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NBCCEDP awardees collect patientlevel screening and tracking data to 

manage the program and clinical 

services, and transmit a de-identified 

subset of data on patient demographics, 

screening tests and outcomes to CDC 

twice per year (Minimum Data Elements 

(MDEs) for the NBCCEDP, OMB No. 

0920–0571, exp. 1/31/2010). CDC 

requests OMB approval to continue 

electronic information collection for 

three additional years. 

CDC uses the MDEs to monitor and 

evaluate NBCCEDP awardees; improve 

the availability and quality of screening 

and diagnostic services for underserved 

women; develop outreach strategies for 

women who are never or rarely screened 

for breast and cervical cancer; and 

report program results to Congress and 

other legislative authorities. There are 

no costs to respondents other than their 

time. The total estimated annualized 

burden hours are 544. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

NBCCEDP Grantees ................................................................................................................... 68 2 4 

Dated: September 11, 2009. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E9–22653 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–09–0222] 

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 project or to obtain a copy of 

data collection plans and instruments, 

call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer 

on 404–639–5960 or send comments to 

CDC/ATSDR Assistant Reports 

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, 

MS D–74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an 

e-mail to omb@cdc.gov. 

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 the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Written comments should be received 

within 60 days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Questionnaire Design Research 

Laboratory (QDRL) 2010–2012, (OMB 

No. 0920–0222 exp. 2/28/2010)— 

Revision—National Center for Health 

Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 306 of the Public Health 

Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as 

amended, authorizes that the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (DHHS), 

acting through NCHS, shall undertake 

and support (by grant or contract) 

research, demonstrations, and 

evaluations respecting new or improved 

methods for obtaining current data to 

support statistical and epidemiological 

activities for the purpose of improving 

the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality 

of health services in the United States. 

The Questionnaire Design Research 

Laboratory (QDRL) conducts 

questionnaire pre-testing and evaluation 

activities for CDC surveys (such as the 

NCHS National Health Interview 

Survey, OMB No. 0920–0214) and other 

Federally sponsored surveys. NCHS is 

requesting 3 years of OMB Clearance for 

the project. 

The QDRL conducts cognitive 

interviews, focus groups, mini fieldpretests, and experimental research in 

laboratory and field settings, both for 

applied questionnaire evaluation and 

more basic research on response errors 

in surveys. 

The most common questionnaire 

evaluation method is the cognitive 

interview. In a cognitive interview, a 

questionnaire design specialist 

interviews a volunteer participant. The 

interviewer administers the draft survey 

questions as written, but also probes the 

participant in depth about 

interpretations of questions, recall 

processes used to answer them, and 

adequacy of response categories to 

express answers, while noting points of 

confusion and errors in responding. 

Interviews are generally conducted in 

small rounds of 10–15 interviews; 

ideally, the questionnaire is re-worked 

between rounds and revisions are tested 

iteratively until interviews yield 

relatively few new insights. 

When possible, cognitive interviews 

are conducted in the survey’s intended 

mode of administration. For example, 

when testing telephone survey 

questionnaires, participants often 

respond to the questions via a telephone 

in a laboratory room. Under this 

condition, the participant answers 

without face-to-face interaction. QDRL 

staff watch for response difficulties from 

an observation room, and then conduct 

a face-to-face debriefing with in-depth 

probes. Cognitive interviewing provides 

useful data on questionnaire 

performance at minimal cost and 

respondent burden. 

Similar methodology has been 

adopted by other Federal agencies, as 

well as by academic and commercial 

survey organizations. There are no costs 

to respondents other than their time. 

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN

Respondents 

Number of 

respondents 

per year 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Test Volunteers ................................................................................................ 500 1 1.25 625 

Dated: September 14, 2009. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E9–22650 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–09–09CO] 

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 404–639–5960 and 

send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, 

GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

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 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Increasing Adoption of CROPS by 

Farmers and Manufacturers—New— 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

There was an average of 200 tractorrelated fatalities annually between 1992 

and 2005 in the U.S., with tractor 

overturns accounting for 1,412 of these 

deaths. The majority could have been 

prevented with the use of a rollover 

protective structure (ROPS). It is 

estimated that about half of the 4.8 

million tractors in the United States 

currently do not have ROPS installed. 

Earlier research indicated that adoption 

of retrofit ROPS technology for older 

tractors is impeded by the costs, 

complexity of this modification, 

usability and storage of the tractor after 

the retrofitting (installation), of a ROPS. 

To overcome these barriers, NIOSH 

designed a prototype of a cost-effective 

roll over protective structure (CROPS). 

Projected retrofit costs for CROPS are 

$800, compared to $1,200–$2,500 for 

ROPS; and the installation complexity is 

significantly reduced. NIOSH has 

CROPS prototype designs for five 

tractors: Ford 3000 series, Ford 4000 

series, Ford 8N, Ford 4600 and MasseyFerguson 135. However, this technology 

has not been transferred to the 

agricultural workplace, suggesting that 

the barriers to adoption and 

implementation are much more 

complex than previously believed. 

With the assistance of state partners, 

the project will identify the study 

population—farmers in two selected 

states who use tractors for which a 

CROPS prototype has been developed 

by NIOSH. From this group of farmers 

a subset of farmers from the study 

population will be selected (18 in each 

state for a total of 36) to receive a 

CROPS at no charge. Each farmer will be 

asked to install the CROPS and provide 

an initial assessment of their perception 

of the utility and value of the device and 

allow others to observe the retrofit 

process. New York and Virginia were 

selected as states because of their high 

number of tractor roll over fatalities and 

established relationships with NIOSH, 

its partners, and access to farming 

communities. The state partners will 

schedule and arrange 18 demonstration 

projects within their respective states 

for a total of 36 tractor retrofit 

demonstrations. Attendance at these 

events is anticipated to be 

demonstrators, observers, community 

leaders and fabricators. It is anticipated 

to have a minimum of 10 attendees 

identified and secured for each of the 36 

demonstration projects. These attendees 

will be invited to observe installation of 

CROPS in the field and queried on their 

perception of the utility and value of the 

design. This will help identify barriers 

from and approaches for stimulating 

farmers to retrofit their tractors with 

Cost-Effective Roll-Over Protection 

Structures (CROPS) using stakeholder 

input. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents No. of 

respondents 

No. of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

(in hours) 

Farmer demonstrators of retrofitting CROPS .................................................. 36 3 15/60 27 

Observers of CROPS demonstration .............................................................. 364 3 15/60 273 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 300 

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