PART
A
OF
THE
SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
REQUEST
OMB
Control
Number
2060­
0490
EPA
ICR
Number
1996.03
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Office
of
Radiation
and
Indoor
Air
Indoor
Environments
Division
A­
1
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
REQUEST
(
OMB
Control
Number
2060­
0490;
EPA
ICR
Number
1996.03)

U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Office
of
Radiation
and
Indoor
Air
Indoor
Environments
Division
1
 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1(
a)
Title
of
the
Information
Collection
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
1(
b)
Short
Characterization
(
Abstract)

Executive
Order
13045,
issued
in
1997,
directed
each
federal
agency
to
identify,
assess,
and
address
environmental
health
and
safety
risks
for
children.
This
executive
order
also
created
the
Task
Force
on
Environmental
Health
Risks
and
Safety
Risks
in
Children,
co­
chaired
by
the
Secretary
of
Health
and
Human
Services
(
HHS)
and
the
Administrator
of
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
In
April
1998,
this
Task
Force
identified
four
priority
areas,
one
of
which
was
childhood
asthma.
In
response,
EPA
has
launched
efforts
to
better
understand
the
role
that
environmental
factors,
including
airborne
allergens
and
irritants,
play
in
the
onset
of
asthma
and
the
triggering
of
asthma
symptoms.
Indoor
allergens
include
those
from
house
dust
mites,

cockroaches,
mold,
and
animal
dander.
In
addition,
exposure
to
environmental
tobacco
smoke
(
ETS)
has
also
been
shown
to
be
a
major
determinant
of
asthma
symptoms.

The
Indoor
Environments
Division
(
IED),
a
non­
regulatory
program
group
within
EPA,
is
working
to
integrate
the
management
of
environmental
factors
with
the
medical
treatment
of
asthma,
particularly
among
children
and
low­
income
populations.
In
an
effort
to
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
its
current
outreach
efforts,
EPA
proposes
to
collect
data
from
individual
U.
S.

households
using
a
telephone
survey.
(
See
Appendix
1
to
Part
B
of
the
Supporting
Statement
for
an
example
survey
instrument
which
was
used
in
2003.)
This
survey
will
be
used
to
gain
information
regarding
the
number
of
individuals
with
asthma
that
have
taken
steps
to
improve
the
quality
of
their
indoor
environment
as
part
of
their
approach
to
managing
the
disease,
as
well
as
any
barriers
they
may
have
encountered
while
attempting
to
do
so.
EPA
will
compare
the
data
gained
from
this
survey
to
the
Agency's
established
Government
Performance
and
Results
Act
of
1993
(
GPRA)
goal
of
reducing
the
number
of
people
with
asthma
who
are
exposed
to
environmental
asthma
triggers.
Specifically,
EPA's
goal
is
that
2.5
million
people
with
asthma,
1See
Appendix
2
to
Part
B
of
the
Supporting
Statement
for
justification
of
the
estimated
response
rate.

2Based
on
survey
results
of
the
National
Health
Interview
Survey,
conducted
by
the
National
Center
for
Environmental
Health,
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
in
2000
(
Mannino)
and
information
regarding
the
average
number
of
individuals
per
household
across
the
United
States
obtained
from
the
U.
S.
Census
Bureau.

3See
Appendix
2
to
Part
B
of
the
Supporting
Statement
for
justification
of
the
estimated
response
rate.

4EPA
expects
to
obtain
completed
surveys
from
85
percent
of
those
individuals
who
in
Phase
I
(
the
screening
survey)
agreed
to
participate
in
the
more
in­
depth
asthma
survey.
Because
individuals
may
need
to
be
contacted
a
second
time
to
complete
Phase
II
of
the
survey,
a
small
percentage
of
individuals
will
be
unreachable
for
the
Phase
II
survey.
In
addition,
it
is
likely
that
passive
refusals
and
terminations
will
be
encountered
at
this
phase.
Further
detail
regarding
how
the
Agency
derived
its
estimated
response
rates
is
included
in
Appendix
2
to
Part
B
of
the
Supporting
Statement.

A­
2
including
one
million
children
and
200,000
low­
income
adults,
will
have
taken
steps
to
reduce
their
exposure
to
indoor
environmental
asthma
triggers
by
2005.

