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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
Experiment in Mapping Behavioral
Risk Factors Surveillance Survey
(BRFSS) Data—NEW—National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this study is to design
and implement a Web-based interview
examining the differential effectiveness
of presenting BRFSS data in two
different mapping formats, choropleth
versus isopleth maps. Traditionally,
geospatial data are presented in
categories. To maintain a low survey
burden for each participant, the
instrument will include only 4
questions for each of 10 maps. The
interview will also include additional
questions about respondent’s
preferences for map types and
background characteristics. The survey
instrument will be comprised of 50
items, including the 40 map questions,
4 questions about users’ preferences for
different map formats, and 6 questions
about their educational and professional
background and demographic
characteristics. Analysis of the data will
assess 4 key areas to determine which
type of map is ideal for presenting
BRFSS data:
1. Rate retrieval
2. Pattern recognition
3. Ease of understanding
4. User preferences
The results of these analyses will be
presented in a final report to be
submitted to the CDC. There are no
costs to respondents other than their
time.
choropleth maps, where defined
geographic units, such as county or state
boundaries, are filled with a uniform
color or pattern. Choropleth maps
present data as geographic areas shaded
with intensity proportional to the data
values associated with those areas. Such
maps are appropriate for data that have
been scaled or normalized.
Alternatively, geospatial data can be
displayed using isopleth maps, in which
the data are not aggregated to predefined geographic units, but instead
are ‘‘smoothed’’ across adjacent
geographic boundaries. Such maps may
show county or state boundaries, but
different categories of data are not
defined by these geographic units. Little
empirical research has examined the
differential effectiveness of choropleth
versus isopleth maps. In particular,
researchers know little about how the
two different mapping techniques affect
the user’s ability to extract information
from the map.
The Web-based interview will present
both choropleth and isopleth maps
displaying BRFSS data in seven color
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Respondents
Number of
respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs.)
Total burden
hours
Experiment in Mapping BRFSS Data ..............................................................
400
1
30/60
200
........................
........................
........................
200
Total ..........................................................................................................
Dated: June 19, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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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
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the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–5960 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
Worksheet for Medical Conditions
among Refugees and Immigrants—
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New—National Center for Infectious
Diseases (NCID), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Clearance is being requested for a
‘‘Worksheet for Medical Conditions
among Refugees and Immigrants’’ for
state and local health refugee
coordinators to identify specific medical
conditions of public health importance
in newly arrived refugees and
immigrants.
CDC requests notification of specific
medical conditions listed on the
worksheet, including Class A and B
health conditions not recognized
overseas, and substantial discrepancies
in the overseas and U.S. based medical
evaluations. Section 412 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
(8 U.S.C. 1522(b)(4)) authorizes the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) to: (A) Assure that an
adequate number of trained staff are
available at the location at which the
refugees enter the United States to
assure that all necessary medical
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records are available and in proper
order; (B) provide for the identification
of refugees who have been determined
to have medical conditions affecting
public health and requiring treatment;
(C) assure that State or local health
officials at the resettlement destination
of each refugee within the United States
are promptly notified of the refugee’s
arrival and provided with all applicable
medical records; and (D) provide for
such monitoring of refugees identified
under subparagraph (B) as will insure
that they receive appropriate and timely
treatment. The Secretary, DHHS, shall
develop and implement methods for
monitoring and assessing the quality of
medical screening and related health
services provided to refugees awaiting
resettlement in the United States. On
State uses medical examination forms
DS 2053, 3024, 3025, and 3026, under
OMB control number 1405–0113, to
conduct the overseas medical evaluation
of refugees and immigrants. This type of
communication and data exchange with
local partners has been critical in
identifying medical conditions among
refugees that require overseas
interventions. Completing the
worksheet and furnishing the requested
information is essential. Accurate
information will allow important public
health functions and follow-up of
significant health events to be
performed in preventing the spread of a
disease. Respondents include state and
local health departments. There is no
cost to the respondents other than their
time.
July 3, 2003, the Secretary, DHHS,
delegated to the Director, CDC, the
authority to re-delegate the authorities
vested in the Secretary, DHHS, under
section 412(b)(4) of the INA (8 U.S.C.
1522(b)(4)), as amended hereafter.
