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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–11–11AA] 

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 Carol E. Walker, CDC 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an e-mail to 

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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

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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 

Central America Water and Sanitation 

Program Sustainability Evaluation and 

Qualitative Survey—NEW—Global 

Water Sanitation and Hygiene (GWASH) 

Team, Environmental Health Services 

Branch (EHSB), Division of Emergency 

and Environmental Health Services 

(DEEHS), National Center for 

Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC, under Section 301 of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241) has 

the authority to conduct research 

relating to the sustainability of water, 

sanitation and hygiene education 

(WASH) programs. An epidemiological 

study with statistical methods will be 

used to evaluate these interventions to 

determine the key factors to longevity of 

these projects. 

There is little information available 

on the longevity of infrastructure and 

hygiene behaviors after WASH 

interventions are provided. 

Sustainability of these WASH 

interventions is a crucial factor in 

maintaining the health and well-being 

of a community. 

In the Latin American and Caribbean 

region, 20% of the rural population in 

2008 had no access to an improved 

drinking water source. Forty-five 

percent of this population also has 

unimproved sanitation facilities with 

20% of that population not using any 

type of sanitation facility. 

Sustainability of WASH interventions 

ties in to goal 7 of the Millennium 

Development Goals, to ensure 

environmental sustainability. 

Specifically, it is to ‘‘reduce by half the 

proportion of the population without 

sustainable access to safe drinking water 

and basic sanitation’’ by 2015. 

In addition to this issue, significant 

natural disasters such as hurricanes and 

tropical storms have the potential to 

completely destroy infrastructure. In 

1998, Central America (El Salvador, 

Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) 

was struck by Hurricane Mitch. After 

the hurricane, the American Red Cross 

(ARC) responded to the disaster and 

provided community- and householdlevel water, sanitation, and hygiene 

education to hundreds of communities. 

What began as a disaster response/ 

reconstruction program in 1998, has 

developed into a study of the long-term 

sustainability of WASH interventions. 

This research will focus on assessing 

eight communities that were provided 

WASH interventions by the ARC postHurricane Mitch. This survey will help 

to evaluate the key factors that help 

communities to maintain their 

infrastructure. The results will be used 

to improve ARC programs as well as to 

help guide other non-governmental 

agencies on how to best maximize their 

investments to ensure long-term 

community health. 

This research includes four 

components which will be done in each 

community: (1) A community survey 

with community leaders and/or the 

local water board; (2) a cross-sectional 

quantitative and qualitative household 

survey; (3) water sampling and analysis 

of community water sources/systems 

and stored household water; and (4) an 

infrastructure inspection of the 

community water system. United States 

Agency for International Development 

(USAID) indicators were used as the 

basis for measuring WASH 

interventions using performance 

indicators. Performance indicators are a 

way to measure the performance of 

disaster-related water and sanitation 

programs. 

Four indicators will be used in this 

evaluation. To measure the water 

intervention we will estimate (1) the 

percent of households with access to an 

improved water source. The sanitation 

indicator measures (2) the percent of 

households with access to improved 

sanitation. Hygiene education is 

evaluated using two indicators, (3) the 

percent of households with appropriate 

hand washing behavior and (4) the 

percent of the population using hygienic 

sanitation facilities. 

The sustainability evaluation will 

conduct a face-to-face interview with 

the community leaders and/or members 

of the water board from eight 

communities. 

Second, a cross-sectional household 

survey (n = 150) that are randomly 

selected will be administered. This 

survey contains questions on water use, 

access and availability; sanitation 

access, use and maintenance; and 

hygiene education—when was the last 

time it was presented to the community, 

what topics were discussed, when was 

it provided and by whom. The 

household interview will be done using 

a paper survey, reviewed each day and 

then transferred into an electronic 

database for statistical analysis and 

calculation of the indicators. The survey 

will be done with the female head of 

household and take approximately 30 

minutes. 

Third, a qualitative survey with 

randomly selected female head of 

household (n = 30), will be conducted 

to gather study participants thoughts 

and opinions on the WASH services 

provided to them and their community. 

This survey will be tape recorded and 

take approximately 30 to 45 minutes to 

complete. 

All household surveys will include 

qualitative testing of drinking water 

(n = 180) stored in the home. Total 

coliforms and E. coli will be determined 

using a standard pre-measured Hach test 

kit. Included in the water sampling 

portion of this study are the community 

water sources and water samples 

(n = 20) within the distribution system. 

Additional testing will include 

measuring free chlorine in the 

community water system if chlorine is 

being used (n = 10). 

Lastly, an infrastructure evaluation for 

each community will be done by CDC 

personnel using a checklist. This 

evaluation will help to determine the 

strengths and weaknesses of each 

system for each community. 


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There is no cost to respondents to 

participate in the sustainability 

evaluation other than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents/form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Quantitative Household interviews .................................................................. 150 1 0.5 75 

Qualitative Household interviews .................................................................... 30 1 1 30 

Community survey ........................................................................................... 8 1 1 8 

Water Sampling ............................................................................................... 200 1 0.5 100 

Infrastructure survey ........................................................................................ 8 1 1 8 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 221 

Dated: October 15, 2010. 

Catina Conner, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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