EPA
will
conduct
this
survey
in
two
phases.
In
the
first
phase,
EPA
will
attempt
to
contact
up
to
87,652
households.
These
households
will
be
chosen
randomly
from
all
U.
S.
households
with
publicly
listed
telephone
numbers.
EPA
expects
to
reach
60
percent1,
or
52,591
individuals,
who
will
participate
in
the
screening
survey.
Of
these
52,591
individuals,
EPA
expects
that
15
percent2
of
households
will
contain
an
asthmatic,
resulting
in
7,889
eligible
individuals.
After
responding
to
several
screening
questions,
adult
asthmatics
and
parents
of
children
with
asthma
will
be
invited
to
participate
in
a
longer,
more
in­
depth
telephone
survey.

Of
the
7,889
individuals
identified
in
Phase
I
as
eligible
to
participate
in
the
survey,
EPA
estimates
that
approximately
74
percent3,
or
5,837
individuals,
will
agree
to
participate
in
the
Agency's
survey.
Ultimately,
EPA
expects
to
obtain
completed
survey
responses
from
4,961
individuals4.

The
survey
data,
provided
through
telephone
interviews,
will
be
entered
into
a
database
designed
to
track
the
results.
This
database
will
be
administered
by
EPA
contractor
personnel.
A
copy
of
the
raw
database,
stripped
of
personal
identifiers,
will
be
provided
to
EPA.

EPA
intends
to
over
sample
in
communities
known
to
have
a
high
percentage
of
low­
income
households
to
ensure
that
the
Agency
gains
sufficient
information
from
this
particular
population
to
draw
valid
conclusions
regarding
its
outreach
efforts.
The
overall
sample
size
will
allow
the
Agency
to
develop
a
statistically
representative
estimate
of
the
number
of
people
with
asthma
in
the
United
States
taking
action
to
reduce
their
exposure
to
environmental
triggers.
No
individual
will
be
surveyed
twice
during
the
period
this
ICR
is
in
effect.
A­
3
EPA
expects
this
survey
effort
to
result
in
a
total
respondent
burden
of
4,017
hours.
Phase
I
(
i.
e.,

the
screening
portion
of
the
survey)
will
involve
approximately
52,591
individuals;

4,961
individuals
will
respond
to
the
full
survey
instrument
in
Phase
II
of
the
survey.
These
survey
data
will
enable
EPA
to
assess
its
progress
toward
the
Agency's
GPRA
goal
and
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
current
outreach
efforts.
This
information
will
also
serve
to
guide
the
Agency's
asthma
program
and
its
implementation
of
future
outreach
initiatives.

2
 
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
Executive
Order
13045,
issued
in
1997,
directed
each
federal
agency
to
identify,
assess,
and
address
environmental
health
and
safety
risks
for
children.
(
Appendix
3
contains
a
copy
of
the
relevant
sections
of
this
order.)
In
response,
EPA
has
launched
efforts
to
better
understand
the
role
that
environmental
factors
play
in
the
onset
of
asthma
and
the
triggering
of
asthma
symptoms.

EPA's
IED
is
working
to
integrate
the
management
of
environmental
factors
into
a
comprehensive
approach
to
control
asthma,
particularly
among
children
and
low­
income
populations.
EPA
has
determined
that
a
survey
of
individuals
with
asthma
is
the
best
way
to
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
its
current
outreach
efforts.

In
addition,
the
Government
Performance
and
Results
Act
of
1993
requires
that
federal
agencies
develop
and
meet
specific
goals
to
measure
the
effectiveness
of
their
programs.
Specifically,

EPA's
goal
is
that
2.5
million
people
with
asthma,
including
one
million
children
and
200,000
low­
income
adults,
will
have
taken
steps
to
reduce
their
exposure
to
indoor
environmental
asthma
triggers
by
2005.
These
survey
data
will
enable
EPA
to
assess
its
progress
towards
achieving
its
GPRA
goal,
as
well
as
provide
information
that
will
help
in
refining
future
Agency
initiatives
focused
on
reducing
the
exposure
of
asthmatics
to
environmental
triggers.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Users
of
the
Data
Substantial
evidence
suggests
that
environmental
factors
play
a
major
role
in
triggering
asthma
symptoms.
The
information
collected
in
this
survey
effort
will
be
used
by
EPA
to
evaluate
the
extent
to
which
individuals
with
asthma
are
taking
steps
to
reduce
their
indoor
exposure
to
environmental
triggers,
such
as
airborne
allergens
and
irritants.
Specifically,
the
survey
results
will
be
used
by
EPA
to:
A­
4
1.
Characterize
asthma
status
and
treatment
among
members
of
the
public;

