Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 66970-66971 [E9-29974]

Download as PDF 66970 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 241 / Thursday, December 17, 2009 / Notices data/information redundancy by integrating existing information from other sources; and improves accountability to management officials, funders, and stakeholders. The MIS also allows CDC staff to record information related to technical assistance, consultative plans, communication and site visits, thus improving the effectiveness and timeliness of technical assistance and communication between CDC and oral health programs. Finally, the reporting functions of the MIS facilitate rapid retrieval of information and summary reports, allowing CDC and awardees to respond to time-sensitive inquiries in a timely fashion and to identify national progress toward reaching the goals of Healthy People 2010; and to disseminate information related to successful public health interventions implemented by state and territorial programs to prevent and control the burden of oral diseases. Information will be collected electronically twice per year. No changes to the MIS or the estimated burden per response are proposed. There is a small increase in the total estimated annualized burden due to the addition of one new CDC-funded oral health program. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. make programmatic decisions in a more efficient, informed manner. The information collected in the oral health MIS facilitates CDC staff’s ability to fulfill its obligations under the cooperative agreement; to monitor, evaluate, and compare individual programs; and to assess and report aggregate information regarding the overall effectiveness of the oral health infrastructure and capacity at the state and territorial level. It supports CDC’s broader mission of reducing oral health disparities by enabling CDC staff to more effectively identify the strengths and weaknesses of individual state and territorial oral health programs; to ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Type of respondents Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden (in hours) State Oral Health Programs ............................................................................ 16 2 11 352 Dated: December 8, 2009. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E9–29972 Filed 12–16–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Proposed Project [60Day–10–10AJ] wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 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 or send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D–74, 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 13:19 Dec 16, 2009 Jkt 220001 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. Evaluation of Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control Initiative: New York City Health Bucks Program— New—Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is working to reduce obesity and related health conditions via a multi-pronged approach including active identification of promising local programs and policies designed to prevent childhood obesity. Priority is being given to programs and policies targeting improved eating habits and physical activity levels among children in low-income communities. The New York City Health Bucks program, operated by the New York City Department of Health and Mental PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Hygiene (DOHMH), is one example of this type of initiative. The program operates in three high-need, underserved New York City neighborhoods: The South Bronx, North and Central Brooklyn, and East and Central Harlem. Through the program, targeted neighborhood residents are provided with $2 ‘‘Health Bucks’’ that can be redeemed at local farmers’ markets for the purchase of fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables. As an added incentive for Food Stamp/ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants, individuals using an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card at participating farmers’ markets receive one $2 Health Buck for every $5 spent. The Health Bucks program is intended to increase fresh fruit and vegetable purchases and consumption, and to increase access at the community level by attracting local farmers to these underserved areas. CDC plans to sponsor an evaluation of the NYC Health Bucks program to assess changes in consumer behavior and to identify factors serving as barriers or facilitators to program implementation. The evaluation will involve vendors, managers and consumers at 90 farmers’ markets in New York City, residents in the neighborhoods near markets that accept Health Bucks, and approximately 200 organizations expected to participate in the NYC Health Bucks program during 2010. The evaluation will include seven information collection activities: (1) A Web-based survey of local community organizations that distribute Health E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1 66971 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 241 / Thursday, December 17, 2009 / Notices Bucks in the target neighborhoods. Responses will be analyzed to assess organizations’ motivations for participating in the program and any barriers or facilitators encountered. Because this survey will replace the post-season survey currently required by the DOHMH, it is not expected to place substantial new burden on this group of respondents. (2) A market managers’ survey will be mailed to the manager at each market site. This survey is designed to assess barriers and facilitators to distributing and accepting Health Bucks, as well as factors influencing decisions to operate markets in underserved neighborhoods. (3) A similar survey will be distributed to farmers’ market vendors to assess their experiences with the program and factors influencing their decisions to sell at markets in underserved neighborhoods. (4) In-person interviews will be conducted with an average of 30 consumers at each Health Bucks markets and 20 at non-Health Bucks motivations for shopping at farmers’ markets and experiences with NYC Health Bucks. All focus groups will incorporate appropriate representation of diverse ethnic groups, and the groups will be held in convenient locations in New York City to ensure participants can attend. Farmers’ market consumer and vendor surveys and the telephone survey of neighborhood residents will be available in English or Spanish. The information collected in the evaluation study will be used to: assess the program’s ability to improve nutrition behaviors among targeted participants; identify factors serving as barriers and facilitators to program implementation and expected outcomes; provide feedback to the DOHMH for the purposes of program improvement; and share results with other entities interested in implementing similar programs. