Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[INFO-98-28]

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 the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.

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 for other

forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC

Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,

Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days

of this notice.

Proposed Project

1. Diabetes Today National Training Center. A contract to refine,

present, and evaluate a diabetes training course--New--The National

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of

Diabetes Translation, proposes to conduct a training center. Diabetes

is a complex chronic disease. The successful management of this disease

requires a comprehensive support system that includes proper medical

treatment, behavior and lifestyle changes that maintain recommended

blood glucose levels, blood pressure, weight and physical activity, and

community awareness and programs that facilitate the adoption of these

behaviors.

The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division

of Diabetes Translation has developed and presented a training course

for health professionals and community leaders to provide training and

follow-up in implementing community activities to control diabetes. The

course, Diabetes Today, is a structured curriculum that incorporates

principles of community organization, community health education and

adult learning in a training program for health professionals. This

contract will provide, revise, and evaluate Diabetes Today in the

continental United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Focus

groups will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the training

course and to determine needs in communities. Most of those in the

focus groups will be participants in the training courses. The data

will not be available from any other source. There is no cost to

respondents.

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No. of Average burden

Respondents No. of responses/ response (in Total burden

respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)

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Bilingual public health workers................. *10 1 1 10

Participants in Diabetes Today trainings........ *20 1 1 20

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Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 30

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*Estimates. Contractor will develop instruments and arrange focus groups.

2. Diabetes Today, Regional Training Center, A contract to adapt a

diabetes training program to the needs of Hawaii and the Pacific

Basin--New--The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and

Health Promotion, Division of Diabetes Translation, proposes to conduct

a training center. Diabetes is a complex chronic disease. The

successful management of this disease requires a comprehensive support

system that includes proper medical treatment, behavior and lifestyle

changes to maintain recommended blood glucose levels, blood pressure,

weight and physical activity, and community awareness and programs that

facilitate the adoption of these behaviors.

The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division

of Diabetes Translation, has developed and presented a training course

for health professionals and community leaders to provide training and

follow-up in implementing community activities to control diabetes.

Most of this activity has taken place in the Continental United States.

A contract has been offered to adapt this material to the cultures of

Hawaii and the Pacific Basin. Focus groups will be conducted to

determine needs in diabetes education and to adapt the course to the

needs of individual Pacific cultures. Focus group data will be analyzed

using accepted, content analysis methods. Evaluation will be conducted

with the goal of providing culturally relevant training in community

organization to reduce the burden of diabetes in the Pacific Region.

The information developed is not available from other sources. There is

no cost to respondents.

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No. of Average burden

Respondents No. of respondents responses/ response (in Total burden

respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)

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Hawaii and Pacific Islanders with 80 (10 focus groups of 8 1 1 80

Diabetes. persons each)*.

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Total........................ ........................... .............. .............. 80

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*These are estimates. Instruments will be developed and focus groups arranged by contractor.

3. Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG-6) (0920-

0314)--Revision--The National Survey of Family Growth has been

conducted periodically since 1973 by the National Center for Health

Statistics, CDC. The first five cycles of the NSFG were based on

interviews with women 15-44 years of age, to measure factors related to

birth and pregnancy rates and maternal and infant health. In Cycle 6,

both women and men will be interviewed. The interviews with males 15-49

will address (1) factors that affect entry into fatherhood and the

intendedness of births; (2) factors that affect the spread of Sexually

Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the

virus that causes AIDS); and (3) factors that affect men's ability and

willingness to carry out their fatherhood roles, including the payment

of child support.

In late 2000 or early 2001, the NSFG will interview a nationally

representative sample of 11,800 women and 7,200 men. Black, Hispanic,

and 15-24-year-old men and women will be sampled at a higher rate than

others. A pretest/pilot study of 600 females and 600 males is needed to

test procedures for collecting sensitive data. All participation will

be completely voluntary and confidential.

NSFG data help measure the demographics, health status, and

behavior of the population of reproductive age (as well as those

responsible for most STDs). The NSFG data from the 1995 survey have

already been published in 4 major NCHS reports and the January/February

1998 issue of the journal Family Planning Perspectives. Besides NCHS,

users of NSFG data include the DHHS Office of Population Affairs, the

National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, the CDC and

NIH HIV/AIDS programs, and the Children's Bureau. Other users include

Congress (for Sections 905 and 906 of the Personal Responsibility and

Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, among others); the Healthy

People 2000 and 2010 initiatives, private researchers in demography,

public health, maternal and child health, and state governments. Males

are being added to the survey in response to the recent report,

Nurturing Fatherhood: Improving Data and Research on Male Fertility,

Family Formation, and Fatherhood, released by the Federal Interagency

Forum on Child and Family Statistics. There is no cost to respondents.

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No. of Avg. burden/

Respondents No. of responses/ response Total burden

respondents respondent (hrs.) (in hrs.)

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Pretest: screener............................... 2000 1 0.08 167

Pretest: males.................................. 600 1 1.00 600

Pretest: females................................ 600 1 1.33 800

Cognitive Testing............................... 200 1 1.00 200

Survey: screener................................ 40000 1 0.08 3,320

Survey: males................................... 7200 1 1.00 7,200

Survey: females................................. 11800 1 1.33 15,729

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Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 28,016

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Dated: September 2, 1998.

Charles W. Gollmar,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 98-24835 Filed 9-15-98; 8:45 am]

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