Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 65653-65654 [2013-26116]

Download as PDF 65653 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2013 / Notices ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS Number of respondents Type of respondent Form Individuals in households ........................................................ Individuals in households ........................................................ NHANES Questionnaire ........ Special Studies ...................... LeRoy A. Richardson, Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (OMB No. 0920–0955, Expiration 02/28/ 2014)—Revision—National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. 2013–26115 Filed 10–31–13; 8:45 am] Background and Brief Description BILLING CODE 4163–18–P The Division of Human Development and Disability, located within NCBDDD, promotes the health of babies, children, and adults, with a focus on preventing birth defects and developmental disabilities and optimizing the health outcomes of those with disabilities. Since the passage of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act, 97% of newborn infants are now screened for hearing loss prior to hospital discharge. However, many of these infants have not received needed hearing tests and follow up services after their hospital discharges. The 2011 national average loss to follow-up/loss to documentation rate is at 35%. This rate remains an area of critical concern for state EHDI programs and CDC–EHDI team’s goal of timely diagnosis by 3 months of age and intervention by 6 months of age. Many states cite the lack of audiology resources as the main factor behind the high loss to follow up. To compound the problem, many pediatric audiologists may be proficient evaluating children age five and older but are not proficient with diagnosing infants or younger children because children age five and younger require a different skill set. No existing literature or database was available to help states verify and quantify their states’ true follow up capacity until this project went live in 2013. Meeting since April 2010, the EHDI– PALS workgroup has sought consensus on the loss to follow up/loss to documentation issue facing the EHDI programs. A survey based on standard of care practice was developed for state EHDI programs to quantify the pediatric audiology resource distribution within their state, particularly audiology facilities that are equipped to provide follow up services for children age five and younger. After nine months of data collection, preliminary data suggested that children residing in certain regions of the United States who were loss to follow up were due to the distance DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–14–0955] emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD 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 proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send comments to LeRoy Richardson, at 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 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention—Pediatric Audiology Links to Service (EHDI–PALS) Survey VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:40 Oct 31, 2013 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15,411 4,000 Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) 1 1 2.4 3 parents had to travel to reach a pediatric audiology facility. For example, parents who reside in western region of Nebraska and Iowa on average have to drive over 100 miles to reach a pediatric audiology facility. CDC is requesting an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to continue collecting audiology facility information from audiologists or facility managers so both parents, physicians and state EHDI programs will have a tool to find where the pediatric audiology facilities are located. This survey will continue to allow CDC–EHDI team and state EHDI programs to compile a systematic, quantifiable distribution of audiology facilities and the capacity of each facility to provide services for children age five and younger. The data collected will also allow the CDC–EHDI team to analyze facility distribution data to improve technical assistance to State EHDI programs. Two additional questions will be added to the existing survey. The two questions will ask for more information from audiology facilities that provide services by remote telepractice technology. This information will be of vital interest and benefit for both parents who live in remote regions of the US and state EHDI programs to maximize resource coverage. Respondents will all be audiologists who manage a facility or provide audiologic care for children age five and younger. To minimize burden and improve convenience, the survey will continue to be available via a secure password protected Web site. Placing the survey on the internet ensures convenient, on-demand access by the audiologists. Financial cost is minimized because no mailing fee will be associated with sending or responding to this survey. EHDI–PALS currently has 882 facilities in the database since the beginning of the data collection. All 882 facilities’ contacts will receive a brief email from University of Maine to remind them to review their survey answers. It is estimated that approximately 800 audiologists will do so. It takes approximately two minutes per person to review the survey E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1 65654 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2013 / Notices answers. Both ASHA and AAA are members of the EHDI–PALS workgroup and will continue to disseminate a request through association enewsletters and e-announcements to all audiologists who provide services to children younger than five years of age to complete the EHDI–PALS survey. It is nine minutes per respondent. The nine minutes calculation is based on a previous timed pre-test with six volunteer audiologists. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. estimated that potentially an additional 400 new audiologists will read through the purpose statement located on page one of the survey to decide whether or not to complete the survey. This will take one minute per person. It is estimated that 200 audiologists will complete the survey which will average ESTIMATES OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of responses per respondent Number of respondents Average burden per response (in minutes) Total burden hours Respondents Form name Audiologists who have completed survey ............ New Audiologists .................................................. New Audiologists .................................................. Survey .......................... Survey Introduction ...... Survey .......................... 800 400 200 1 1 1 2/60 1/60 9/60 27 7 30 Total ............................................................... ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 64 Leroy Richardson, Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2013–26116 Filed 10–31–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day-14–0406] 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. Proposed Project State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS) (The National Survey of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette Syndrome) (NS–DATA), (OMB No. 0920–0406, Expiration 04/30/2014)— Discretionary—National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on the extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the United States. This discretionary submission is to notify the public of a request to initiate another project within the SLAITS mechanism. SLAITS is an integrated and coordinated survey system that has been conducted since 1997, in accordance with the 1995 initiative to increase the integration of surveys within DHHS. It is designed to collect needed health and well-being data at the national, state, and local levels. Using the large sampling frame of the ongoing National Immunization Survey (NIS) and Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), and when necessary independent samples, mail, and Internet modes to support data collection activities, SLAITS has quickly collected and produced household and person-level data to monitor health-related areas. Questionnaire content is drawn from existing surveys within DHHS and other Federal agencies, or developed specifically to meet project sponsor needs. This project consists of a national survey designed to collect information about families with children who have previously been diagnosed with either Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and/or Tourette Syndrome (TS). The primary goal of the study is to describe the various pathways to diagnosis and treatments for children diagnosed with either condition. The survey contains questions on diagnosis history, the presence of co-occurring disorders, medication and treatment usage, as well as academic performance and symptom measures. Approximately 3,700 parents or guardians of children previously diagnosed with ADHD and/or TS located throughout the United States will be interviewed. The annual burden hours requested is 1,850 hours or 0.5 hours per respondent. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $38,850 or $10.50 per respondent. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Type of respondent Form name Number of respondents Responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Parent or Guardian ................ The National Survey of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette Syndrome. 3,700 1 30/60 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:40 Oct 31, 2013 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65653-65654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26116]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-14-0955]

