Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[INFO-99-41]

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

Collaborative US-Mexico Border Diabetes Prevention and Control

Project--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion (NCCDPHP)--The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), El

Paso field office, and the United States-Mexico Border Health

Association (USMBHA) in collaboration with the United States/Mexico

Border Diabetes Prevention and Control Project Work Group (USMBDPCP) is

requesting funds for a binational diabetes prevention and control

project on the United States-Mexico border that begins with an

evaluation of the burden of diabetes on the border (Phase 1) and

expands into a program implementation (Phase 2), using the results from

Phase 1. This proposed project is responding to President Clinton's

Initiative on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, as well as the

Mexican Secretariat Adult and Elderly Health Program strategy in which

diabetes is a national health priority. Diabetes has also been declared

a binational border priority by the USMBHA General Assembly in a

resolution to develop diabetes control infrastructure on the border.

The purpose of the project is to diminish the impact of diabetes on

the border population by conducting activities in two related and

chronological phases (prevalence study and intervention program). Phase

1 will assess the prevalence of diabetes, related behavioral risk

factors, and assess the health services for the border population. The

information collected through this household survey will serve as a

guide for the development of diabetes education and training activities

in Phase 2. These programs will be culturally appropriate and will

include the participation of community health workers (promotores) and

primary healthcare providers. Initial planning and promotional

activities needed for Phase 2 will take place concurrent with Phase 1.

Activities for years two through five will include implementation

of community interventions, capacity building, and program evaluation.

The household survey will be repeated in the fifth year of the project.

The PAHO/USMBHA and the USMBDPCP Work Group have obtained

considerable financial support for this proposed project. The total

cost to CDC is estimated at: $735,630.

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Number of Average burden

Respondents Number. of responses/ of response Total burden

respondents respondent (hours) (hours)

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Individual within Household................. 3,770 1 0.40 1508

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Dated: September 17, 1999.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 99-24784 Filed 9-22-99; 8:45 am]

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