survey: males................................... 7200 1 1.00 7,200
Survey: females................................. 11800 1 1.33 15,729
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Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 28,016
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Dated: September 2, 1998.
Charles W. Gollmar,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-24835 Filed 9-15-98; 8:45 am]
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