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 or
send comments to LeRoy Richardson, at 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

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention--Pediatric Audiology Links
to Service (EHDI-PALS) Survey (OMB No. 0920-0955, Expiration 02/28/
2014)--Revision--National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

The Division of Human Development and Disability, located within
NCBDDD, promotes the health of babies, children, and adults, with a
focus on preventing birth defects and developmental disabilities and
optimizing the health outcomes of those with disabilities. Since the
passage of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act, 97%
of newborn infants are now screened for hearing loss prior to hospital
discharge. However, many of these infants have not received needed
hearing tests and follow up services after their hospital discharges.
The 2011 national average loss to follow-up/loss to documentation rate
is at 35%. This rate remains an area of critical concern for state EHDI
programs and CDC-EHDI team's goal of timely diagnosis by 3 months of
age and intervention by 6 months of age. Many states cite the lack of
audiology resources as the main factor behind the high loss to follow
up. To compound the problem, many pediatric audiologists may be
proficient evaluating children age five and older but are not
proficient with diagnosing infants or younger children because children
age five and younger require a different skill set. No existing
literature or database was available to help states verify and quantify
their states' true follow up capacity until this project went live in
2013.
Meeting since April 2010, the EHDI-PALS workgroup has sought
consensus on the loss to follow up/loss to documentation issue facing
the EHDI programs. A survey based on standard of care practice was
developed for state EHDI programs to quantify the pediatric audiology
resource distribution within their state, particularly audiology
facilities that are equipped to provide follow up services for children
age five and younger. After nine months of data collection, preliminary
data suggested that children residing in certain regions of the United
States who were loss to follow up were due to the distance parents had
to travel to reach a pediatric audiology facility. For example, parents
who reside in western region of Nebraska and Iowa on average have to
drive over 100 miles to reach a pediatric audiology facility.
CDC is requesting an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval
to continue collecting audiology facility information from audiologists
or facility managers so both parents, physicians and state EHDI
programs will have a tool to find where the pediatric audiology
facilities are located. This survey will continue to allow CDC-EHDI
team and state EHDI programs to compile a systematic, quantifiable
distribution of audiology facilities and the capacity of each facility
to provide services for children age five and younger. The data
collected will also allow the CDC-EHDI team to analyze facility
distribution data to improve technical assistance to State EHDI
programs.
Two additional questions will be added to the existing survey. The
two questions will ask for more information from audiology facilities
that provide services by remote telepractice technology. This
information will be of vital interest and benefit for both parents who
live in remote regions of the US and state EHDI programs to maximize
resource coverage. Respondents will all be audiologists who manage a
facility or provide audiologic care for children age five and younger.
To minimize burden and improve convenience, the survey will continue to
be available via a secure password protected Web site. Placing the
survey on the internet ensures convenient, on-demand access by the
audiologists. Financial cost is minimized because no mailing fee will
be associated with sending or responding to this survey.
EHDI-PALS currently has 882 facilities in the database since the
beginning of the data collection. All 882 facilities' contacts will
receive a brief email from University of Maine to remind them to review
their survey answers. It is estimated that approximately 800
audiologists will do so. It takes approximately two minutes per person
to review the survey

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answers. Both ASHA and AAA are members of the EHDI-PALS workgroup and
will continue to disseminate a request through association e-
newsletters and e-announcements to all audiologists who provide
services to children younger than five years of age to complete the
EHDI-PALS survey. It is estimated that potentially an additional 400
new audiologists will read through the purpose statement located on
page one of the survey to decide whether or not to complete the survey.
This will take one minute per person. It is estimated that 200
audiologists will complete the survey which will average nine minutes
per respondent. The nine minutes calculation is based on a previous
timed pre-test with six volunteer audiologists. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.

Estimates of Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent minutes)
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Audiologists who have Survey.......... 800 1 2/60 27
completed survey.
New Audiologists.............. Survey 400 1 1/60 7
Introduction.
New Audiologists.............. Survey.......... 200 1 9/60 30
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 64
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Leroy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-26116 Filed 10-31-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P

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