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Dated: April 6, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; SMP (Formerly
Senior Medicare Patrol) Program
Outcome Measurement
Administration on Aging, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging
(AoA) is announcing an opportunity for
public comment on the proposed
collection of certain information by the
agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies
are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on the information
collection requirements relating to SMP
(formerly Senior Medicare Patrol)
Program outcome measurement.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by June 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to:
doris.summey@aoa.hhs.gov.
Submit written comments on the
collection of information to
Administration on Aging, Washington,
DC 20201. Attention: Doris Summey.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Summey, by telephone: (202) 357–
3533 or by e-mail:
doris.summey@aoa.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
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.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency request
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
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the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, AoA is publishing notice
of the proposed collection of
information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection
of information, AoA invites comments
on: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of AoA’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
AoA’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
Grantees are required by Congress to
provide information for use in program
monitoring and for Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
purposes. This information collection
reports the number of active volunteers,
issues and inquiries received, other
SMP program outreach activities, and
the number of Medicare dollars
recovered, among other SMP
Performance outcomes.
AoA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
Respondents: 54 SMP grantees at 23
hours per month (276 hours per year,
per grantee). Total Estimated Burden
Hours: 14,904 hours per year.
Dated: April 8, 2009.
Edwin L. Walker,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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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
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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 Maryam I. Daneshvar,
CDC Acting 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
Registration of Individuals Displaced
by the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
(Pilot Project)—New—Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), Coordinating Center for
Environmental Health and Injury
Prevention (CCEHIP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane
Katrina made landfall on the coast of the
Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans,
Louisiana, and became one of the most
deadly and destructive storms in U.S.
history. Also occurring in 2005,
Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most
intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded
and the most intense tropical cyclone
ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico.
Following the initial phase of the
response, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) assumed
the primary role for housing displaced
persons over the intermediate term. To
support those needing temporary
housing, FEMA provided over 143,000
travel trailers, park homes, and mobile
homes for persons displaced by the
above mentioned storms. However,
some persons living in trailers
complained of an odor or of eye or
respiratory tract irritation.
FEMA entered into an Interagency
Agreement with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)/ATSDR
on August 16, 2007 to conduct a
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comprehensive public health
assessment, based on objective and
credible research, of air quality
conditions present in FEMA housing
units to guide FEMA policy makers and
inform the public as to the actual
conditions in the field and any actions
required to better promote a safe and
healthful environment for the disaster
victims FEMA housed in the units.
FEMA’s agreement with the CDC
includes an initial formaldehyde
exposure assessment as well as a
subsequent long-term study of the
health effects among resident children.
Formaldehyde testing conducted and
evaluated by the CDC pursuant to the
initial exposure assessment has
identified the need to evaluate the
feasibility of establishing a national
registry to identify and monitor the
temporary housing units) and data
provided by self-identified individuals
who were displaced by the hurricanes
but did not live in the FEMA temporary
trailers, members of a pre-defined
population (in the case of occupants of
non-temporary housing units).
A computer-assisted telephone
interview (CATI) system based on a
paper questionnaire will be used during
all interviews to collect data for this
project. The first part will consist of
screening questions to determine
eligibility for enrollment. The second
part will contain contact information of
the registrant and other household
members, demographics, and health
status questions, focusing on respiratory
outcomes and cancer.
There are no costs to the respondents
other than their time.
health of disaster victims who occupied
FEMA-provided temporary housing
units. The establishment of such a
registry would complement the longterm health effects study set forth in the
FEMA–CDC Interagency Agreement.
The purpose of this study is to assess
the feasibility of contacting and
enrolling members of the targeted group
in a registry; to provide a basis for
budgeting and further planning for a
comprehensive registry; and to test the
acceptance of and response to a
questionnaire composed of standardized
health questions related to systemic and
respiratory symptoms.
A pre-registration dataset will be
created before enrollment. This dataset
will be populated with contact
information of the study population,
gathered from two main sources: FEMA
datasets (in the case of occupants of
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Respondents
Form
Temporary housing unit occupant ....
Screening questionnaire ...................
Main questionnaire ...........................
Screening questionnaire ...................
8,000
4,000
2,000
1
1
1
3/60
45/60
3/60
400
3,000
100
Main questionnaire ...........................
1,000
1
45/60
750
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
4,250
Non-Temporary housing unit occupant.
