[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70729-70730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29417]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30 Day-12-11EX]
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
[email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 359-5806.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Evaluation of Enhanced Implementation of the ``Learn the Signs. Act
Early.'' Campaign in 4 Target Sites,--New--National Center on Birth
Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC's most recent data show that an average of one in 110 children
has an autism spectrum disorder in 2006. Today, autism is recognized in
many circles as an ``epidemic'' or ``crisis'' that is directly
impacting the lives of many millions of Americans. All the communities
participating in both the 2002 and 2006 studies observed an increase in
identified ASD prevalence ranging from 27 percent to 95 percent, with
an average increase of 57 percent. No single factor explains the
changes in identified ASD prevalence over the time period studied.
Although some of the increases are due to better detection, a true
increase in risk cannot be ruled out.
Evidence has shown that early treatment can have a significant
positive impact on the long-term outcome for children with an autism
spectrum disorder. Early treatment, however, generally relies on the
age at which a diagnosis can be made, thus pushing early identification
research into a category of high public health priority (Pierce, et al,
2010).
To address this important health issue, the CDC has launched the
``Learn the Signs. Act Early.'' national campaign and developed
partnerships with national autism and health care professional
organizations to promote awareness of early childhood developmental
milestones and increase early action on developmental concerns.
This request for data collection is for the evaluation of the
``Learn the Signs. Act Early.'' campaign implemented at a local level
among four grantees. The proposed evaluation will assess the reach and
awareness to determine if the proposed strategies and activities are
effectively reaching the target populations. The evaluation will be
accomplished by a pre-implementation survey and a post-implementation
survey of parents of children ages 0-60 months in the target areas for
each of the four grantees.
The surveys will capture information from the program's target
audience to determine campaign reach and exposure among this group, as
well as identify changes in knowledge, awareness, and behavior related
to the campaign and monitoring early child development. The project
aims to collect 250 completed parent surveys from each of the 4 sites
prior to campaign implementation and after campaign implementation (for
a total of 1,000 completed surveys). It is estimated that 1200
respondents will have to be screened in order to recruit 1000 total
survey participants.
Participants will be recruited to participate in one of two surveys
that will be conducted in the following four target areas:
Washington: Yakima, Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla
counties
Missouri: St. Louis City
Utah: Salt Lake County
Alaska: Anchorage, Palmer, Wasilla, Homer, Kenai
The information collected from the surveys is not intended to
provide statistical data for publication. The purpose of this activity
is solely to assess the impact of the ``Learn the Signs. Act Early.''
campaign in four target areas. The data collection will use a
consistent format and comply with requirements under the Public Health
Service Act, Executive Order 12862, and GPRA.
Without this information collection, CDC will be hampered in
successfully carrying out its mission of providing high quality
programs and services to populations served. Failure to collect this
data would compromise efforts to reduce the impact of ASDs and other
developmental disabilities on the U.S. population.
Data collection materials will be available in both English and
Spanish. This request is being submitted to obtain OMB clearance for
two years. There is no cost to the respondents other than their time to
participate. The total annualized burden for this project is 454 hours.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Screener........................................ 1200 1 3/60 60
Pre-Implementation Survey....................... 1000 1 10/60 167
Screener........................................ 1200 1 3/60 60
Post-Implementation Survey...................... 1000 1 10/60 167
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 454
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Dated: November 8, 2011.
Daniel L. Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-29417 Filed 11-14-11; 8:45 am]
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