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MACDP) to identify cases and study 

birth defects causes in participating 

states/municipalities across the United 

States. 

The current study, BD–STEPS, is a 

case-control study that is similar to the 

previous CDC-funded birth defects casecontrol study, NBDPS, which stopped 

interviewing participants in 2013. As 

with NBDPS, BD–STEPS control infants 

are randomly selected from birth 

certificates or birth hospital records; 

mothers of case and control infants are 

interviewed using a computer-assisted 

telephone interview. 

The results from NBDPS have 

improved understanding of the causes 

of birth defects. Over 200 articles have 

been written in professional journals 

using the data from NBDPS, and BD– 

STEPS data will soon be added to 

NBDPS data for analysis. The current 

BD–STEPS revision is a change in 

proposed data collection. Specifically, 

the study will not ask BD–STEPS 

participants to participate in saliva 

collection as originally planned, but we 

will add an opportunity for some 

participants to respond to an online 

questionnaire, and we will also ask 

some participants for permission to 

retrieve newborn bloodspots. 

The BD–STEPS interview takes 

approximately forty-five minutes to 

complete. A maximum of 275 

interviews are planned per year per 

center, 200 cases and 75 controls. With 

seven centers planned, the maximum 

interview burden for all centers 

combined would be approximately 

1,444 hours. Mothers in five of the 

seven BD–STEPS Centers will also be 

asked to provide consent for the study 

to access previously collected infant 

bloodspots. It takes approximately 15 

minutes to read, sign and return the 

informed consent for retrieval of 

bloodspots. Finally, the newly planned 

online questionnaire will be offered to 

approximately one third of participants 

who report certain occupations during 

the telephone interview; these 

participants will be asked to complete 

additional occupational questions via a 

Web site which will take approximately 

15 minutes to answer. 

Information gathered from both the 

interviews and the Deoxyribonucleic 

acid specimens has been and will 

continue to be used to study 

independent genetic and environmental 

factors as well as gene-environment 

interactions for a broad range of 

carefully classified birth defects. 

This request is submitted to revise the 

previously estimated burden details and 

to request OMB clearance for three 

additional years. The total estimated 

annual burden hours are 1,949. 

There are no costs to the respondents 

other than their time. 

ESTIMATES OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents Activity Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(In hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Mothers (interview) ........................... Telephone consent and BD–STEPS 

questionnaire.

1,925 1 45/60 1,444 

Mothers (consent for bloodspot retrieval).Written consent for bloodspot retrieval.1,375 1 15/60 344 

Mothers (online occupational questionnaire).Online Occupational Questionnaire 642 1 15/60 161 

TOTAL ....................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,949 

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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–15–15NS] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce public 

burden and maximize the utility of 

government information, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. To request more 

information on the below proposed 

project or to obtain a copy of the 

information collection plan and 

instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send 

comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. 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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 


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Proposed Project 

CDC Prevention Status Reports: NonGovernment User Satisfaction and 

Impact—New—Office for State, Tribal 

Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

In 2011, CDC Director Dr. Thomas R. 

Frieden commissioned OSTLTS with 

creating and disseminating the 

Prevention Status Reports (PSRs). The 

PSRs highlight the status of public 

health policies and practices designed 

to prevent or reduce ten important 

public health problems and concerns, 

including Excessive Alcohol Use; Food 

Safety; Healthcare-Associated 

Infections; Heart Disease and Stroke; 

HIV; Motor Vehicle Injuries, Nutrition; 

Physical Activity, and Obesity; 

Prescription Drug Overdose, Teen 

Pregnancy, and Tobacco Use. 

CDC is requesting a three-year 

approval for a generic clearance to 

conduct a one-time assessment of nongovernmental recipients and users of the 

PSRs, to determine its reach, usefulness, 

and impact. The goal of the assessment 

is to determine the extent to which the 

PSRs support planning and decisionmaking about strategies to improve 

public health and lead to specific 

actions intended to increase the use of 

evidence-based and expertrecommended public health policies 

and practices. Based on findings from 

the data collection, OSTLTS may make 

additional modifications to the PSRs, 

augment the PSRs with additional 

supporting products, and/or enhance 

communication and dissemination 

efforts. Data will be collected through a 

web-based questionnaire. An email 

invitation with a link to the online 

questionnaire will be sent to a 

convenience sample consisting of: (1) 

Randomly selected subscribers to PSR 

email updates and (2) staff from key 

non-governmental partner organizations 

that were targeted by CDC for the initial 

public dissemination of the PSRs in 

January 2014. The invitation will be 

sent to a total of 1,995 potential 

respondents. 

Prior assessments of the PSRs have 

been conducted of governmental staff 

only. Non-government staffs are also 

critical stakeholders and users of the 

PSRs. Their input is necessary to ensure 

a complete and accurate assessment of 

the PSRs from the perspective of all 

potential users. 

Assessment data will ultimately be 

used to understand the extent PSR 

recipients report that they are satisfied 

with the quality of the PSRs and actions 

they are taking to advance evidencebased and expert-recommended policies 

and practices due to the PSRs. For 

example, it is unknown to what extent 

the PSRs are being used to support 

planning and decision-making about 

public health priorities and whether or 

not modifications would make them 

more useful. Findings will also be used 

to develop manuscripts to submit for 

publication in peer-reviewed journals 

focused on assessment and public 

health practice. For example, user 

descriptions of how the PSRs are being 

used effectively to stimulate efforts to 

improve public health policies and 

practices would be important 

information to share with the public 

health field. There is no cost to 

participants other than their time. The 

estimated annualized burden hours for 

this data collection activity are 499 

hours. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Avgerage 

burden per 

response 

(in hrs.) 

Total burden 

(in hrs.) 

Non-government PSR recipients ...... PSR Online Assessment .................. 1,995 1 15/60 499 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 499 

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. 2015–03247 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–15–1500] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce public 

burden and maximize the utility of 

government information, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. To request more 

information on the below proposed 

project or to obtain a copy of the 

information collection plan and 

instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send 

comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. 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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 


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