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Method—Workplan and Activities (40 comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of activities in moving the behavior of
points); Outcomes/Benefits/Impacts (25 Management and Budget, Washington, practicing dentists in the direction of
points); and Level of Effort, Program DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written increased adoption and implementation
Management, Organizational Capacity comments should be received within 30 of recommendations put forth in the
(25 points). days of this notice. Guidelines.
CDC has contracted with the Research
VII. Agency Contacts Proposed Project
Triangle Institute (RTI) and its
Direct inquiries regarding Evaluating Channels for subcontractor, the American Dental
programmatic issues to U.S. Department Dissemination and Influencing Factors Association (ADA), to design and
of Health and Human Services, for Implementation of CDC’s Dental conduct the first phase of such an
Administration on Aging, Office of Infection Control Guidelines-New- evaluation. This phase includes
Community-Based Services, National Center for Chronic Disease conducting a mail survey to a
Washington, DC 20201, telephone: 202– Prevention and Health Promotion probability sample of 6,500 dentists
357–3452. (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control actively engaged in the private practice
Dated: April 6, 2007. and Prevention (CDC). of clinical dentistry in the United States.
Josefina G. Carbonell, The sample will be selected from the
Background and Brief Description
Assistant Secretary for Aging. ADA’s dentist Master file, the nation’s
[FR Doc. E7–6877 Filed 4–11–07; 8:45 am]
The Centers for Disease Control and most up-to-date and complete listing of
Prevention’s (CDC) Dental Unit plans to U.S. dentists. The Master file is
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conduct an evaluation of the acceptance associated with extensive descriptive
and implementation of its 2003 information on U.S. dentists based on
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Guidelines for Infection Control in returns to other ADA survey and
HUMAN SERVICES Dental Health Care Settings. These updating activities. Included in the
Guidelines took an evidence-based master file is information that will allow
Centers for Disease Control and approach to recommending infection the sample to: Be selected with equal
Prevention control procedures, coalescing existing precision from the U.S. Census
guidelines developed over the past Divisions; include over-representation
[30Day–07–06BE] decade with new infection control of selected specialties, i.e., oral surgery
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork measure recommendations supported by and periodontics; identify dentists in
Reduction Act Review research. In releasing the Guidelines just private practice; and weight the sample
over two years ago, the CDC mailed according to selected demographic and
The Centers for Disease Control and more than 400,000 copies to practicing professional characteristics so the
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of dentists, hygienists, dental schools and results can accurately reflect all active
information collection requests under educators, and health science libraries. private practice dentists in the U.S. We
review by the Office of Management and CDC also prepared a summary of the expect to achieve a response rate of at
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Guidelines that were published in the least 70 percent, which will yield 4,550
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Journal of the American Dental completed questionnaires. There are no
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these Association (JADA) in early 2004. At costs to respondents other than their
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance this time, it is critical to the Dental time to participate in the survey. The
Officer at (404) 693–5960 or send an e- Unit’s dissemination plan to mount an total estimated annual burden hours are
mail to omb@cdc.gov. Send written evaluation of the effectiveness of CDC’s 1,138.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Number of Average
Number of responses burden per
Form respondents per response
respondent (in hrs.)

Dental Survey .............................................................................................................................. 4550 1 15/60

Dated: April 6, 2007. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Joan Karr, HUMAN SERVICES Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an e-
Reports Clearance Officer Centers for Disease mail to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
[FR Doc. E7–6911 Filed 4–11–07; 8:45 am]
Prevention Management and Budget, Washington,
DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P [30Day-07–06AV] comments should be received within 30
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork days of this notice.
Reduction Act Review Proposed Project
The Centers for Disease Control and Occupational Safety and Health
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of Information Needs and Uses By Trade
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information collection requests under Associations and Labor Unions Within

review by the Office of Management and Eight Industrial Sectors—New—
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the National Institute for Occupational
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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