Total ...........................................
Dated: April 7, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: National Survey of Child and
Adolescent Well-Being Second Cohort
(NSCAW II).
OMB No.: 0970–0202.
Description: The Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
intends to collect follow-up data on a
sample of children and families for the
National Survey of Child and
Adolescent WellBeing (NSCAW). The
NSCAW was authorized under Section
427 of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act
of 1996. The NSCAW is the only source
of nationally representative, firsthand
information about the functioning and
well-being, service needs, and service
utilization of children and families who
come to the attention of the child
welfare system. Information is collected
about children’s cognitive, social,
emotional, behavioral, and adaptive
functioning, as well as family and
community factors that are likely to
influence their functioning. Family
service needs and service utilization
also are addressed in the data collection.
Selection of the current NSCAW
sample and baseline data collection
began in 2007 with a final anticipated
sample size of 5,700 children. The
proposed data collection will allow for
follow-up of this sample 18 months
post-baseline, and will follow the same
format as that used in the baseline
round and will employ, with only
modest revisions, the same instruments
that were used in the previous round.
Data from NSCAW are made available to
the research community through
licensing arrangements from the
National Data Archive on Child Abuse
and Neglect at Cornell University.
Respondents: Children and their
associated permanent or foster
caregivers, caseworkers, and teachers.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of respondents
Instrument
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
1,520
1,520
355
1
1
1
1.33
1.6
1
Child Interview .................................................................................................
Caregiver Interview ..........................................................................................
Caseworker Interview ......................................................................................
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hours
2,022
2,432
355
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-09-09BK]
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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting 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
Registration of Individuals Displaced by the Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita (Pilot Project)--New--Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR), Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and
Injury Prevention (CCEHIP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the coast of
the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, Louisiana, and became one of the
most deadly and destructive storms in U.S. history. Also occurring in
2005, Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane
ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in
the Gulf of Mexico. Following the initial phase of the response, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assumed the primary role for
housing displaced persons over the intermediate term. To support those
needing temporary housing, FEMA provided over 143,000 travel trailers,
park homes, and mobile homes for persons displaced by the above
mentioned storms. However, some persons living in trailers complained
of an odor or of eye or respiratory tract irritation.
FEMA entered into an Interagency Agreement with the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/ATSDR on August 16, 2007 to
conduct a
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comprehensive public health assessment, based on objective and credible
research, of air quality conditions present in FEMA housing units to
guide FEMA policy makers and inform the public as to the actual
conditions in the field and any actions required to better promote a
safe and healthful environment for the disaster victims FEMA housed in
the units. FEMA's agreement with the CDC includes an initial
formaldehyde exposure assessment as well as a subsequent long-term
study of the health effects among resident children. Formaldehyde
testing conducted and evaluated by the CDC pursuant to the initial
exposure assessment has identified the need to evaluate the feasibility
of establishing a national registry to identify and monitor the health
of disaster victims who occupied FEMA-provided temporary housing units.
The establishment of such a registry would complement the long-term
health effects study set forth in the FEMA-CDC Interagency Agreement.
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of
contacting and enrolling members of the targeted group in a registry;
to provide a basis for budgeting and further planning for a
comprehensive registry; and to test the acceptance of and response to a
questionnaire composed of standardized health questions related to
systemic and respiratory symptoms.
A pre-registration dataset will be created before enrollment. This
dataset will be populated with contact information of the study
population, gathered from two main sources: FEMA datasets (in the case
of occupants of temporary housing units) and data provided by self-
identified individuals who were displaced by the hurricanes but did not
live in the FEMA temporary trailers, members of a pre-defined
population (in the case of occupants of non-temporary housing units).
A computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) system based on a
paper questionnaire will be used during all interviews to collect data
for this project. The first part will consist of screening questions to
determine eligibility for enrollment. The second part will contain
contact information of the registrant and other household members,
demographics, and health status questions, focusing on respiratory
outcomes and cancer.
There are no costs 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 Form respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Temporary housing unit Screening 8,000 1 3/60 400
occupant. questionnaire.
Main 4,000 1 45/60 3,000
questionnaire.
Non-Temporary housing unit Screening 2,000 1 3/60 100
occupant. questionnaire.
Main 1,000 1 45/60 750
questionnaire.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 4,250
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Dated: April 7, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-8340 Filed 4-10-09; 8:45 am]
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