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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 Carol E. Walker, CDC
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Collection
Communication Research on Folic
Acid to Support the Division of Birth
Defects and Developmental
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Disabilities—New—National Center on
Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Since mandatory folic acid
fortification of cereal grain products was
mandated in 1998, rates of folic acidpreventable neural tube defects (NTDs)
have declined. Disparities in rates
remain, however, with NTD prevalence
being highest among Hispanic women of
childbearing age. Efforts to increase
consumption of vitamin supplements
containing folic acid among women in
this ethnic group have been ongoing,
however, due to differences in diet,
many of these women have not
benefitted from food fortification to the
extent that other race/ethnic groups
have. A performance goal for NCBDDD
focuses specifically on the reduction of
these disparities: Reduce health
disparities in the occurrence of folic
acid-preventable spina bifida and
anencephaly by reducing the birth
prevalence of these conditions.
Moreover, Healthy People 2010
objectives refer to the reduction of NTD
rates and increase of folic acid
consumption for all women of
childbearing age: (1) Reduce the
occurrence of spina bifida and other
NTDs; (2) Increase the proportion of
pregnancies begun with an optimum
folic acid level by increasing the
consumption of at least 400 mcg of folic
acid each day from fortified foods or
dietary supplements by nonpregnant
women aged 15 to 44 and increasing the
median red blood cell folate level
among nonpregnant women aged 15 to
44 years. The 2009 congressional
omnibus appropriations language
includes reference to reducing health
disparities: ‘‘There is significant concern
about disparity in the rates of folic acid
intake and neural tube defects,
particularly in the Hispanic population.
Within the funds provided for folic acid,
CDC is encouraged to provide increased
funding to expand the folic acid
education campaign to inform more
women and healthcare providers about
the benefits of folic acid * * *’’. Finally,
CDC partners are working to develop a
food additive petition that will be
submitted for approval to the FDA. This
petition would allow for the addition of
folic acid to corn masa flour and corn
masa flour products. Knowing the
consumer attitudes toward this
endeavor is important to the overall
success of the effort. Although up to
70% of neural tube defects can be
prevented if a woman consumes folic
acid before and during the first weeks of
pregnancy, many women are still
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unaware of folic acid until they are
already pregnant. Because half of all
pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned,
reaching women with the folic acid
message prior to pregnancy is critical.
NCBDDD currently has several folic acid
educational brochures, tip sheets, and
booklets available in both English and
Spanish. Since 2000, over 12 million
folic acid materials have been
distributed. Providing our partners,
health care providers, and the public
with evidence-based information in a
format that is easy to read and visually
appealing is important to the mission of
the Prevention Research team. We want
to ensure that the materials we currently
have available still meet the needs of the
intended audience.
CDC, with contract support from
Battelle Centers for Public Health
Research and Evaluation, is conducting
research to inform efforts to promote
folic acid consumptions among women
of child-bearing age through two
closely-related data collection efforts:
(1) Exploratory Research of Hispanic
Women’s Reactions to and Beliefs About
Folic Acid Fortification of Corn Masa
Flour, and (2) Exploratory Research of
Childbearing Age Women’s Folic Acid
Awareness and Knowledge, and their
Reactions to Existing CDC Folic Acid
Educational Materials. The purpose of
the first proposed primary data
collection effort is to better understand
consumer acceptance of fortifying corn
masa flour, a staple product in many
traditional Latino, and in particular
Mexican, foods. The purpose of the
second proposed primary data
collection effort is to determine whether
educational materials developed over 10
years ago to promote folic acid
consumption continue to be appealing
and resonate with the target audience
today. To address these two purposes
and support the folic acid education
efforts of CDC, focus groups with the
target audience are needed.
For the first data collection activity
phase, participants will be English and
Spanish-speaking women 18–44 years
who self identify as Mexican or Mexican
American, or Central American.
Participants will be segmented into
groups based on whether they consume
corn masa flour less than 4 times per
day or 4 or more times per day. The
contractor will conduct sixteen (16)
focus groups with five (5) participants
in each focus group. It is estimated that
320 respondents will have to be
screened in order to recruit 80 focus
group participants. Each screening will
take approximately 6 minutes. The
estimated response burden for the
screening process is 32 hours. The focus
group session will be structured to
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identify women’s general awareness and
knowledge about folic acid and its role
in NTD prevention, perception of their
risk for having an affected pregnancy,
awareness and knowledge about
fortification of cereal grain products,
whether fortification of corn masa flour
products would change their current
reported use of these products, and
overall reaction to potential folic acid
fortification of these products.