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. markets, for a total of about 2,300 consumers. The interviews will obtain information about consumers’ access to fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers’ markets and other sellers, fresh fruit and vegetable purchase and consumption, food insecurity, reasons for shopping at farmers’ markets, and experiences with using Health Bucks and SNAP benefits at farmers’ markets. (5) Similar information will be collected from random-digit dial telephone interviews of neighborhood residents. Approximately 1,000 residents will be surveyed, with equal sample sizes in each of the three New York City neighborhoods in which NYC Health Bucks operates. (6) Focus groups will be conducted with farmers’ market vendors to obtain in-depth information about their motivations for operating in underserved neighborhoods and experiences with NYC Health Bucks. (7) Focus groups will be conducted with farmers’ market consumers to obtain indepth information about their ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden (in hours) Total burden (in hours) Type of respondents Form type Local Community Organizations ............... Farmers’ Market Managers ....................... Farmers’ Market Vendors ......................... Local Community Organization Survey .... Farmers’ Market Managers Survey .......... Farmers’ Market Vendor Survey .............. Farmers’ Market Vendor Focus Group .... Consumer Point-of-Purchase Survey ....... Consumer Focus Group ........................... Neighborhood Resident Survey ............... 200 90 450 24 2300 48 1000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10/60 8/60 7/60 2 7/60 2 9/60 33 12 53 48 268 96 150 ................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 660 Farmers’ Market Consumers .................... NYC Health Bucks Neighborhood Residents. Total ................................................... Dated: December 8, 2009. Maryam I. Daneshvar, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. E9–29974 Filed 12–16–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Proposed Project wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day-10–09AS] Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review 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. VerDate Nov<24>2008 13:19 Dec 16, 2009 Jkt 220001 Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639–5960 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) 395–5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Management Information System for Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs—Existing Collection without an OMB Control Number—National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently funds the PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP), which provides funding and technical support to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, seven Tribes/Tribal organizations, and seven territories/U.S. Pacific Island jurisdictions. The NCCCP was established to improve the integration and implementation of comprehensive cancer control (CCC) plans across funding and jurisdiction boundaries, and is an outgrowth of efforts involving CDC, the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, the American College of Surgeons, the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, and public health leaders at the State and national levels. All 65 NCCCP-funded programs are required to submit continuation applications and semi-annual progress reports describing performance plans and measures. To date, progress reports have been collected on templates that E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-10-10AJ]


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 or 
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, 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

    Evaluation of Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control Initiative: 
New York City Health Bucks Program--New--Division of Nutrition, 
Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO), National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) 
at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is working to 
reduce obesity and related health conditions via a multi-pronged 
approach including active identification of promising local programs 
and policies designed to prevent childhood obesity. Priority is being 
given to programs and policies targeting improved eating habits and 
physical activity levels among children in low-income communities.
    The New York City Health Bucks program, operated by the New York 
City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), is one example of 
this type of initiative. The program operates in three high-need, 
underserved New York City neighborhoods: The South Bronx, North and 
Central Brooklyn, and East and Central Harlem. Through the program, 
targeted neighborhood residents are provided with $2 ``Health Bucks'' 
that can be redeemed at local farmers' markets for the purchase of 
fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables. As an added incentive for 
Food Stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 
participants, individuals using an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) 
card at participating farmers' markets receive one $2 Health Buck for 
every $5 spent. The Health Bucks program is intended to increase fresh 
fruit and vegetable purchases and consumption, and to increase access 
at the community level by attracting local farmers to these underserved 
areas.