2.
Determine
knowledge
of
asthma
triggers
and
treatment,
both
generally
and
personally,
among
individuals
with
asthma;

3.
Assess
the
extent
to
which
individuals
with
asthma
have
incorporated
environmental
management
practices
into
their
overall
strategy
for
managing
their
condition;

4.
Identify
barriers
to
implementing
suggested
measures
for
controlling
exposure
to
environmental
asthma
triggers;

5.
Learn
the
proportion
of
children
aged
6
and
under,
and
under
age
18,
who
are
exposed
to
environmental
tobacco
smoke
and
the
extent
of
that
exposure;
and
6.
Determine
whether
EPA
has
met
its
GPRA
goal
of
reducing
the
exposure
of
asthmatics
to
environmental
triggers.

Section
4(
b)
i,
Data
Elements,
discusses
the
particular
data
elements
in
the
survey
and
the
purposes
of
these
elements.

3
B
NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3(
a)
Nonduplication
Besides
this
survey,
no
national
system
exists
to
collect
data
specifically
on
the
environmental
management
of
asthma
or
barriers
to
implementation.
At
present,
data
on
asthma
are
generally
limited
to
the
analysis
of
ongoing
surveys
designed
to
capture
statistics
on
mortality,

hospitalization,
and
outpatient
visits.
The
largest
and
most
comprehensive
survey
on
asthma
to
date
was
conducted
in
1998
on
behalf
of
Glaxo
Wellcome
Inc.,
a
research­
based
pharmaceutical
company.
This
survey,
entitled
Asthma
in
America:
A
Landmark
Survey,
utilized
a
similar
survey
methodology
and
targeted
the
same
audience
as
EPA's
survey,
but
explored
different
issues
related
to
the
disease,
including
asthma
prevalence,
the
frequency
and
severity
of
symptoms,

utilization
of
emergency
care,
quality
of
life,
and
quality
of
care
issues.
No
information
regarding
asthma
triggers
or
trigger
control
measures
was
captured
by
that
survey.
Information
about
the
Asthma
in
America
survey
can
be
found
at
the
following
website:
www.
asthmainamerica.
com.

When
the
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
was
first
administered
in
2003,
EPA
believes
it
was
the
first
comprehensive
attempt
to
collect
information
about
the
A­
5
environmental­
management
practices
employed
by
individuals
with
asthma
to
control
their
condition.
Therefore,
this
information
collection
renewal
is
non­
duplicative
of
any
past
or
ongoing
EPA
information
collection
effort.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
EPA
will
solicit
public
comments
on
this
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
between
February
28,
2005
and
April
30,
2005.
A
copy
of
the
Federal
Register
document
requesting
comments
is
attached
as
4.

3(
c)
Consultations
The
original
survey
and
ICR
were
completed
in
consultation
with
staff
within
the
EPA
Regional
offices
and
the
National
Center
for
Health
Statistics
(
NCHS).
EPA
Regional
staff
who
serve
as
members
of
the
EPA
Asthma
Team
assisted
in
the
development
of
the
original
survey
instrument,

which
was
used
to
conduct
the
2003
survey.
NCHS
reviewed
the
draft
survey
and
provided
comments
to
EPA;
NCHS
also
conducted
a
focus
group
on
the
survey
with
asthmatic
individuals.

The
taped
focus
group
interviews,
as
well
as
a
written
report
which
identified
confusing
or
misleading
questions,
were
submitted
to
EPA.

Once
the
original
survey
form
was
finalized,
nine
adults
with
asthma
or
parents
of
children
with
asthma
participated
in
a
survey
pretest
in
order
to
assist
the
Agency
in
developing
burden
estimates
and
to
identify
confusing
or
misleading
questions.
These
individuals
have
elected
to
remain
anonymous.