For the second data collection activity
phase, focus group participants will be
women 18–44 years of age who are not
pregnant at the time of the focus groups,
who do not have a child with a birth
defect such as spina bifida or
anencephaly. The contractor will
conduct sixteen (16) focus groups with
five (5) participants in each focus group.
It is estimated that 320 respondents will
have to be screened in order to recruit
80 focus group participants. Each
screening will take approximately 6
minutes. The estimated response burden
for the screening process is 32 hours.
Participants will be segmented into
groups based on whether they selfidentify as either vitamin users (take a
vitamin containing folic acid 4–7 days
per week) or non-users (take a vitamin
containing folic acid less than 4 days
per week). The focus group session shall
be structured to identify women’s
awareness and knowledge about folic
acid, and how they would like to see
folic acid information portrayed in a
written format. Focus group participants
shall be shown written educational
materials that are currently being used
and asked questions designed to address
whether the materials are effective in
getting the folic acid message across to
the audience, whether the visual images
portrayed in the materials resonate with
the audience, and how the materials
could be improved. Also, differences
based on pregnancy contemplation
status shall be explored through
segmentation of the focus groups.
Sixteen focus groups will be
conducted in both phase one and phase
two, with a total of 80 participants in
each phase. The focus groups will have
five participants each. Each respondent
will participate in a 1.5-hour focus
group, for a total burden of 120 hours.
Data collection materials will be
available in both English and Spanish.
This request is being submitted to
obtain OMB clearance for one (1) year.
There are no costs to respondents except
for their time to participate.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Type of respondents
Women 18–44, Mexican or Central American heritage; English and Spanish
speakers.
Women 18–44, Mexican or Central American heritage; English and Spanish
speakers.
Women 18–44 (English speakers) ...........
Phase One Screener.
Women 18–44 (English speakers) ...........
Total ...................................................
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES
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
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proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–5960 and
send comments to Carol E. Walker, 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.
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Annual burden
(in hours)
1
Phase Two Screener.
Phase Two Focus
Group Guide.
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Average burden
per response
(in hours)
320
Phase One Focus
Group Guide.
Dated: March 9, 2011.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Proposed Project
Respiratory Protective Devices—42
CFR part 84—Regulation—(0920–
0109)—Extension—National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This data collection was formerly
named Respiratory Protective Devices
30 CFR part 11 but in 1995, the
respirator standard was moved to 42
CFR part 84. The regulatory authority
for the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) certification program for
respiratory protective devices is found
in the Mine Safety and Health
Amendments Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
577a, 651 et seq., and 657(g)) and the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (30 U.S.C. 3, 5, 7, 811, 842(h),
844). These regulations have as their
basis the performance tests and criteria
for approval of respirators used by
millions of American construction
workers, miners, painters, asbestos
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-11-11DE]
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 Carol E. Walker, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email
to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (4) the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Collection
Communication Research on Folic Acid to Support the Division of
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities--New--National Center on
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Since mandatory folic acid fortification of cereal grain products
was mandated in 1998, rates of folic acid-preventable neural tube
defects (NTDs) have declined. Disparities in rates remain, however,
with NTD prevalence being highest among Hispanic women of childbearing
age. Efforts to increase consumption of vitamin supplements containing
folic acid among women in this ethnic group have been ongoing, however,
due to differences in diet, many of these women have not benefitted
from food fortification to the extent that other race/ethnic groups
have. A performance goal for NCBDDD focuses specifically on the
reduction of these disparities: Reduce health disparities in the
occurrence of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly by
reducing the birth prevalence of these conditions. Moreover, Healthy
People 2010 objectives refer to the reduction of NTD rates and increase
of folic acid consumption for all women of childbearing age: (1) Reduce
the occurrence of spina bifida and other NTDs; (2) Increase the
proportion of pregnancies begun with an optimum folic acid level by
increasing the consumption of at least 400 mcg of folic acid each day
from fortified foods or dietary supplements by nonpregnant women aged
15 to 44 and increasing the median red blood cell folate level among
nonpregnant women aged 15 to 44 years. The 2009 congressional omnibus
appropriations language includes reference to reducing health
disparities: ``There is significant concern about disparity in the
rates of folic acid intake and neural tube defects, particularly in the
Hispanic population. Within the funds provided for folic acid, CDC is
encouraged to provide increased funding to expand the folic acid
education campaign to inform more women and healthcare providers about
the benefits of folic acid * * *''. Finally, CDC partners are working
to develop a food additive petition that will be submitted for approval
to the FDA. This petition would allow for the addition of folic acid to
corn masa flour and corn masa flour products. Knowing the consumer
attitudes toward this endeavor is important to the overall success of
the effort. Although up to 70% of neural tube defects can be prevented
if a woman consumes folic acid before and during the first weeks of
pregnancy, many women are still unaware of folic acid until they are
already pregnant. Because half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are
unplanned, reaching women with the folic acid message prior to
pregnancy is critical. NCBDDD currently has several folic acid
educational brochures, tip sheets, and booklets available in both
English and Spanish. Since 2000, over 12 million folic acid materials
have been distributed. Providing our partners, health care providers,
and the public with evidence-based information in a format that is easy
to read and visually appealing is important to the mission of the
Prevention Research team. We want to ensure that the materials we
currently have available still meet the needs of the intended audience.
