[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76492-76493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31183]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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 [email protected]. 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
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention- Pediatric Audiology Links
to Service (EHDI-PALS) Facility Survey--New--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 test and follow up services after their hospital discharges.
The 2009 national average loss to follow-up/loss to documentation rate
is at 45%. 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 resource 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 requires a different skill set. To date no existing literature
or database is available to help states verify and quantify their
states' true follow up capacity.
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EHDI-PALS is a project conceptualized by the CDC-EHDI team with
input from an advisory group of external partners. EHDI-PALs workgroup
has broad representation from American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA), American Academy of Audiology (AAA), Joint
Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH), National Centre for Hearing
Assessment and Management (NCHAM), Directors of Speech and Hearing
Programs in State Health & Welfare Agencies (DSHPSHWA), Healthcare
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), University of Maine
Center for Research and Evaluation, and Hands & Voices (H&V). 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. The
survey will also capture how often providers report diagnostic hearing
test results to their state EHDI jurisdiction.
CDC is requesting OMB approval to collect audiology facility
information from audiologists or facility managers over a one-year
period. The survey will 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.
Respondents will all be audiologists who manage a facility or
provide audiologic care for children age 5 and younger. Based on
calculation from ASHA's biannual membership survey (available in
ASHA.org) we estimate approximately 1500 audiologists will respond to
the survey. To minimize burden and improve convenience, the survey will
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.
It is estimated that potentially 2000 audiologists will read
through the purpose statement of this survey located on page one to
decide whether or not to complete the survey. It is estimated that
potentially 1500 audiologists will complete the survey, which will
average 9 minutes per respondent. The estimated annual burden is 258
hours. There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average Burden
Respondents Form Name Number of Responses per per Response
Respondents Respondent (in minutes)
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Audiologists.................................... survey 2000 1 1/60
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Audiologists.................................... survey 1500 1 9/60
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Dated: December 20, 2011.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-31183 Filed 12-27-12; 8:45 am]
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