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Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
Exhibit 3 shows the total and
annualized cost of this information
collection. The cost associated with the
design and data collection of the MEPS–
HC and MEPS–MPC is estimated to be
$51,401,596 in each of the three years
covered by this information collection
request.
EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL AND ANNUALIZED COST
Cost component
Total cost
Annualized cost
Sampling Activities .......................................................................................................................................
Interviewer Recruitment and Training .........................................................................................................
Data Collection Activities .............................................................................................................................
Data Processing ..........................................................................................................................................
Production of Public Use Data Files ...........................................................................................................
Project Management ....................................................................................................................................
$3,002,731
9,190,168
93,611,428
23,087,605
21,079,118
4,233,739
$1,000,910
3,063,389
31,203,809
7,695,868
7,026,373
1,411,246
Total ......................................................................................................................................................
154,204,789
51,401,596
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s
information collection are requested
with regard to any of the following: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of AHRQ healthcare
research and healthcare information
dissemination functions, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including
hours and costs) of the proposed
collection(s) 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 upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: June 1, 2012.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
Proposed Project
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School Environment Study:
Evaluating the Effects of CTG-supported
School-based Nutrition and Physical
Activity Policies on Students’ Diet,
Physical Activity, and Weight Status—
New—National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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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
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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 404–639–7570 and
send comments to Kimberly S. Lane,
CDC 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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.
Background and Brief Description
The Prevention and Public Health
Fund (PPHF) of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA)
provides an important opportunity for
states, counties, territories, and tribes to
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advance public health across the
lifespan and to reduce health
disparities. The PPHF authorizes
Community Transformation Grants
(CTG) for the implementation,
evaluation, and dissemination of
evidence-based community preventive
health activities. The CTG program
emphasizes five strategic directions: (1)
Tobacco-free living; (2) active lifestyles
and healthy eating; (3) high impact,
evidence-based clinical and other
preventive services; (4) social and
emotional well-being; and (5) healthy
and safe physical environments.
The CTG program is administered by
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP). As required by
Section 4201 of the ACA, CDC is
responsible for conducting a
comprehensive evaluation of the CTG
program which includes assessment
over time of measures relating to each
of the five strategic directions. CDC is
requesting OMB approval to collect
information needed for these
assessments. This information
collection will enable a multi-method
evaluation of the school nutrition and
physical activity environments and on
related health indictors among students.
The School Environment Study involves
a quasi-experimental design that will
assess nutrition-, physical activity-, and
obesity-related outcomes and impacts,
and compare differential changes in
these outcomes and impacts between
students sampled in middle schools
supported by the CTG program and
students sampled in middle schools not
supported by the CTG program.
Four CTG program awardees
(Broward County, Florida; Travis
County, Texas; eight counties in
Massachusetts (excludes the city of
Boston and surrounding area); and Los
Angeles County, California) were
selected to participate in the School
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Environment Study based on planned
support for activities to encourage
nutrition and physical activity
environment changes in middle schools.
Across the four awardees, 40 middle
schools will be selected for study
participation. Twenty of the 40 selected
middle schools will be among those
targeted by the awardees to receive
CTG-supported programs and the
remaining 20 schools are among those
not targeted to receive CTG program
support.
The study design includes a five year
data collection plan with three waves of
data collection. Wave one (baseline data
collection) will occur during the spring
semester of the 2012–2013 school year;
wave two (interim data collection) will
occur during the spring semester of the
2014–2015 school year; and wave three
(final data collection) will occur during
the spring semester of the 2016–2017
school year. CDC plans to collect data
from students, school staff (teachers and
key stakeholders), and to conduct an
observation of the school food
environment.
Students. A sample of non-abilitytracked 7th- and 8th-grade classrooms
will be randomly selected for data
collection. All students in selected
classrooms will be invited to participate
in the Student Nutrition and Physical
Activity Survey (SNAPAS) and
measurement of height and weight. The
SNAPAS in-classroom, paper-andpencil questionnaire will collect
school food policy implementation and
will contribute to an understanding of
where and to what extent the school
food environment is a facilitator or a
barrier to healthful eating.
The SNAPAS, teacher survey, and
school food observation will occur
during waves one, two, and three. The
measurement of student height and
weight, student supplemental data
collections (i.e., dietary recalls and
physical activity), and interviews with
key stakeholders will be conducted
during waves one and three only. A
different sample of respondents will be
selected at each wave of data collection.
The information to be collected will
allow CDC to estimate the effectiveness
of evidence- and practice-based policies
and practices to improve healthy school
environments and, in turn, the health of
middle school students in U.S. public
schools. The information will permit
CDC to expand the existing evidence
base on the capacity for policy- and
systems-level changes to impact
individual health.
OMB approval is requested for the
first three years of the five-year CTG
project period, i.e., waves one and two
of planned data collection. OMB
approval for wave three data collection
will be requested in a future
submission.
Participation is voluntary and there
are no costs to respondents other than
their time.
information about students’ dietary and
physical activity behaviors and their
attitudes and awareness toward
healthful eating and physical activity.
