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ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden / response
(in hours)
Written Surveys ...............................................................................................
5000
1
10/60
834
Total ..........................................................................................................
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834
Respondents
Dated: April 6, 2005.
Proposed Project
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Background and Brief Description
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–05–05BN]
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 404–371–5983 and
send comments to Seleda Perryman,
CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
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
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
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Web-based Reporting Systems for
Tobacco Control: A Nationwide
Assessment—New—The Office on
Smoking and Health (OSH), National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Implementation of a Web-based
reporting system assessment for the
state health departments’ tobacco
control programs.
As state health departments strive to
standardize data collections to better
evaluate progress toward strategic goals
and objectives, a movement to develop
web-based reporting systems is
sweeping the field of public health. In
October of 2002, through a Prevention
Research Center (PRC) grant, researchers
from the University of Minnesota
conducted a national assessment of
tobacco control program monitoring
practices among state health
departments. Results indicated that all
states monitor tobacco control program
activities through either paper or
computer-based systems. In 1998, three
states had computerized systems
operating, whereas in 2002, thirteen
states had launched systems and
twenty-two more were in the planning/
development stage (Blaine & Petersen,
presented at National Conference on
Tobacco or Health, San Francisco,
November 20, 2002). Clearly, there is a
trend toward developing database
systems to assess and to monitor state
tobacco prevention and control
programs.
However, recent loss of resources
available to state tobacco control
programs begs several questions: (1)
How have tightened public health
budgets affected the development of
proposed and in-progress web-based
monitoring systems? (2) What can we
learn from states that have already
implemented and upgraded their
systems that can save time and money
for states still in the development
process? (3) How can we institute
knowledge management systems that
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Total burden
hours
can facilitate horizontal information
sharing? (4) Is there utility in creating a
guidance document to better promote
best practices in monitoring system
development? (5) How can this
information be used by the CDC to
highlight the benefits to public health of
state level computerized program
reporting and monitoring systems?
Roundtable discussions facilitated by
the Office on Smoking and Health with
state tobacco control program staff have
focused on standardized data collection
for contract management and process
evaluation purposes. Participants
expressed frustration that states are
often ‘‘recreating the wheel,’’ with each
state developing a unique system
without the benefit of learning from
states with web-based systems already
in production. These discussions
motivated the CDC to explore more
efficient means of sharing lessons
learned about computerized reporting
systems.
The proposed research will build on
the findings of the previous study.
Enhanced understanding of the
proliferation, costs and benefits of these
web-based reporting systems can (1)
improve the capacity of the CDC to
service state health departments’
cooperative agreement technical
assistance needs, (2) provide a template
for the CDC as it considers how
electronic monitoring systems could be
expanded to other public health arenas
besides tobacco control, and (3) save
state health departments time and
money by using the information gleaned
from this research to create an
accessible forum for knowledge sharing.
The proposed study has three separate
methodological components: (1) A
nationwide baseline survey, (2) a
follow-up phone interview with early
adopters, and (3) select case studies.
This is a one time only research study.
This tiered research approach will
provide a systematic overview of webbased reporting systems ranging from
the macro-level to the micro-level.
Aside from the minimal time needed to
participate in the interviews, there will
be no cost to participants.
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Respondents
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
States and DC baseline survey via phone interview .........................................
Early Adopters focused responses via phone interview ...................................
Case Studies 3 per state X 3 states via site visit .............................................
51
15
9
1
1
1
30/60
1.0
1.5
25.5
15.0
13.5
Totals ..........................................................................................................
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54
Dated: May 6, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05–9561 Filed 5–12–05; 8:45 am]
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HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–05–04JU]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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) 371–5974 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human
Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395–6974. Written comments should be
received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Factors Impacting Effective Removal
of Arsenic by Household Water
Purification Systems—New—National
Center for Environmental Health
(NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Epidemiologic evidence strongly links
ingestion of water containing inorganic
arsenic with an increase in bladder
cancer and other cancers. In Maine,
approximately 10% of private domestic
wells have arsenic concentrations
greater than Maine’s health standard for
water of 10 µg/L. In wells with high
arsenic concentrations, ingestion of
water can be the dominant source of
arsenic exposure. The preferred method
for treating domestic well water
containing elevated levels of arsenic is
point-of-use water-treatment devices.
The purpose of the proposed study is
to evaluate how the efficacy of watertreatment devices is affected by user
behaviors such as maintenance and
selection of appropriate technologies
and by variations in water chemistry.
The requested three year clearance for
this study will focus on a total of 100
households. Approximately 200
households will be recruited and
screened to ascertain the 100 eligible
households. Recruitment is limited to
areas of Maine that have high
concentrations of arsenic in
groundwater.
The results will demonstrate how
arsenic removal systems are working in
the real world. The data will give
insight into how homeowners are
collecting, interpreting and utilizing
information on water treatment in order
to select an arsenic-removal system. The
data will show how well the chosen
systems are removing arsenic, and how
well they are being maintained. The
results will thus identify risk factors
that contribute to a failing treatment
system.
