[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44966-44967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18424]
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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) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: 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
Examining How Local Health Departments Can Leverage Age-Friendly
Cities Initiatives to Build Resilience in Elderly Populations--New--
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Despite considerable progress in efforts to define and build
community resilience (CR), critical gaps remain in addressing the needs
of older adults (age 60+), which is expected to rise to 25% by 2050.
Age Friendly Initiatives (AFIs), including Senior Villages (SV)
represent a promising strategy for U.S. communities and cities to
support older adults aging in place, and could potentially build CR.
However, few AFIs have wholly incorporated the critical element of
emergency preparedness and
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resilience. Even when these domains have been included, there is no
evaluation of whether these efforts have resulted in improved
resilience outcomes among seniors (e.g., greater self-sufficiency).
This study will quantify the contribution that AFIs and SVs have made
to improving resilience outcomes for older adults and provide guidance
to local health departments (LHDs) for improving their engagement with
AFIs/SVs.
The Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response proposes to
conduct a new information collection, Examining How Local Health
Departments Can Leverage Age-Friendly Cities Initiatives to Build
Resilience in Elderly Populations. Information collection activities
will target four groups. Respondents will include AFI Staff, Village
Directors, LHD Representatives, and adults aged 65+ within the AFI and
SV communities.
The study will outline where current AFIs and CR efforts align;
conduct interviews in AFIs and SVs across the U.S. to understand
relationships with LHDs; clarify the process through which policymakers
can incorporate CR into AFIs; survey test sites in a quasi-experimental
design of AFIs currently underway; and develop a toolkit to help LHDs
identify the need for AFIs, evaluate and monitor AFIs ability to
improve resilience, develop effective and efficient partnerships with
AFIs to expand AFI-LHD efforts across the U.S to build community
resilience.
OMB approval is requested for two years. Participation in the
survey is voluntary. There are no costs to respondents other than their
time. The total estimated annual burden hours are 302. A summary of
annualized burden hours is below.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hrs)
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Age Friendly Initiative Staff......... Interview Guide for Age 16 1 30/60
Friendly Initiative
Staff.
Senior Village Director............... Interview Guide for 15 1 30/60
Senior Village Director.
Local Health Department Representative Interview Guide for 8 1 30/60
Local Health Department
Representative.
Older Adult--Screened Out............. Senior Village Survey... 716 1 2/60
Older Adult--Participant.............. Senior Village Survey... 775 1 20/60
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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. 2015-18424 Filed 7-27-15; 8:45am]
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