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data/information redundancy by
integrating existing information from
other sources; and improves
accountability to management officials,
funders, and stakeholders. The MIS also
allows CDC staff to record information
related to technical assistance,
consultative plans, communication and
site visits, thus improving the
effectiveness and timeliness of technical
assistance and communication between
CDC and oral health programs. Finally,
the reporting functions of the MIS
facilitate rapid retrieval of information
and summary reports, allowing CDC and
awardees to respond to time-sensitive
inquiries in a timely fashion and to

identify national progress toward
reaching the goals of Healthy People
2010; and to disseminate information
related to successful public health
interventions implemented by state and
territorial programs to prevent and
control the burden of oral diseases.
Information will be collected
electronically twice per year. No
changes to the MIS or the estimated
burden per response are proposed.
There is a small increase in the total
estimated annualized burden due to the
addition of one new CDC-funded oral
health program. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.

make programmatic decisions in a more
efficient, informed manner.
The information collected in the oral
health MIS facilitates CDC staff’s ability
to fulfill its obligations under the
cooperative agreement; to monitor,
evaluate, and compare individual
programs; and to assess and report
aggregate information regarding the
overall effectiveness of the oral health
infrastructure and capacity at the state
and territorial level. It supports CDC’s
broader mission of reducing oral health
disparities by enabling CDC staff to
more effectively identify the strengths
and weaknesses of individual state and
territorial oral health programs; to

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Type of respondents

Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total
burden
(in hours)

State Oral Health Programs ............................................................................

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Dated: December 8, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9–29972 Filed 12–16–09; 8:45 am]
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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 or send
comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS D–74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an e-mail to
[email protected].
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
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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.
Evaluation of Childhood Obesity
Prevention and Control Initiative: New
York City Health Bucks Program—
New—Division of Nutrition, Physical
Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO),
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Division of Nutrition, Physical
Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) at the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), is working to reduce
obesity and related health conditions
via a multi-pronged approach including
active identification of promising local
programs and policies designed to
prevent childhood obesity. Priority is
being given to programs and policies
targeting improved eating habits and
physical activity levels among children
in low-income communities.
The New York City Health Bucks
program, operated by the New York City
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Hygiene (DOHMH), is one example of
this type of initiative. The program
operates in three high-need,
underserved New York City
neighborhoods: The South Bronx, North
and Central Brooklyn, and East and
Central Harlem. Through the program,
targeted neighborhood residents are
provided with $2 ‘‘Health Bucks’’ that
can be redeemed at local farmers’
markets for the purchase of fresh,
locally-grown fruits and vegetables. As
an added incentive for Food Stamp/
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) participants,
individuals using an Electronic Benefits
Transfer (EBT) card at participating
farmers’ markets receive one $2 Health
Buck for every $5 spent. The Health
Bucks program is intended to increase
fresh fruit and vegetable purchases and
consumption, and to increase access at
the community level by attracting local
farmers to these underserved areas.
CDC plans to sponsor an evaluation of
the NYC Health Bucks program to assess
changes in consumer behavior and to
identify factors serving as barriers or
facilitators to program implementation.
The evaluation will involve vendors,
managers and consumers at 90 farmers’
markets in New York City, residents in
the neighborhoods near markets that
accept Health Bucks, and approximately
200 organizations expected to
participate in the NYC Health Bucks
program during 2010.
The evaluation will include seven
information collection activities: (1) A
Web-based survey of local community
organizations that distribute Health

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Bucks in the target neighborhoods.
Responses will be analyzed to assess
organizations’ motivations for
participating in the program and any
barriers or facilitators encountered.
Because this survey will replace the
post-season survey currently required
by the DOHMH, it is not expected to
place substantial new burden on this
group of respondents. (2) A market
managers’ survey will be mailed to the
manager at each market site. This survey
is designed to assess barriers and
facilitators to distributing and accepting
Health Bucks, as well as factors
influencing decisions to operate markets
in underserved neighborhoods. (3) A
similar survey will be distributed to
farmers’ market vendors to assess their
experiences with the program and
factors influencing their decisions to
sell at markets in underserved
neighborhoods. (4) In-person interviews
will be conducted with an average of 30
consumers at each Health Bucks
markets and 20 at non-Health Bucks

motivations for shopping at farmers’
markets and experiences with NYC
Health Bucks. All focus groups will
incorporate appropriate representation
of diverse ethnic groups, and the groups
will be held in convenient locations in
New York City to ensure participants
can attend.
Farmers’ market consumer and
vendor surveys and the telephone
survey of neighborhood residents will
be available in English or Spanish.
The information collected in the
evaluation study will be used to: assess
the program’s ability to improve
nutrition behaviors among targeted
participants; identify factors serving as
barriers and facilitators to program
implementation and expected outcomes;
provide feedback to the DOHMH for the
purposes of program improvement; and
share results with other entities
interested in implementing similar
programs.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time.

markets, for a total of about 2,300
consumers. The interviews will obtain
information about consumers’ access to
fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers’
markets and other sellers, fresh fruit and
vegetable purchase and consumption,
food insecurity, reasons for shopping at
farmers’ markets, and experiences with
using Health Bucks and SNAP benefits
at farmers’ markets. (5) Similar
information will be collected from
random-digit dial telephone interviews
of neighborhood residents.
Approximately 1,000 residents will be
surveyed, with equal sample sizes in
each of the three New York City
neighborhoods in which NYC Health
Bucks operates. (6) Focus groups will be
conducted with farmers’ market vendors
to obtain in-depth information about
their motivations for operating in
underserved neighborhoods and
experiences with NYC Health Bucks. (7)
Focus groups will be conducted with
farmers’ market consumers to obtain indepth information about their

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses
per respondent

Average
burden
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

Form type

Local Community Organizations ...............
Farmers’ Market Managers .......................
Farmers’ Market Vendors .........................

Local Community Organization Survey ....
Farmers’ Market Managers Survey ..........
Farmers’ Market Vendor Survey ..............
Farmers’ Market Vendor Focus Group ....
Consumer Point-of-Purchase Survey .......
Consumer Focus Group ...........................
Neighborhood Resident Survey ...............

200
90
450
24
2300
48
1000

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

10/60
8/60
7/60
2
7/60
2
9/60

33
12
53
48
268
96
150

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660

Farmers’ Market Consumers ....................
NYC Health Bucks Neighborhood Residents.
Total ...................................................

Dated: December 8, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 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) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
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Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to [email protected]. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC or by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
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Number of
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Management Information System for
Comprehensive Cancer Control
Programs—Existing Collection without
an OMB Control Number—National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Division of Cancer Prevention and
Control, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) currently funds the

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National Comprehensive Cancer Control
Program (NCCCP), which provides
funding and technical support to all 50
states, the District of Columbia, seven
Tribes/Tribal organizations, and seven
territories/U.S. Pacific Island
jurisdictions. The NCCCP was
established to improve the integration
and implementation of comprehensive
cancer control (CCC) plans across
funding and jurisdiction boundaries,
and is an outgrowth of efforts involving
CDC, the American Cancer Society, the
National Cancer Institute, the American
College of Surgeons, the North
American Association of Central Cancer
Registries, and public health leaders at
the State and national levels.
All 65 NCCCP-funded programs are
required to submit continuation
applications and semi-annual progress
reports describing performance plans
and measures. To date, progress reports
have been collected on templates that

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