The Division of Global Migration and
Quarantine (DGMQ), CDC, is
responsible for monitoring the
performance and quality of the required
overseas medical examinations of
refugees and immigrants applying for
permanent residence in the United
States, and notifying state and local
public health officials of the arrival of
all refugees and immigrants who have
Class A and B health conditions, (as
defined in 42 CFR 34.2) to facilitate the
recommended follow-up evaluation in
the U.S. Currently, the Department of
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Respondents
Average
burden per response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
State and local health agencies ......................................................................
50
100
5/60
417
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
417
Dated: June 20, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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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 404–639–5960 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.
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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
Performance Measures of the
Cooperative Agreement Readiness
Assessment Tool (CARAT) for the CDC
Division of State and Local Readiness
(DSLR)—New—Coordinating Office of
Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency
Response (COTPER), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The CARAT is a program performance
monitoring tool developed by DSLR’s
Outcome Monitoring and Evaluation
Branch in cooperation with CDC subject
matter experts and external partners.
The nomenclature to differentiate
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CARAT’s data collection (reporting)
periods is: CARAT-Annual, CARATSemi-annual, and CARAT-Quarterly.
CARAT-Semi-annual and CARATQuarterly are independent subsets of
CARAT-Annual reports. Specifically,
the data collected will be used to
monitor grantees’ performance as it
relates to the goals and intent of the
cooperative agreement, and to
determine the technical assistance that
may be needed, specific to each grantee.
Additionally, the data will be used to
report the program’s readiness status as
well as prepare individual and aggregate
readiness reports for: Congress, State
departments, Federal agencies and
officials as necessary.
Cooperative agreement recipients will
report their data to the Division of State
and Local Readiness in the Center for
Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency
Response at CDC through the State and
Local Preparedness Program
Management Information System
(SLPPMIS). This system uses a secure
web browser-based technology for data
entry and data management. The data
will be collected and entered by
administrative/management personnel
from each cooperative agreement
recipient. The table below shows the
estimated annual burden in hours to
collect and report data. There is no cost
to the respondents other than their time.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-06-05BL]
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 404-639-5960
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
Worksheet for Medical Conditions among Refugees and Immigrants--
New--National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Clearance is being requested for a ``Worksheet for Medical
Conditions among Refugees and Immigrants'' for state and local health
refugee coordinators to identify specific medical conditions of public
health importance in newly arrived refugees and immigrants.
CDC requests notification of specific medical conditions listed on
the worksheet, including Class A and B health conditions not recognized
overseas, and substantial discrepancies in the overseas and U.S. based
medical evaluations. Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA) (8 U.S.C. 1522(b)(4)) authorizes the Secretary of Health and
Human Services Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to: (A)
Assure that an adequate number of trained staff are available at the
location at which the refugees enter the United States to assure that
all necessary medical
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records are available and in proper order; (B) provide for the
identification of refugees who have been determined to have medical
conditions affecting public health and requiring treatment; (C) assure
that State or local health officials at the resettlement destination of
each refugee within the United States are promptly notified of the
refugee's arrival and provided with all applicable medical records; and
(D) provide for such monitoring of refugees identified under
subparagraph (B) as will insure that they receive appropriate and
timely treatment. The Secretary, DHHS, shall develop and implement
methods for monitoring and assessing the quality of medical screening
and related health services provided to refugees awaiting resettlement
in the United States. On July 3, 2003, the Secretary, DHHS, delegated
to the Director, CDC, the authority to re-delegate the authorities
vested in the Secretary, DHHS, under section 412(b)(4) of the INA (8
U.S.C. 1522(b)(4)), as amended hereafter.
The Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), CDC, is
responsible for monitoring the performance and quality of the required
overseas medical examinations of refugees and immigrants applying for
permanent residence in the United States, and notifying state and local
public health officials of the arrival of all refugees and immigrants
who have Class A and B health conditions, (as defined in 42 CFR 34.2)
to facilitate the recommended follow-up evaluation in the U.S.
Currently, the Department of State uses medical examination forms DS
2053, 3024, 3025, and 3026, under OMB control number 1405-0113, to
conduct the overseas medical evaluation of refugees and immigrants.
This type of communication and data exchange with local partners has
been critical in identifying medical conditions among refugees that
require overseas interventions. Completing the worksheet and furnishing
the requested information is essential. Accurate information will allow
important public health functions and follow-up of significant health
events to be performed in preventing the spread of a disease.
Respondents include state and local health departments. There is no
cost to the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Respondents respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State and local health agencies................. 50 100 5/60 417
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 417
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Dated: June 20, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-10026 Filed 6-23-06; 8:45 am]
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