    CDC plans to sponsor an evaluation of the NYC Health Bucks program 
to assess changes in consumer behavior and to identify factors serving 
as barriers or facilitators to program implementation. The evaluation 
will involve vendors, managers and consumers at 90 farmers' markets in 
New York City, residents in the neighborhoods near markets that accept 
Health Bucks, and approximately 200 organizations expected to 
participate in the NYC Health Bucks program during 2010.
    The evaluation will include seven information collection 
activities: (1) A Web-based survey of local community organizations 
that distribute Health

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Bucks in the target neighborhoods. Responses will be analyzed to assess 
organizations' motivations for participating in the program and any 
barriers or facilitators encountered. Because this survey will replace 
the post-season survey currently required by the DOHMH, it is not 
expected to place substantial new burden on this group of respondents. 
(2) A market managers' survey will be mailed to the manager at each 
market site. This survey is designed to assess barriers and 
facilitators to distributing and accepting Health Bucks, as well as 
factors influencing decisions to operate markets in underserved 
neighborhoods. (3) A similar survey will be distributed to farmers' 
market vendors to assess their experiences with the program and factors 
influencing their decisions to sell at markets in underserved 
neighborhoods. (4) In-person interviews will be conducted with an 
average of 30 consumers at each Health Bucks markets and 20 at non-
Health Bucks markets, for a total of about 2,300 consumers. The 
interviews will obtain information about consumers' access to fresh 
fruits and vegetables at farmers' markets and other sellers, fresh 
fruit and vegetable purchase and consumption, food insecurity, reasons 
for shopping at farmers' markets, and experiences with using Health 
Bucks and SNAP benefits at farmers' markets. (5) Similar information 
will be collected from random-digit dial telephone interviews of 
neighborhood residents. Approximately 1,000 residents will be surveyed, 
with equal sample sizes in each of the three New York City 
neighborhoods in which NYC Health Bucks operates. (6) Focus groups will 
be conducted with farmers' market vendors to obtain in-depth 
information about their motivations for operating in underserved 
neighborhoods and experiences with NYC Health Bucks. (7) Focus groups 
will be conducted with farmers' market consumers to obtain in-depth 
information about their motivations for shopping at farmers' markets 
and experiences with NYC Health Bucks. All focus groups will 
incorporate appropriate representation of diverse ethnic groups, and 
the groups will be held in convenient locations in New York City to 
ensure participants can attend.
    Farmers' market consumer and vendor surveys and the telephone 
survey of neighborhood residents will be available in English or 
Spanish.
    The information collected in the evaluation study will be used to: 
assess the program's ability to improve nutrition behaviors among 
targeted participants; identify factors serving as barriers and 
facilitators to program implementation and expected outcomes; provide 
feedback to the DOHMH for the purposes of program improvement; and 
share results with other entities interested in implementing similar 
programs.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                            Number of
                                                               Number of    responses     Average       Total
         Type of respondents                 Form type        respondents      per       burden (in   burden (in
                                                                            respondent     hours)       hours)
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Local Community Organizations.......  Local Community                 200            1        10/60           33
                                       Organization Survey.
Farmers' Market Managers............  Farmers' Market                  90            1         8/60           12
                                       Managers Survey.
Farmers' Market Vendors.............  Farmers' Market Vendor          450            1         7/60           53
                                       Survey.
                                      Farmers' Market Vendor           24            1            2           48
                                       Focus Group.
Farmers' Market Consumers...........  Consumer Point-of-             2300            1         7/60          268
                                       Purchase Survey.
                                      Consumer Focus Group..           48            1            2           96
NYC Health Bucks Neighborhood         Neighborhood Resident          1000            1         9/60          150
 Residents.                            Survey.
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    Total...........................  ......................  ...........  ...........  ...........          660
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    Dated: December 8, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-29974 Filed 12-16-09; 8:45 am]
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