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Download as PDF 61363 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 4, 2011 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden hours Type of respondent Form name State, Territory and other officials .... Annual Vital Statistics Occurrence Report. 58 1 30/60 29 Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 211 Dated: September 28, 2011. Daniel Holcomb, Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2011–25621 Filed 10–3–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30-Day–11–11AA] 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. 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. pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Proposed Project Central America Water and Sanitation Program Sustainability Evaluation and Qualitative Interview—NEW—National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description There is little information available on the longevity of infrastructure and hygiene behavior change after water, sanitation and hygiene education (WASH) interventions are provided. Sustainability of these WASH interventions is a crucial factor in maintaining the health and well-being of a community. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, 20% of the rural population in 2008 had no access to an improved drinking water source. Forty-five percent of this population also has VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:03 Oct 03, 2011 Jkt 226001 unimproved sanitation facilities with 20% of that population not using any type of sanitation facility. Sustainability of WASH interventions ties in to goal 7 of the Millennium Development Goals developed by the United Nations Development Program, to ensure environmental sustainability. Specifically, it is to ‘‘reduce by half the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation’’ by 2015. In addition to this issue, significant natural disasters such as hurricanes and tropical storms have the potential to completely destroy infrastructure. In 1998, Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) was struck by Hurricane Mitch. After the hurricane, the American Red Cross (ARC) responded to the disaster and provided community- and householdlevel WASH to hundreds of communities. What began as a disaster response/reconstruction program in 1998, has developed into a study of the long-term sustainability of WASH interventions. This research will focus on assessing up to 16 communities that were provided WASH interventions by the ARC post-Hurricane Mitch. This survey will help to evaluate the key factors that help communities to maintain their infrastructure. The results will be used to improve ARC programs as well as to help guide other non-governmental agencies on how to best maximize their investments to ensure long–term community health. This research includes four components which will be done in each community: (1) A community survey with community leaders and/or the local water board; (2) a cross-sectional quantitative household survey and qualitative key informant interview; (3) water sampling and analysis of community water sources/systems and stored household water; and (4) an infrastructure inspection of the community water system and sanitation facilities. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) indicators were used as the basis for measuring WASH interventions using PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 performance indicators. Performance indicators are a way to measure the performance of disaster-related water and sanitation programs. Four indicators will be used in this evaluation. To measure the water intervention we will estimate (1) the percent of households with access to an improved water source. The sanitation indicator measures (2) the percent of households with access to improved sanitation. Hygiene education is evaluated using two indicators, (3) the percent of households with appropriate hand washing behavior and (4) the percent of the population using hygienic sanitation facilities. The sustainability evaluation will first conduct a face-to-face interview with the community leaders and/or members of the water board from a maximum of sixteen communities. Second, a cross-sectional household survey (n=256) will be administered across all four countries with a randomly selected female head of household. This survey contains questions on water use, access and availability; sanitation access, use and maintenance; and hygiene educationwhen was the last time it was presented to the community, what topics were discussed, when was it provided and by whom. The household interview will record data using a personal data assistant (PDA), reviewed each day and then transferred into one electronic database for statistical analysis and calculation of the indicators. The survey will be done with the female head of household and take approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Third, a qualitative key informant interview with randomly selected female head of household (n=32), will be conducted to gather study participants thoughts and opinions on the WASH services provided to them and their community. This survey will be administered verbally and responses will be tape recorded and should take approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour complete. Every household surveyed in each country will include qualitative testing of drinking water that is stored in the home (n=288). Total coliforms and E. E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 61364 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 4, 2011 / Notices coli will be determined using a standard pre-measured Hach test kit. In addition, community water sources and water samples within the distribution system will be sampled (n=32). A total of 320 water samples will be completed. Additional testing will include measuring free chlorine in the community water system if chlorine is being used (n=16). Lastly, an infrastructure evaluation for each community will be done by CDC personnel using a checklist. This evaluation will help to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the water and sanitation systems for each community. The infrastructure survey and water sampling activity is not included in the burden table as CDC will complete this survey and activity independent of input or assistance from community leaders or study participants. There is no cost to respondents to participate in the sustainability evaluation other than their time. The total estimated annual burden hours are 240. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Type of respondent Form name Community group-men and women ........................................ Female head of household ..................................................... Female head of household ..................................................... Community survey ................. Quantitative household survey Key informant interview .......... Dated: September 28, 2011. Daniel Holcomb, Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2011–25495 Filed 10–3–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting for the aforementioned committee: Time and date: 11 a.m.–3 p.m., October 20, 2011. Place: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll-free, dial-in number is 1–866–659–0537 and the pass code is 9933701. Status: Open to the public. In the event an individual wishes to provide comments, written comments must be submitted prior to the meeting. Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to advise the President on a variety of policy and technical functions required to implement and effectively manage the new compensation program. Key functions of the Advisory Board include providing advice on the development of probability of causation guidelines, VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:03 Oct 03, 2011 Jkt 226001 which have been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a final rule; advice on methods of dose reconstruction, which have also been promulgated by HHS as a final rule; advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes of the compensation program; and advice on petitions to add classes of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which subsequently delegated this authority to the CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, most recently, August 3, 2011, and will expire on August 3, 2013. Purpose: This Advisory Board is charged with (a) Providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under Executive Order 13179; (b) providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the scientific validity and quality of dose reconstruction efforts performed for this program; and (c) upon request by the Secretary, HHS, advising the Secretary on whether there is a class of employees at any Department of Energy facility who were exposed to radiation but for whom it is not feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and on whether there is reasonable likelihood that such radiation doses may have endangered the health of members of this class. Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda for the conference call includes: NIOSH SEC Petition Evaluations for Pantex Plant (Amarillo, Texas) and Hangar 481 (Kirtland Air Force Base); Subcommittee and Work Group Updates; DCAS SEC PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Number of responses per respondent 16 256 32 Average burden per response (in hours) 1 1 1 1 45/60 1 Petition Evaluations Update for the December 2011 Advisory Board Meeting; and Board Correspondence. The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate. This meeting is open to the public. In the event an individual wishes to provide comments, written comments must be submitted prior to the meeting. Any written comments received will be provided at the meeting and should be submitted to the contact person below in advance of the meeting. Contact Person for More Information: Theodore M. Katz, M.P.A., Executive Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E–20, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (513) 533– 6800, Toll Free 1(800)CDC–INFO, Email ocas@cdc.gov. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: September 27, 2011. Elaine L. Baker, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2011–25482 Filed 10–3–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-Day-11-11AA]