For
the
2005
survey,
the
survey
instrument
will
remain
largely
unchanged
from
the
instrument
used
in
2003.
However,
some
additional
questions
will
be
included
and
some
existing
questions
will
be
altered
in
an
attempt
to
gather
better
demographic
information.
For
administration
of
the
survey,
EPA
will
likely
use
a
protocol
similar
to
that
used
for
the
2003
survey.

3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
Since
individuals
will
only
be
surveyed
once
during
the
period
for
which
this
ICR
will
be
in
effect,

it
is
not
possible
to
collect
this
information
less
frequently.
Therefore,
determination
of
the
effects
of
less
frequent
information
collection
is
not
applicable
to
this
request.
A­
6
3(
e)
General
Guidelines
This
voluntary
information
collection
conforms
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget's
(
OMB)
general
guidelines
on
information
collections.
Under
no
circumstances
will
respondents
be
required
to
take
any
of
the
following
actions:


Report
information
to
EPA
more
than
quarterly

Prepare
a
written
response
to
a
collection
of
information
in
fewer
than
30
days
after
receipt
of
a
request

Submit
more
than
an
original
and
two
copies
of
any
document

Retain
records
for
more
than
three
years

Participate
in
a
statistical
study
that
is
not
designed
to
produce
data
that
can
be
generalized
to
the
universe
of
the
study

Utilize
a
statistical
data
classification
that
has
not
been
reviewed
and
approved
by
OMB

Receive
a
pledge
of
confidentiality
that
is
not
supported
by
authority
established
in
statute
or
regulation,
that
is
not
supported
by
disclosure
and
data
security
policies
that
are
consistent
with
the
pledge,
or
which
unnecessarily
impedes
sharing
of
data
with
other
agencies
for
compatible
confidential
use

Submit
proprietary,
trade
secret,
or
other
confidential
information,
unless
EPA
can
demonstrate
that
it
has
instituted
procedures
to
protect
the
information's
confidentiality
to
the
extent
permitted
by
law
3(
f)
Confidentiality
EPA
is
conducting
the
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
to
obtain
information
specifically
about
children
and
low­
income
adults
with
asthma.
This
survey
is
necessary
because
of
confidentiality
issues
associated
with
medical
conditions
and
treatment.

Thus,
EPA
will
assure
confidentiality
of
survey
participants
based
on
the
provisions
of
EPA's
governing
statutes
and
other
applicable
requirements.
In
addition,
neither
EPA
nor
any
other
person
or
entity
will
have
access
to
personal
identifiers
in
the
raw
survey
data.
All
personal
A­
7
identifiers
will
be
stripped
from
the
database
before
it
is
conveyed
to
EPA.
The
original
survey
database
will
remain
under
the
control
of
the
contractor
hired
to
perform
the
survey.
This
contractor
will
be
required
to
keep
the
information
confidential.

3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
The
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
contains
questions
about
race,

income,
medical
conditions,
and
personal
habits
and
behaviors.
However,
these
questions
are
central
to
the
purpose
of
the
study,
which
is
to
obtain
information
about
individuals
with
asthma,

specifically
children
and
low­
income
adults.
In
order
to
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
EPA's
outreach
programs
among
all
populations,
EPA
must
collect
this
information.
EPA
is
particularly
interested
in
determining
the
success
of
its
efforts
in
minority
and
low­
income
populations.

4
B
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents/
SIC
Codes
The
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
will
be
administered
to
adults
with
asthma
and
parents
of
children
with
asthma.
The
survey
pool
consists
of
households
with
telephones.
Survey
candidates
are
members
of
the
general
public;
their
participation
in
the
survey
is
voluntary
and
is
based
on
their
experience
with
a
specific
health
condition
and
is
not
related
to
their
profession.
Consequently,
the
assignment
of
an
SIC
code
is
not
appropriate.

4(
b)
Information
Requested
4(
b)
i
Data
Elements
The
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
will
be
administered
to
members
of
the
general
population
selected
randomly
from
all
households
in
the
United
States
who
have
telephones.
2000
Census
information,
provided
by
the
U.
S.
Census
Bureau,
will
be
used
in
conjunction
with
the
telephone
listing
to
identify
low­
income
populations.
A
copy
of
the
2003
survey
and
its
associated
script
are
attached
to
this
ICR
as
Appendix
1
of
the
Supporting
Statement.