The study will have a cross-sectional
component and a temporal component.
For the cross-sectional component, total
arsenic, inorganic arsenic species, and
selected geochemical constituents will
be quantified by the influent and
effluent (flowing in and flowing out) of
filtration devices treating these 100
domestic well-water supplies. The study
team will administer questionnaires to
each participating household to collect
data on the type of treatment unit used,
routine operation parameters, and
suggested and actual maintenance
schedules. For the temporal component
of the study, the study team will test the
influent and effluent of the treatment
units of 30 participating households for
total arsenic one time per year. The
percentage of arsenic removed by the
filter will be compared to the study
criterion selected to indicate that a filter
is failing. If the arsenic removal level
indicates that a treatment unit meets the
criterion for failure, treatment unit
influent and effluent water will be
analyzed for inorganic arsenic species
and geochemical constituents to
determine whether the chemistry of the
water has changed sufficiently to
explain the failure.
A follow-up questionnaire will be
administered biannually and at the time
of a system failure to determine when
the unit was last maintained and if
operation and maintenance have
changed. CDC/NCEH will request a 3year clearance. There is no cost to
participants other than their time. The
total annual burden hours are 56.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents
Respondents
Number of
responses/
respondent
Avg. burden
response
(in hrs.)
Total burden
hours
Initial recruiting postcard completion ...............................................................
Follow-up telephone call ..................................................................................
Initial interview .................................................................................................
Biannual follow-up interview ............................................................................
System failure follow-up interview ...................................................................
67
34
34
30
4
1
1
1
2
1
5/60
10/60
30/60
25/60
25/60
6
6
17
25
2
Total ..........................................................................................................
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[FR Doc No: 05-9561]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-05-05BN]
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 404-371-5983
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
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 or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Web-based Reporting Systems for Tobacco Control: A Nationwide
Assessment--New--The Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Implementation of a Web-based reporting system assessment for the
state health departments' tobacco control programs.
As state health departments strive to standardize data collections
to better evaluate progress toward strategic goals and objectives, a
movement to develop web-based reporting systems is sweeping the field
of public health. In October of 2002, through a Prevention Research
Center (PRC) grant, researchers from the University of Minnesota
conducted a national assessment of tobacco control program monitoring
practices among state health departments. Results indicated that all
states monitor tobacco control program activities through either paper
or computer-based systems. In 1998, three states had computerized
systems operating, whereas in 2002, thirteen states had launched
systems and twenty-two more were in the planning/development stage
(Blaine & Petersen, presented at National Conference on Tobacco or
Health, San Francisco, November 20, 2002). Clearly, there is a trend
toward developing database systems to assess and to monitor state
tobacco prevention and control programs.
However, recent loss of resources available to state tobacco
control programs begs several questions: (1) How have tightened public
health budgets affected the development of proposed and in-progress
web-based monitoring systems? (2) What can we learn from states that
have already implemented and upgraded their systems that can save time
and money for states still in the development process? (3) How can we
institute knowledge management systems that can facilitate horizontal
information sharing? (4) Is there utility in creating a guidance
document to better promote best practices in monitoring system
development? (5) How can this information be used by the CDC to
highlight the benefits to public health of state level computerized
program reporting and monitoring systems?
Roundtable discussions facilitated by the Office on Smoking and
Health with state tobacco control program staff have focused on
standardized data collection for contract management and process
evaluation purposes. Participants expressed frustration that states are
often ``recreating the wheel,'' with each state developing a unique
system without the benefit of learning from states with web-based
systems already in production. These discussions motivated the CDC to
explore more efficient means of sharing lessons learned about
computerized reporting systems.
The proposed research will build on the findings of the previous
study. Enhanced understanding of the proliferation, costs and benefits
of these web-based reporting systems can (1) improve the capacity of
the CDC to service state health departments' cooperative agreement
technical assistance needs, (2) provide a template for the CDC as it
considers how electronic monitoring systems could be expanded to other
public health arenas besides tobacco control, and (3) save state health
departments time and money by using the information gleaned from this
research to create an accessible forum for knowledge sharing.
The proposed study has three separate methodological components:
(1) A nationwide baseline survey, (2) a follow-up phone interview with
early adopters, and (3) select case studies. This is a one time only
research study. This tiered research approach will provide a systematic
overview of web-based reporting systems ranging from the macro-level to
the micro-level. Aside from the minimal time needed to participate in
the interviews, there will be no cost to participants.
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Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Respondents respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
States and DC baseline survey via phone interview. 51 1 30/60 25.5
Early Adopters focused responses via phone 15 1 1.0 15.0
interview........................................
Case Studies 3 per state X 3 states via site visit 9 1 1.5 13.5
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Totals........................................ .............. .............. .............. 54
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Dated: May 6, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-9561 Filed 5-12-05; 8:45 am]
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