To collect supplemental information on
diet and physical activity, a subset of
students will complete a 24-hour dietary
recall interview and another subset of
students will have information collected
about their physical activity through the
use of an accelerometer (an electronic
activity meter worn on the body).
School staff. Two data collections will
assess reported implementation and
enforcement of school policies on
nutrition and physical activity. First, a
random sample of 7th- and 8th-grade
teachers will be invited to participate in
a survey either by completing a paperand-pencil questionnaire or web-based
survey. Second, the principal, school
cafeteria manager, lead physical
education teacher, and a representative
from the district wellness council will
be invited to participate in a semistructured telephone interview
regarding policy and system changes to
the school nutrition and physical
activity environments.
School food environment. An
observational data collection will
provide detailed information about
competitive foods available for sale to
students through vending machines,
`
cafeteria a la carte lines, and other onpremises venues (e.g., concession
stands, school stores). This data
collection will permit an evaluation of
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
Students ............................................
Student Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (SNAPAS).
Body mass index (BMI) data collection.
Wear log for physical activity measurement.
24-hour dietary recall interview (initial recall).
24-hour dietary recall interview (second recall).
Teacher survey ................................
Semi-structured interview .................
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Teachers ...........................................
School Officials .................................
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hr)
Total burden
(in hr)
2,000
1
30/60
1,000
1,000
1
20/60
333
200
1
15/60
50
334
1
30/60
167
34
1
30/60
17
400
54
........................
1
1
........................
10/60
1
........................
67
54
1,688
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Integrity,
Office of the Associate Director for Science,
Office of the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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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) 639–7570 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.
Proposed Project
Use of Smartphones to Collect
Information about Health Behaviors:
Feasibility Study—New—National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Despite the high level of public
knowledge about the adverse effects of
smoking, tobacco use remains the
leading preventable cause of disease and
death in the U.S., resulting in
approximately 443,000 deaths annually.
During 2005–2010, the overall
proportion of U.S. adults who were
current smokers declined from 20.9% to
19.3%. Despite this decrease, smoking
rates are still well above Healthy People
2010 targets for reducing adult smoking
prevalence to 12%, and the decline in
prevalence was not uniform across the
population. Timely information on
tobacco usage is needed for the design,
implementation, and evaluation of
public health programs.
The evolution of completely new,
completely mobile communications
technologies provides a unique
opportunity for innovation in public
health. Text messaging and smartphone
web access are immediate, accessible,
and anonymous, a combination of
features that could make smartphones
ideal for the ongoing research,
surveillance, and evaluation of risk
behaviors and health conditions, as well
as targeted dissemination of
information.
CDC proposes to conduct a feasibility
study to identify and evaluate the
process of conducting surveys by text
message and smartphone, the outcomes
of the surveys, and the value of the
surveys. The universe for this study is
English-speaking U.S. residents aged
18–65. The sample frame will consist of
a national random digit dial sample of
telephone numbers from a frame of
known cell phone exchanges.
Respondents reached on their cell
phones will be asked to complete an
initial CATI survey consisting of a short
series of simple demographic questions,
general health questions, and questions
about tobacco and alcohol use. At the
conclusion of this brief survey,
respondents who have smartphones will
be asked to participate in the feasibility
study, which consists of a first followup survey and, a week later, a second
follow-up survey. Those who agree will
receive invitations to participate by text
message, which will include a link to
the survey. A sample of respondents
who do not have smartphones will be
asked to participate in a text message
pilot, which also consists of a first
follow-up survey and a second followup survey. Text message respondents
will receive a text message inviting
them to participate; respondents opting
in will be texted survey questions one
at a time. Before initiating the feasibility
study, CDC will conduct a brief pre-test
of information collection forms and
procedures.
This study will evaluate: (1) Response
bias of a smartphone health survey by
comparing data collected via CATI to
data collected via smartphones/text
messages, and data collected via
smartphones to data collected via text
messages, (2) relative cost-effectiveness
of data collected via CATI to data
collected via smartphones/text
messages; (3) coverage bias associated
with restricting the sample to
smartphone users; and (4) the utility of
smartphones for completing frequent,
short interviews (e.g., diary studies to
track activities or events).
OMB approval is requested for one
year. Participation is voluntary and
respondents can choose not to
participate at any time. There are no
costs to respondents other than their
time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 236.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
No. of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
Adults Aged 18 to 65, All cell phone users ....
Pre-test (CATI Screener/CATI Recruitment ...
CATI Screener ...............................................
CATI Recruitment ...........................................
First Web Survey Follow-up for Smartphone
Users.
Second Web Survey Follow-up for nonSmartphone Users.
First Text Message Survey Follow-up for
non-Smartphone Users.
Second Text Message Survey Follow-up for
non-Smartphone Users.
Adults Aged 18 to 65, Smartphone Users ......
