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Download as PDF 43150 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 142 / Tuesday, July 26, 2005 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30 Day–05–05AU] 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) 371–5983 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)—NEW— The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description: The Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) addresses an important public health need to protect the lives of America’s front line emergency responders, those whose job is to save lives and protect property. FFFIPP was established in fiscal year 1998 in order to investigate the deaths and severe injuries that occur to fire fighters for the purpose of identifying high risk situations and to develop recommendations for prevention. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the impact of the Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention modification or re-direction of the FFFIPP strategy. CDC proposes to conduct an evaluation survey that will include 1,140 fire departments. A fire department survey and focus groups will be used to collect data for this evaluation. The fire department survey will use a cross-sectional design with restricted random sampling. The sample will include each of the 215 fire departments where investigations were conducted. For comparison, a random sample of 300 fire departments where there were no investigations conducted will be selected and surveyed. The ten largest fire departments will be deliberately included in the sample because of their unique status. The random selection of additional fire departments will be restricted to balance various factors such as the number of volunteer vs. career, rural vs. urban and other considerations. To supplement findings from the Fire Department Survey, the evaluation team will conduct a series of six focus groups with firefighters from across the country. These focus group discussions will serve as avenues for exploring how and why the FFFIPP may have had an impact. Information collected in the focus groups will thus complement the Fire Department Survey by providing rich descriptions of the ways in which FFFIPP may have affected firefighter knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and safety practices. The focus groups will take place either at a national conference of firefighters or at local venues convenient to the fire departments represented by the participants. Each focus group will take 11⁄2 hours. Questions will address firefighter knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and safety practices. There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate in the survey. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 238. Program (FFFIPP), and the effects of FFFIPP recommendations and information products which are periodically distributed to the nation’s 30,000 fire departments. This study will examine career and volunteer; large and small size; and urban and rural fire departments to determine the extent to which firefighter reports, recommendations and other information products are being implemented by fire departments. This evaluation will also measure the effects of FFFIPP on the knowledge, behavior, attitudes, and safety practices of fire department management. This study will consist of a mail survey given to 1,140 fire departments to obtain information from the officers (Captain, Safety Officer and Training Officer or Lieutenants) regarding use of FFFIPP information products. There will also be a set of six focus groups for active, front-line firefighters; each focus group will have approximately 9 participants. FFFIPP investigated approximately 114 injury fatalities and 101 cardiovascular disease fatalities over the first 5 years of operations. Reports based on these investigations are mailed to select fire departments on a regular basis. An evaluation of the program at this time is appropriate because FFFIPP has acquired sufficient data on firefighter fatalities to permit substantial improvements in knowledge, awareness and the practice of fire fighting. FFFIPP information products have been published and disseminated with sufficient time to allow positive changes. An evaluation at this time could ultimately reduce risk for firefighters through elimination of barriers to better knowledge, behavior, attitudes and safety practices for fire department leadership/management and for front-line firefighters. Evaluation provides a means to strengthen the impact of the program through ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE Number of respondents Survey instruments Number of responses per respondent 570 81 27 1 1 1 Fire Dept. Survey ......................................................................................................................... Focus Group Participants Eligibility Screening Form .................................................................. Focus Group ................................................................................................................................ VerDate jul<14>2003 23:45 Jul 25, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1 Avg. burden per response (in hours) 25/60 5/60 1.5 43151 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 142 / Tuesday, July 26, 2005 / Notices Dated: July 20, 2005. Betsey Dunaway, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 05–14680 Filed 7–25–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day–05–0466X] 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) 371–5983 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 Validating Autism Surveillance Methodology in Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Surveillance Program (MADDSP)—New—National is being used; however, the method is not currently validated by a clinical sample which is considered the gold standard for identifying ASD. For this reason, it is important to validate surveillance methods in a clinical sample in order to determine whether current surveillance methodology accurately captures prevalence estimates for this developmental outcome. The sensitivity and specificity of MADDSP will be measured using judgments from the clinical exam as the gold standard. The results from this study will provide important implications for how ASD surveillance is maintained. Primary caregivers of children already identified through surveillance methods will be contacted, informed of the study, and asked to participate through telephone contact. Clinic visits will be scheduled for all children whose primary caregiver agrees to take part in the study and who signs a written informed consent; child assent will be obtained at the time of the clinic visit. Data collection methods will consist of: (1) Parental questionnaires, which will focus on questions about their child’s behavior and developmental history; and, (2) a developmental evaluation for the child participant, which includes a play based assessment specific to ASD and a measure of cognitive development. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 646. Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description MADDSP was established in 1991 as an ongoing active surveillance system for select developmental disabilities (mental retardation, cerebral palsy, vision impairment, and hearing loss) in 3 to 10 year old children. In 1996, autism spectrum disorders (ASD) was added to MADDSP due to growing concern about the prevalence of the condition. MADDSP defines ASD as a constellation of social, communicative, and behavioral impairments consistent with the DSM–IV–TR diagnostic criteria for Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders not otherwise specified. MADDSP relies on an extensive review of records to identify children with an ASD. Potential case records are identified from multiple sources which are likely to maintain evaluation or treatment records for children with ASD. Pertinent ICD–9, DSM–IV codes and predetermined behavioral descriptions are used to trigger records for abstraction. Clinical experts then review the abstracted data and determine case status based on a behavioral coding scheme that is in accordance with the DSM–IV–TR definition for Pervasive Developmental Disorders. This record review methodology for ASD surveillance has been executed and ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE Number of respondents Survey instruments Number of responses per respondent 500 125 125 1 1*2.5 1 Telephone Contact ...................................................................................................................... Parental Interviews and Questionnaires ...................................................................................... Developmental Evaluation of the Child ....................................................................................... Avg. burden per response (in hours) 10/60 2 * One response per hour for an estimated 2.5 hours of clinic time; estimation of clinic time takes into consideration that parents and children will be encouraged to complete assessment simultaneously and that additional clinic time may be required due to individual differences. Dated: July 20, 2005. Betsey Dunaway, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 05–14681 Filed 7–25–05; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BILLING CODE 4163–18–P [30Day–05–04JN] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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 VerDate jul<14>2003 23:45 Jul 25, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-05-05AU]