CDC, with contract support from Battelle Centers for Public Health
Research and Evaluation, is conducting research to inform efforts to
promote folic acid consumptions among women of child-bearing age
through two closely-related data collection efforts: (1) Exploratory
Research of Hispanic Women's Reactions to and Beliefs About Folic Acid
Fortification of Corn Masa Flour, and (2) Exploratory Research of
Childbearing Age Women's Folic Acid Awareness and Knowledge, and their
Reactions to Existing CDC Folic Acid Educational Materials. The purpose
of the first proposed primary data collection effort is to better
understand consumer acceptance of fortifying corn masa flour, a staple
product in many traditional Latino, and in particular Mexican, foods.
The purpose of the second proposed primary data collection effort is to
determine whether educational materials developed over 10 years ago to
promote folic acid consumption continue to be appealing and resonate
with the target audience today. To address these two purposes and
support the folic acid education efforts of CDC, focus groups with the
target audience are needed.
For the first data collection activity phase, participants will be
English and Spanish-speaking women 18-44 years who self identify as
Mexican or Mexican American, or Central American. Participants will be
segmented into groups based on whether they consume corn masa flour
less than 4 times per day or 4 or more times per day. The contractor
will conduct sixteen (16) focus groups with five (5) participants in
each focus group. It is estimated that 320 respondents will have to be
screened in order to recruit 80 focus group participants. Each
screening will take approximately 6 minutes. The estimated response
burden for the screening process is 32 hours. The focus group session
will be structured to
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identify women's general awareness and knowledge about folic acid and
its role in NTD prevention, perception of their risk for having an
affected pregnancy, awareness and knowledge about fortification of
cereal grain products, whether fortification of corn masa flour
products would change their current reported use of these products, and
overall reaction to potential folic acid fortification of these
products.
For the second data collection activity phase, focus group
participants will be women 18-44 years of age who are not pregnant at
the time of the focus groups, who do not have a child with a birth
defect such as spina bifida or anencephaly. The contractor will conduct
sixteen (16) focus groups with five (5) participants in each focus
group. It is estimated that 320 respondents will have to be screened in
order to recruit 80 focus group participants. Each screening will take
approximately 6 minutes. The estimated response burden for the
screening process is 32 hours. Participants will be segmented into
groups based on whether they self-identify as either vitamin users
(take a vitamin containing folic acid 4-7 days per week) or non-users
(take a vitamin containing folic acid less than 4 days per week). The
focus group session shall be structured to identify women's awareness
and knowledge about folic acid, and how they would like to see folic
acid information portrayed in a written format. Focus group
participants shall be shown written educational materials that are
currently being used and asked questions designed to address whether
the materials are effective in getting the folic acid message across to
the audience, whether the visual images portrayed in the materials
resonate with the audience, and how the materials could be improved.
Also, differences based on pregnancy contemplation status shall be
explored through segmentation of the focus groups.
Sixteen focus groups will be conducted in both phase one and phase
two, with a total of 80 participants in each phase. The focus groups
will have five participants each. Each respondent will participate in a
1.5-hour focus group, for a total burden of 120 hours. Data collection
materials will be available in both English and Spanish. This request
is being submitted to obtain OMB clearance for one (1) year. There are
no costs to respondents except for their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response (in Annual burden
respondents respondent hours) (in hours)
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Women 18-44, Mexican or Central American Phase One Screener.............. 320 1 6/60 32
heritage; English and Spanish speakers.
Women 18-44, Mexican or Central American Phase One Focus Group Guide..... 80 1 1.5 120
heritage; English and Spanish speakers.
Women 18-44 (English speakers)............... Phase Two Screener.............. 320 1 6/60 32
Women 18-44 (English speakers)............... Phase Two Focus Group Guide..... 80 1 1.5 120
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Total.................................... ................................ ................ ................ ................. 304
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Dated: March 9, 2011.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-5922 Filed 3-14-11; 8:45 am]
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