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No. of
responses per
respondent
Avg. burden
per
response
(in hr)
20
1,990
995
697
1
1
1
1
8/60
1/60
7/60
3/60
592
1
3/60
200
1
3/60
170
1
3/60
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[FR Doc No: 2012-14396]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-12-12NF]
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 404-639-7570
and send comments to Kimberly S. Lane, CDC 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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
School Environment Study: Evaluating the Effects of CTG-supported
School-based Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies on Students'
Diet, Physical Activity, and Weight Status--New--National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) provides an important
opportunity for states, counties, territories, and tribes to advance
public health across the lifespan and to reduce health disparities. The
PPHF authorizes Community Transformation Grants (CTG) for the
implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of evidence-based
community preventive health activities. The CTG program emphasizes five
strategic directions: (1) Tobacco-free living; (2) active lifestyles
and healthy eating; (3) high impact, evidence-based clinical and other
preventive services; (4) social and emotional well-being; and (5)
healthy and safe physical environments.
The CTG program is administered by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). As required by Section 4201 of the ACA,
CDC is responsible for conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the CTG
program which includes assessment over time of measures relating to
each of the five strategic directions. CDC is requesting OMB approval
to collect information needed for these assessments. This information
collection will enable a multi-method evaluation of the school
nutrition and physical activity environments and on related health
indictors among students. The School Environment Study involves a
quasi-experimental design that will assess nutrition-, physical
activity-, and obesity-related outcomes and impacts, and compare
differential changes in these outcomes and impacts between students
sampled in middle schools supported by the CTG program and students
sampled in middle schools not supported by the CTG program.
Four CTG program awardees (Broward County, Florida; Travis County,
Texas; eight counties in Massachusetts (excludes the city of Boston and
surrounding area); and Los Angeles County, California) were selected to
participate in the School
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Environment Study based on planned support for activities to encourage
nutrition and physical activity environment changes in middle schools.
Across the four awardees, 40 middle schools will be selected for study
participation. Twenty of the 40 selected middle schools will be among
those targeted by the awardees to receive CTG-supported programs and
the remaining 20 schools are among those not targeted to receive CTG
program support.
The study design includes a five year data collection plan with
three waves of data collection. Wave one (baseline data collection)
will occur during the spring semester of the 2012-2013 school year;
wave two (interim data collection) will occur during the spring
semester of the 2014-2015 school year; and wave three (final data
collection) will occur during the spring semester of the 2016-2017
school year. CDC plans to collect data from students, school staff
(teachers and key stakeholders), and to conduct an observation of the
school food environment.
Students. A sample of non-ability-tracked 7th- and 8th-grade
classrooms will be randomly selected for data collection. All students
in selected classrooms will be invited to participate in the Student
Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (SNAPAS) and measurement of
height and weight. The SNAPAS in-classroom, paper-and-pencil
questionnaire will collect information about students' dietary and
physical activity behaviors and their attitudes and awareness toward
healthful eating and physical activity. To collect supplemental
information on diet and physical activity, a subset of students will
complete a 24-hour dietary recall interview and another subset of
students will have information collected about their physical activity
through the use of an accelerometer (an electronic activity meter worn
on the body).
School staff. Two data collections will assess reported
implementation and enforcement of school policies on nutrition and
physical activity. First, a random sample of 7th- and 8th-grade
teachers will be invited to participate in a survey either by
completing a paper-and-pencil questionnaire or web-based survey.
Second, the principal, school cafeteria manager, lead physical
education teacher, and a representative from the district wellness
council will be invited to participate in a semi-structured telephone
interview regarding policy and system changes to the school nutrition
and physical activity environments.
School food environment. An observational data collection will
provide detailed information about competitive foods available for sale
to students through vending machines, cafeteria [agrave] la carte
lines, and other on-premises venues (e.g., concession stands, school
stores). This data collection will permit an evaluation of school food
policy implementation and will contribute to an understanding of where
and to what extent the school food environment is a facilitator or a
barrier to healthful eating.
The SNAPAS, teacher survey, and school food observation will occur
during waves one, two, and three. The measurement of student height and
weight, student supplemental data collections (i.e., dietary recalls
and physical activity), and interviews with key stakeholders will be
conducted during waves one and three only. A different sample of
respondents will be selected at each wave of data collection.
The information to be collected will allow CDC to estimate the
effectiveness of evidence- and practice-based policies and practices to
improve healthy school environments and, in turn, the health of middle
school students in U.S. public schools. The information will permit CDC
to expand the existing evidence base on the capacity for policy- and
systems-level changes to impact individual health.
OMB approval is requested for the first three years of the five-
year CTG project period, i.e., waves one and two of planned data
collection. OMB approval for wave three data collection will be
requested in a future submission.
Participation is voluntary and there are no costs to respondents
other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hr) (in hr)
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Students...................... Student 2,000 1 30/60 1,000
Nutrition and
Physical
Activity Survey
(SNAPAS).
Body mass index 1,000 1 20/60 333
(BMI) data
collection.
Wear log for 200 1 15/60 50
physical
activity
measurement.
24-hour dietary 334 1 30/60 167
recall
interview
(initial
recall).
24-hour dietary 34 1 30/60 17
recall
interview
(second recall).
Teachers...................... Teacher survey.. 400 1 10/60 67
School Officials.............. Semi-structured 54 1 1 54
interview.
Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,688
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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