The
survey
will
request
the
following
information
from
respondents:

Reporting
Items
A­
8

Participant
Screening
Information:
These
questions
seek
to
identify
if
the
respondent
has
asthma
or
if
a
child
or
another
individual
in
the
household
has
asthma.
Information
is
also
sought
about
potential
environmental
asthma
triggers.
These
data
are
important
in
identifying
the
eligibility
of
respondents
to
complete
the
survey.


Demographic
Information:
These
questions
seek
to
categorize
the
respondent's
race
or
ethnicity,
household
income,
and
level
of
education.
This
information
is
important
to
identify
variances
in
individual
responses
and
within
specific
populations.


General
Asthma
Information:
These
questions
solicit
information
from
each
respondent
regarding
age,
medical
diagnosis
of
the
condition,
type
of
asthma
and
the
date
of
the
last
attack,
understanding
of
the
role
environmental
factors
play
in
triggering
an
asthma
attack,
and
knowledge
about
allergens
and
other
environmental
factors
known
to
affect
asthma
symptoms.
These
data
provide
an
indication
of
the
likelihood
that
medical
treatment
and
management
of
the
disease
has
been
administered.
In
addition,
they
can
be
used
to
evaluate
if
the
respondents
understand
the
possible
impact
of
environmental
factors
and
have
identified
potential
environmental
triggers
of
their
asthma,
and
if
measures
taken
to
control
these
factors
have
been
successful.


Medical
Management
Information:
These
questions
request
information
about
the
medical
practices
used
to
manage
the
respondent's
condition.


Environmental
Management
Information:
These
questions
request
information
about
environmental
management
measures
used
by
the
respondent
to
reduce
his
or
her
exposure
to
environmental
triggers.
These
data
are
important
in
identifying
the
types
of
environmental
management
measures
used
or
not
used.


Barriers
to
Implementing
Environmental
Management
Measures:
This
question
identifies
potential
barriers
to
implementing
good
environmental
management
practices
and
asks
the
respondent
to
identify
the
most
significant
barrier
encountered
in
his
or
her
efforts
to
reduce
exposure
to
indoor
environmental
asthma
triggers.

There
are
no
record­
keeping
items
specifically
required
by
this
survey.

4(
b)
ii
Respondent
Activities
A­
9
Individuals
who
are
contacted
to
participate
in
EPA's
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
could
potentially
perform
each
of
the
following
tasks:


Listen
to
introductory
information

Respond
to
screening
questions

Complete
survey
These
activities
represent
a
voluntary
information
collection
for
each
respondent
and
are
not
customary
practices
of
the
respondents.

5
 
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED
 
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,

COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
Agency
activities
associated
with
the
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
include
the
following:


Update
survey
form

Pretest
updated
survey
form

Update
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
database

Identify
target
respondents
(
i.
e.,
select
random
sample)


Conduct
screening
calls
of
candidate
respondents
by
telephone

Collect
survey
information
from
respondents
by
telephone

Complete
data
entry

Analyze
results

Report
findings
5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
The
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
will
elicit
predominantly
yes/
no
responses.
The
original
survey
(
which
was
administered
in
2003)
was
peer­
reviewed
by
staff
of
EPA's
IED
and
EPA
Regional
offices,
as
well
as
by
the
NCHS,
to
ensure
that
the
questions
asked
will
reveal
sufficient
information
to
evaluate
the
use
of
environmental
management
practices
by
people
with
asthma
as
a
means
of
controlling
their
disease.
In
addition,
the
review
was
intended
to
ensure
that
the
questions
do
not
collect
redundant
information.
The
original
survey
instrument
was
pretested
by
nine
individuals
who
either
have
asthma
themselves
or
are
the
parent
of
a
child
with
asthma.
These
individuals
were
identified
by
EPA
staff
and
its
cooperative
partner,
the
A­
10
Asthma
and
Allergy
Network/
Mothers
of
Asthmatics.
This
pretest
was
conducted
to
ensure
that
the
questions
asked
are
clear
and
to
obtain
an
estimate
of
the
burden
of
response.

