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interventions or strategies in their
worksites to prevent heart disease,
stroke, and related conditions such as
hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. The
CDC Worksite Health Scorecard will
support small, mid-size, and large
employer with three primary goals: (1)
Reduce the risk of chronic disease
among employees and their families
through science-based workplace health
interventions and promising practices;
(2) Assist employers in identifying gaps
in their health promotion programs, and
help them to prioritize high-impact
strategies for health promotion at their
worksites; and (3) Increase
understanding of the organizational
programs, policies, and practices that
employers of various sizes and industry
sectors have implemented to support
healthy lifestyle behaviors and monitor
changes over time.
CDC will provide outreach to and
register approximately 600 employers
per year to use the online survey which
is open to employers of all sizes,
industry sectors, and geographic
locations across the country. Worksite
Health Scorecard users will create a user
account, complete the online
assessment and receive an immediate
feedback report that summarizes the
current status of their worksite health
program; identifies gaps in current
programming; benchmarks individual
employer results against other users of
the system; and provides access to
worksite health tools and resources to
address employer gaps and priority
program areas.
CDC will use the information
collected to evaluate the effectiveness of
the Worksite Health Scorecard in terms
of (1) identifying success drivers for
building and maintaining successful
workplace health programs; (2) raising
awareness and knowledge of sciencebased worksite health programs,
policies and practices; and (3) develop
additional worksite health tools and
resources for employers. The
information will also be used to
evaluate the impact of the CDC Worksite
Health Scorecard on employer adoption
of worksite health programs, policies,
and environmental supports.
OMB approval is requested for three
years. Participation in the CDC Worksite
Health Scorecard is voluntary and there
are no costs to participants other than
their time. The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 300.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondent
Form name
Number of respondents
Number of responses per respondent
Average burden
per response
(in hr)
Employers ..............................................
CDC Worksite Health Scorecard ..........
600
1
30/60
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.
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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 (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 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–5806.
Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention—Pediatric Audiology
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Links to Service (EHDI-PALS) Survey
(0920–0955, Expiration 02/28/2014)—
Revision—National Center on Birth
Defects and Developmental Disabilities
(NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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 5 and older but
are not proficient with diagnosing
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infants or younger children because
children age 5 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 EHDIPALS 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 5
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
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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 5 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 5 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 892
facilities in the database since the
beginning of the data collection. All 892
facilities’ contacts will receive a brief
email from the University of Maine to
remind them to review their survey
answers. It is estimated that
approximately 800 audiologists will do
so.
It takes approximately nine minutes
per person to review the survey
answers. Both the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (ASHA)
and American Academy of Audiology
(AAA) are members of the EHDI-PALS
workgroup and will continue to
disseminate a request through
association e-newsletters and eannouncements to all audiologists who
provide services to children younger
than 5 years of age to complete the
EHDI-PALS survey. It is estimated that,
potentially, an additional 400 new
audiologists will complete the revised
survey, which will take approximately
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. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 180.
ESTIMATES OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Respondents
Form name
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
per response
(in hours)
Audiologists who have completed survey.
New Audiologists ...................................
Annual Survey Review ..........................
800
1
9/60
Revised Survey .....................................
400
1
9/60
Leroy A. 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
The 30-day FRN published on
January 24, 2014 at 79 FR 4165 is
withdrawn as of January 27, 2014. FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(404) 639–7570 or send comments to
CDC: LeRoy Richardson, 1600 Clifton
Road, MS D–74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
DATES:
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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the Laboratory Response Network;
Cancellation
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National Center for
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice cancellation.
AGENCY:
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The purpose behind this notice
cancellation is that a 60-day FRN was
previously published on December 2,
2013 (78 FR 27087). The public must
have 60 days to provide comment to the
agency’s 60-day FRN. The agency
should not publish a 30-day FRN until
all public comments have been
received.
LeRoy A. 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.
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The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention is cancelling the
30-Day Information Collection Request,
14–0881, concerning the Data Calls for
the Laboratory Response Network (79
FR 4165), published January 24, 2014.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Meeting of the Community Preventive
Services Task Force (Task Force)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the next meeting of the
Community Preventive Services Task
Force (Task Force). The Task Force is an
independent, nonfederal, and
uncompensated panel. Its members
represent a broad range of research,
practice, and policy expertise in
prevention, wellness, health promotion,
and public health, and are appointed by
the CDC Director. The Task Force was
convened in 1996 by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) to
identify community preventive
programs, services, and policies that
increase healthy longevity, save lives
and dollars and improve Americans’
quality of life. CDC is mandated to
provide ongoing administrative,
research, and technical support for the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day 14-0955]
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
(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
20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention--Pediatric Audiology Links
to Service (EHDI-PALS) Survey (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 5 and
older but are not proficient with diagnosing infants or younger
children because children age 5 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 5 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
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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 5 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 5 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 892 facilities in the database since the
beginning of the data collection. All 892 facilities' contacts will
receive a brief email from the University of Maine to remind them to
review their survey answers. It is estimated that approximately 800
audiologists will do so.
It takes approximately nine minutes per person to review the survey
answers. Both the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
and American Academy of Audiology (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 5 years of age to complete
the EHDI-PALS survey. It is estimated that, potentially, an additional
400 new audiologists will complete the revised survey, which will take
approximately 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. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 180.
Estimates of Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden per
Respondents Form name Number of responses per response (in
respondents respondent hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Audiologists who have completed Annual Survey 800 1 9/60
survey. Review.
New Audiologists................ Revised Survey.... 400 1 9/60
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Leroy A. 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. 2014-02027 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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