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. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
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.

Proposed Project

    Central America Water and Sanitation Program Sustainability 
Evaluation and Qualitative Interview--NEW--National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    There is little information available on the longevity of 
infrastructure and hygiene behavior change after water, sanitation and 
hygiene education (WASH) interventions are provided. Sustainability of 
these WASH interventions is a crucial factor in maintaining the health 
and well-being of a community.
    In the Latin American and Caribbean region, 20% of the rural 
population in 2008 had no access to an improved drinking water source. 
Forty-five percent of this population also has unimproved sanitation 
facilities with 20% of that population not using any type of sanitation 
facility.
    Sustainability of WASH interventions ties in to goal 7 of the 
Millennium Development Goals developed by the United Nations 
Development Program, to ensure environmental sustainability. 
Specifically, it is to ``reduce by half the proportion of the 
population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic 
sanitation'' by 2015.
    In addition to this issue, significant natural disasters such as 
hurricanes and tropical storms have the potential to completely destroy 
infrastructure. In 1998, Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, and Nicaragua) was struck by Hurricane Mitch. After the 
hurricane, the American Red Cross (ARC) responded to the disaster and 
provided community- and household-level WASH to hundreds of 
communities. What began as a disaster response/reconstruction program 
in 1998, has developed into a study of the long-term sustainability of 
WASH interventions.
    This research will focus on assessing up to 16 communities that 
were provided WASH interventions by the ARC post-Hurricane Mitch. This 
survey will help to evaluate the key factors that help communities to 
maintain their infrastructure. The results will be used to improve ARC 
programs as well as to help guide other non-governmental agencies on 
how to best maximize their investments to ensure long-term community 
health.
    This research includes four components which will be done in each 
community: (1) A community survey with community leaders and/or the 
local water board; (2) a cross-sectional quantitative household survey 
and qualitative key informant interview; (3) water sampling and 
analysis of community water sources/systems and stored household water; 
and (4) an infrastructure inspection of the community water system and 
sanitation facilities. United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID) indicators were used as the basis for measuring 
WASH interventions using performance indicators. Performance indicators 
are a way to measure the performance of disaster-related water and 
sanitation programs.
    Four indicators will be used in this evaluation. To measure the 
water intervention we will estimate (1) the percent of households with 
access to an improved water source. The sanitation indicator measures 
(2) the percent of households with access to improved sanitation. 
Hygiene education is evaluated using two indicators, (3) the percent of 
households with appropriate hand washing behavior and (4) the percent 
of the population using hygienic sanitation facilities.
    The sustainability evaluation will first conduct a face-to-face 
interview with the community leaders and/or members of the water board 
from a maximum of sixteen communities.
    Second, a cross-sectional household survey (n=256) will be 
administered across all four countries with a randomly selected female 
head of household. This survey contains questions on water use, access 
and availability; sanitation access, use and maintenance; and hygiene 
education-when was the last time it was presented to the community, 
what topics were discussed, when was it provided and by whom. The 
household interview will record data using a personal data assistant 
(PDA), reviewed each day and then transferred into one electronic 
database for statistical analysis and calculation of the indicators. 
The survey will be done with the female head of household and take 
approximately 30 to 45 minutes.
    Third, a qualitative key informant interview with randomly selected 
female head of household (n=32), will be conducted to gather study 
participants thoughts and opinions on the WASH services provided to 
them and their community. This survey will be administered verbally and 
responses will be tape recorded and should take approximately 45 
minutes to 1 hour complete.
    Every household surveyed in each country will include qualitative 
testing of drinking water that is stored in the home (n=288). Total 
coliforms and E.

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coli will be determined using a standard pre-measured Hach test kit. In 
addition, community water sources and water samples within the 
distribution system will be sampled (n=32). A total of 320 water 
samples will be completed. Additional testing will include measuring 
free chlorine in the community water system if chlorine is being used 
(n=16).
    Lastly, an infrastructure evaluation for each community will be 
done by CDC personnel using a checklist. This evaluation will help to 
determine the strengths and weaknesses of the water and sanitation 
systems for each community.
    The infrastructure survey and water sampling activity is not 
included in the burden table as CDC will complete this survey and 
activity independent of input or assistance from community leaders or 
study participants.
    There is no cost to respondents to participate in the 
sustainability evaluation other than their time. The total estimated 
annual burden hours are 240.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondent                    Form name           respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Community group-men and women.........  Community survey........              16               1               1
Female head of household..............  Quantitative household               256               1           45/60
                                         survey.
Female head of household..............  Key informant interview.              32               1               1
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    Dated: September 28, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-25495 Filed 10-3-11; 8:45 am]
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