Federal Register: December 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 244)
DOCID: FR Doc E6-21718
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DOCUMENT ID: [60Day-07-0028]
NOTICE: NOTICES
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
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 4046395960 and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MSD74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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
Evaluation of Customer Satisfaction with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Internet Home Page and Links (OMB No. 09230028)ExtensionAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
ATSDR considers evaluation to be a critical component for enhancing program effectiveness and improving resource management. ATSDR's mandate under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, is to assess the presence and nature of health hazards at specific Superfund sites. To help prevent or reduce further exposure and the illnesses that result from such exposures. ATSDR, the lead Agency within the Public Health Service for implementing the healthrelated provisions of CERCLA and its 1986 amendments, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), ATSDR received additional responsibilities in environmental public health. This act broadened ATSDR's responsibilities in the areas of health assessments, establishment and maintenance of toxicologic databases, information dissemination, and medical education. Furthermore, in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 10362), the eGovernment Act of 2002, and the Federal Enterprise Architecture are key elements of the Presidents Management Agenda. These ``egovernment'' initiatives have required staff at all levels of the Federal government with the improvement of program effectiveness and public accountability by promoting new focuses on results, service quality, and customer satisfaction. These staff are further charged with responsibility to articulate clearly the results of their programs in terms that are understandable to their customers, their stakeholders, and the American taxpayer. This project addresses these concerns and serves to improve ATSDR's health promotion agenda by providing data on which to assess and improve the usefulness and usability of information provided via Internet.
ATSDRs extension (continuation) efforts will follow the guidance
articulated in our reinstatement application submitted and approved in
2003. Our current survey, the ``ATSDR Web Site User Satisfaction
Survey,'' was combined in the past under project 09200449 ``Evaluation
of Customer Satisfaction of the CDC and ATSDR Internet Home Page and
Links.'' Having our own survey would allow us to tailor the survey to
our needs, manage the project effectively, and ensure that we collect
the necessary information to evaluate customer satisfaction of our Web
site. The 2003 reinstatement request was further modified by our most
recent I83c submission adding five replicate productspecific surveys
to the OMB 09230028 inventory for this project. ATSDR is requesting an extension without change for the following surveys:
ATSDR has designed this site to serve the generalpublic, persons at risk for exposure to hazardous substances, collaborating organizations, state and local governments, and health professionals. As a ``Support Delivery of Services'' tool, the ATSDR Web site presents information focused on prevention of exposure and adverse human health effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites, unplanned releases, and other sources of pollution present in the environment. Furthermore, as a Web based delivery tool it advances the agencies health promotional messages, product outreach activities, and future survey options currently under consideration. Therefore, it is critical that ATSDR have the capacity to answer whether or not these expenditures elicit the desired effects or impact. The results of this project will ensure that these audiences will continue to find our knowledge products and informational pieces easy to access, clear, informative and useful. Specifically, this project will continue to examine whether current and future informational updates are presented in an appropriate technological format and whether it meets the needs, wants, and preferences of visitors (``customers'') to the ATSDR Web site.
This extension request is for a threeyear period. The survey
questions have been held to the absolute minimum required for the use
of the data. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours:
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Average
Respondents & percent of form Number of Number of burden per Total burden
name use Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
ATSDR Web site Visitors (50%) WSUS............. 1,000 1 5/60 83
ATSDR Web site Visitors (15%) TPUS............. 300 1 5/60 25
ATSDR Web site Visitors (15%) TFUS............. 300 1 5/60 25
ATSDR Web site Visitors (5%). PHSUS............ 100 1 5/60 8
ATSDR Web site Visitors (8%). TCCUS............ 160 1 5/60 13
ATSDR Web site Visitors (7%). TPCDUS.......... 140 1 5/60 12
Total.................... ................. .............. .............. .............. 166
Dated: December 14, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E621718 Filed 121906; 8:45 am]
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SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
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 4046395960 and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MSD74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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
Evaluation of Customer Satisfaction with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Internet Home Page and Links (OMB No. 09230028)ExtensionAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
ATSDR considers evaluation to be a critical component for enhancing program effectiveness and improving resource management. ATSDR's mandate under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, is to assess the presence and nature of health hazards at specific Superfund sites. To help prevent or reduce further exposure and the illnesses that result from such exposures. ATSDR, the lead Agency within the Public Health Service for implementing the healthrelated provisions of CERCLA and its 1986 amendments, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), ATSDR received additional responsibilities in environmental public health. This act broadened ATSDR's responsibilities in the areas of health assessments, establishment and maintenance of toxicologic databases, information dissemination, and medical education. Furthermore, in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 10362), the eGovernment Act of 2002, and the Federal Enterprise Architecture are key elements of the Presidents Management Agenda. These ``egovernment'' initiatives have required staff at all levels of the Federal government with the improvement of program effectiveness and public accountability by promoting new focuses on results, service quality, and customer satisfaction. These staff are further charged with responsibility to articulate clearly the results of their programs in terms that are understandable to their customers, their stakeholders, and the American taxpayer. This project addresses these concerns and serves to improve ATSDR's health promotion agenda by providing data on which to assess and improve the usefulness and usability of information provided via Internet.
ATSDRs extension (continuation) efforts will follow the guidance
articulated in our reinstatement application submitted and approved in
2003. Our current survey, the ``ATSDR Web Site User Satisfaction
Survey,'' was combined in the past under project 09200449 ``Evaluation
of Customer Satisfaction of the CDC and ATSDR Internet Home Page and
Links.'' Having our own survey would allow us to tailor the survey to
our needs, manage the project effectively, and ensure that we collect
the necessary information to evaluate customer satisfaction of our Web
site. The 2003 reinstatement request was further modified by our most
recent I83c submission adding five replicate productspecific surveys
to the OMB 09230028 inventory for this project. ATSDR is requesting an extension without change for the following surveys:
ATSDR has designed this site to serve the generalpublic, persons at risk for exposure to hazardous substances, collaborating organizations, state and local governments, and health professionals. As a ``Support Delivery of Services'' tool, the ATSDR Web site presents information focused on prevention of exposure and adverse human health effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites, unplanned releases, and other sources of pollution present in the environment. Furthermore, as a Web based delivery tool it advances the agencies health promotional messages, product outreach activities, and future survey options currently under consideration. Therefore, it is critical that ATSDR have the capacity to answer whether or not these expenditures elicit the desired effects or impact. The results of this project will ensure that these audiences will continue to find our knowledge products and informational pieces easy to access, clear, informative and useful. Specifically, this project will continue to examine whether current and future informational updates are presented in an appropriate technological format and whether it meets the needs, wants, and preferences of visitors (``customers'') to the ATSDR Web site.
This extension request is for a threeyear period. The survey
questions have been held to the absolute minimum required for the use
of the data. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours:
[[Page 76342]]
Average
Respondents & percent of form Number of Number of burden per Total burden
name use Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
ATSDR Web site Visitors (50%) WSUS............. 1,000 1 5/60 83
ATSDR Web site Visitors (15%) TPUS............. 300 1 5/60 25
ATSDR Web site Visitors (15%) TFUS............. 300 1 5/60 25
ATSDR Web site Visitors (5%). PHSUS............ 100 1 5/60 8
ATSDR Web site Visitors (8%). TCCUS............ 160 1 5/60 13
ATSDR Web site Visitors (7%). TPCDUS.......... 140 1 5/60 12
Total.................... ................. .............. .............. .............. 166
Dated: December 14, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E621718 Filed 121906; 8:45 am]
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