The
contractor
for
the
2003
survey
also
conducted
a
focus
group
of
their
interviewers
who
were
adults
with
asthma
or
parents
of
children
with
asthma
to
identify
any
confusing
or
misleading
questions
or
language.
The
taped
session
and
written
report
were
submitted
to
EPA.
Once
revisions
and
updates
are
made
to
the
original
survey
instrument,
EPA
may
decide
to
pretest
the
new
instrument
in
a
similar
manner.

In
collecting
and
analyzing
the
information
associated
with
this
ICR,
EPA
will
use
a
telephone
system,
personal
computers,
and
applicable
database
software.
EPA
will
utilize
the
services
of
a
contractor
to
conduct
this
survey.
The
Agency
will
update
the
existing
project
database
which
will
guide
the
interviewer
through
the
survey,
prompting
contractor
staff
to
ask
respondents
a
series
of
questions
tailored
to
individual
responses.
Survey
data
will
be
entered
into
a
project
database
as
it
is
received
from
the
respondent.
The
database
will
prompt
the
interviewer
one
question
at
a
time,
identify
the
appropriate
questions
to
ask
and
the
order
in
which
to
ask
them,

and
ensure
that
a
response
is
entered
before
the
next
question
is
asked.
These
design
features
will
ensure
the
accuracy
and
completeness
of
the
data
as
they
are
collected.
Each
survey
form
will
be
assigned
a
unique
identifier
to
facilitate
the
tracking
of
survey
responses
within
the
project
database.
EPA
will
aggregate
the
data
to
monitor
the
implementation
of
sound
environmental
management
measures
in
homes.
Following
data
entry,
a
final
review
of
survey
responses
will
be
performed
to
identify
numerical
outliers
in
individual
responses
which
might
result
from
errors
in
data
entry
and
to
ensure
file
completeness.

The
results
of
the
survey
will
be
summarized
and
made
available
to
the
U.
S.
Congress
during
EPA's
reporting
of
its
GPRA
goals.
Additionally,
IED
will
report
to
EPA's
Information
Strategies
Branch
on
the
results
of
the
survey
process
and,
upon
request,
will
make
copies
of
the
survey
instrument
and
this
ICR
available
as
a
reference
for
other
EPA
program
offices
undertaking
large­
scale
survey
and
program­
evaluation
efforts.

EPA
did
not
consider
the
possibility
of
using
an
electronic
bulletin
board
as
a
means
of
completing
the
survey.
Given
the
target
audience,
the
Agency
concluded
that
a
potentially
large
number
of
respondents
might
not
have
access
to
a
home
computer.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
A­
11
EPA
does
not
believe
that
this
ICR
will
have
a
"
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities."
The
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
is
strictly
voluntary
and
targeted
to
members
of
the
general
public,
who
fall
outside
of
the
definition
of
a
"
small
entity"
provided
in
Section
601
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
Information
collection
will
begin
upon
approval
of
this
renewal
ICR.
The
collection
schedule
for
the
survey
is
expected
to
follow
the
approximate
time
line
presented
below,
beginning
upon
OMB
approval
of
the
ICR
renewal.
A­
12
Activity
Time
Line
Focus
Group
Testing
Revision
of
Questionnaire
Computerization
of
Survey
Development
of
Statistical
Sampling
Frame,
Statistical
Analysis
and
Data
Analysis
Plan
Conduct
Survey
Summary
Statistics
and
Analysis
Final
Report
and
Presentation
of
Findings
Within
30
days
of
selection
of
a
survey
contractor
40
days
after
contract
awarded
50
days
after
contract
awarded
60
days
after
contract
awarded
110
days
after
contract
awarded
125
days
after
contract
awarded
140
days
to
end
of
contract
6
 
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
This
section
details
the
estimated
burden
to
respondents
participating
in
the
EPA
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma.
The
estimates
of
the
time
burden
involved
in
responding
to
the
survey
are
derived
from
the
similar
survey
conducted
in
2003.
The
respondent
burden
is
presented
by
respondent
type.
Three
types
of
respondents
were
identified
in
the
previous
survey:

°
Ineligible
respondents
(
asthma­
negative
respondent/
households):
These
respondents
reside
in
non­
asthmatic
households
and
are
therefore
ineligible
to
participate
in
the
full
survey.
They
complete
a
portion
of
the
survey
screening
to
determine
their
ineligibility.