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) 371-5983 or send an email to
omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
(FFFIPP)--NEW--The National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description:

The Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program
(FFFIPP) addresses an important public health need to protect the lives
of America's front line emergency responders, those whose job is to
save lives and protect property. FFFIPP was established in fiscal year
1998 in order to investigate the deaths and severe injuries that occur
to fire fighters for the purpose of identifying high risk situations
and to develop recommendations for prevention.
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the impact of the Fire
Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP), and the
effects of FFFIPP recommendations and information products which are
periodically distributed to the nation's 30,000 fire departments. This
study will examine career and volunteer; large and small size; and
urban and rural fire departments to determine the extent to which
firefighter reports, recommendations and other information products are
being implemented by fire departments. This evaluation will also
measure the effects of FFFIPP on the knowledge, behavior, attitudes,
and safety practices of fire department management.
This study will consist of a mail survey given to 1,140 fire
departments to obtain information from the officers (Captain, Safety
Officer and Training Officer or Lieutenants) regarding use of FFFIPP
information products. There will also be a set of six focus groups for
active, front-line firefighters; each focus group will have
approximately 9 participants.
FFFIPP investigated approximately 114 injury fatalities and 101
cardiovascular disease fatalities over the first 5 years of operations.
Reports based on these investigations are mailed to select fire
departments on a regular basis. An evaluation of the program at this
time is appropriate because FFFIPP has acquired sufficient data on
firefighter fatalities to permit substantial improvements in knowledge,
awareness and the practice of fire fighting. FFFIPP information
products have been published and disseminated with sufficient time to
allow positive changes. An evaluation at this time could ultimately
reduce risk for firefighters through elimination of barriers to better
knowledge, behavior, attitudes and safety practices for fire department
leadership/management and for front-line firefighters. Evaluation
provides a means to strengthen the impact of the program through
modification or re-direction of the FFFIPP strategy.
CDC proposes to conduct an evaluation survey that will include
1,140 fire departments. A fire department survey and focus groups will
be used to collect data for this evaluation. The fire department survey
will use a cross-sectional design with restricted random sampling. The
sample will include each of the 215 fire departments where
investigations were conducted. For comparison, a random sample of 300
fire departments where there were no investigations conducted will be
selected and surveyed. The ten largest fire departments will be
deliberately included in the sample because of their unique status. The
random selection of additional fire departments will be restricted to
balance various factors such as the number of volunteer vs. career,
rural vs. urban and other considerations. To supplement findings from
the Fire Department Survey, the evaluation team will conduct a series
of six focus groups with firefighters from across the country. These
focus group discussions will serve as avenues for exploring how and why
the FFFIPP may have had an impact. Information collected in the focus
groups will thus complement the Fire Department Survey by providing
rich descriptions of the ways in which FFFIPP may have affected
firefighter knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and safety practices. The
focus groups will take place either at a national conference of
firefighters or at local venues convenient to the fire departments
represented by the participants. Each focus group will take 1\1/2\
hours. Questions will address firefighter knowledge, attitudes,
behavior, and safety practices. There are no costs to respondents
except their time to participate in the survey. The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 238.

Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Avg. burden
Survey instruments Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Fire Dept. Survey............................................... 570 1 25/60
Focus Group Participants Eligibility Screening Form............. 81 1 5/60
Focus Group..................................................... 27 1 1.5
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Dated: July 20, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-14680 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P

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