°
Screening­
only
respondents:
These
respondents
have
one
or
more
individuals
with
asthma
living
in
their
households.
They
complete
the
full
survey
screening,
but
cannot
be
reached
or
decline
to
participate
in
the
detailed
survey.

°
Survey
respondents:
These
respondents
have
one
or
more
people
with
asthma
living
in
their
household
and
participate
in
both
the
survey
screening
and
the
detailed
survey.

The
time
spent
on
each
activity
was
averaged
among
all
respondents
for
the
2003
survey.
The
range
of
time
spent
on
each
activity
is
as
follows:
A­
13
Ineligible
Respondents
Screening­
Only
Respondents
Survey
Respondents
3
minutes
28
seconds
5
minutes
6
seconds
6
minutes
24
seconds
Since
EPA
intends
to
add
several
questions
to
the
2003
survey
instrument,
the
estimated
burden
is
adjusted
slightly
for
this
ICR
to
include
the
additional
time
needed
to
answer
more
questions.

The
new
burden
estimates
for
the
screening
portion
of
the
survey
are
as
follows:

Ineligible
Respondents
Screening­
Only
Respondents
Survey
Respondents
3.5
minutes
6.0
minutes
7.5
minutes
Tables
6.1,
6.2,
and
6.3
present
a
summation
of
the
resulting
respondent­
burden
estimates.

Table
6.1
represents
the
burden
for
ineligible
respondents
(
i.
e.,
those
individuals
who
participate
in
only
part
of
the
survey
screening).
Table
6.2
represents
the
burden
associated
with
screeningonly
respondents
(
i.
e.,
those
that
complete
the
entire
screening
survey),
and
Table
6.3
represents
the
burden
for
survey
respondents.

Table
6.1
 
Respondent
Burden/
Ineligible
Respondents
Activities
Burden
Minutes/
Respondent
Complete
Survey
Screening
3.5
Total
3.5
minutes
Table
6.2
 
Respondent
Burden/
Screening­
Only
Respondents
Activities
Burden
Minutes/
Respondent
Complete
Survey
Screening
6.0
Total
6.0
minutes
5The
fully
burdened
average
hourly
rate
of
workers
in
the
United
States
was
calculated
using
the
following
equation:
$
15.99
x
2.1
=
$
33.58
÷
60
min/
hour
=
$
0.56/
min.

A­
14
Table
6.3
 
Respondent
Burden/
Survey
Respondents
Activities
Burden
Minutes/
Respondent
Complete
Survey
Screening
Complete
Survey
6.0
7.5
Total
13.5
minutes
6(
b)
i
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
EPA
estimated
respondent
costs
using
the
burden
estimates
presented
above
in
Section
6(
a)
and
the
average
wage
figures
provided
by
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
(
BLS).
Because
the
Department
of
Labor
does
not
classify
the
general
public
by
SIC
code
and
information
regarding
the
value
of
the
public's
time
does
not
exist,
the
average
hourly
wage
rate
of
workers
in
the
civilian
labor
force
throughout
the
United
States
was
used
to
calculate
respondent
burden
for
the
purpose
of
this
ICR.
The
average
hourly
wage
rates
for
workers
throughout
the
country
as
of
January
2005
was
$
15.99.
This
wage
rate,
escalated
by
110
percent
to
reflect
the
cost
of
benefits,

will
be
used
to
estimate
costs
throughout
the
period
for
which
this
ICR
will
be
in
effect5.
Because
of
the
minimal
individual
time
burden
associated
with
this
survey,
it
is
more
appropriate
to
show
burden
in
terms
of
minutes
rather
than
hours.
Therefore,
the
escalated
wage
rate
in
terms
of
minutes
is
$
0.56
per
minute.

The
average
hourly
labor
rate
was
taken
from
the
Department
of
Labor's
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
(
BLS),
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
Data,
National
Employment,
Hours
and
Earnings
Series
This
data
series
identifies
the
nationwide
average
hourly
earnings
of
production
or
nonsupervisory
workers
on
private
non­
farm
payrolls.

Tables
6.4,
6.5,
and
6.6
present
the
individual
respondent
costs
by
respondent
type
associated
with
this
ICR.
Table
6.7
summarizes
the
individual
tables
and
provides
an
individual
burden
by
respondent
type.
A­
15
Table
6.4
 
Respondent
Burden/
Cost
to
Ineligible
Respondents
Activities
Burden
Minutes/
Respondent
Individual
Cost
@
$
0.56/
Minute
Complete
Survey
Screening
3.5
$
1.96
Total
3.5
minutes
$
1.96
Table
6.5
 
Respondent
Burden/
Cost
to
Screening­
Only
Respondents
Activities
Burden
Minutes/
Respondent
Individual
Cost
$
0.56/
Minute
Complete
Survey
Screening
6.0
$
3.36
Total
6.0
minutes
$
3.36
Table
6.6
 
Respondent
Burden/
Cost
to
Survey
Respondents
Activities
Burden
Minutes/
Respondent
Individual
Cost
@
$
0.56/
Minute
Complete
Survey
Screening
Complete
Survey
6.0
7.5
$
3.36
$
4.20
Total
13.5
minutes
$
7.56
Table
6.7
 
Summary
of
Individual
Respondent
Costs
by
Respondent
Type
Respondent
Type
Burden
Minutes/
Respondent
Individual
Respondent
Cost
Ineligible
Respondents
3.5
$
1.96
Screening­
Only
Respondents
6.0
$
3.36
Survey
Respondents
13.5
$
7.56
6(
b)
ii
Estimating
Capital,
and
Operations
and
Maintenance
Costs
EPA
does
not
expect
respondents
to
the
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
to
incur
any
capital
or
operations
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
costs.
This
information
collection
is
voluntary
and
does
not
require
special
equipment.

6(
b)
iii
Capital/
Start­
up
vs.
Operating
and
Maintenance
Costs
A­
16
Not
applicable.

6(
b)
iv
Annualizing
Capital
Costs
Not
applicable.

6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Costs
Table
6.8
provides
the
estimates
of
EPA's
burden
and
costs
associated
with
the
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma.
Wage
estimates
for
Agency
personnel
are
divided
into
three
general
categories
of
labor:
Management
(
GS­
15);
Technical
(
GS­
13);
and
Clerical
(
GS­
7).
EPA
personnel
participating
in
this
survey
effort
are
assumed
to
be
management
and
technical
personnel.
Civil
Service
wage
estimates
are
based
on
the
2005
pay
scale
for
Washington,
DC
employees
and
include
a
benefits
multiplier
of
1.6.
EPA
contractor
personnel
will
also
support
this
survey
effort;
their
costs
are
included
as
an
Agency
burden.
Wage
rates
used
in
this
ICR
include:

Civil
Service
(
Manager)

Civil
Service
(
Technical)

Contractor
Personnel
$
90.05/
Hour
$
65.93/
Hour
$
31.26/
Hour
EPA
and
its
contractor
personnel
will
conduct
the
following
activities:

Table
6.8
Agency
Burden/
Cost
for
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
ACTIVITIES
BURDEN
HOURS
Manager
@
$
90.05/
Hour
Technical
@
$
65.93/
Hour
Contractor
@
$
31.26/
Hour
Total
Hours
Update
Survey
Form
Pretest
Survey
Form
Update
Survey
Database
Select
Random
Sample
Conduct
Screening
Calls
Conduct
Survey/
Enter
Results
Analyze
Results
Report
Findings
8
0
5
2
2
5
8
8
35
1
20
5
20
50
80
40
0
20
100
50
12,461
1,303
80
43
21
125
57
12,483
1,358
168
128
Total
Hours
38
251
14,094
14,383
Total
Costs
$
3,422
$
16,548
$
440,578
$
460,548
652,591
respondents
will
participate
in
the
survey
screening.
Of
these,
85
percent,
or
44,702
respondents,
will
be
ineligible
to
participate
in
the
more
in­
depth
asthma
survey
(
i.
e.,
neither
the
respondent
nor
any
member
of
his
or
her
household
suffer
from
asthma).

7Of
the
52,591
respondents
who
participate
in
the
screening
survey,
15
percent,
or
7,889
respondents,
will
be
eligible
to
participate
in
the
more
in­
depth
asthma
survey.
However,
some
will
decline
to
participate
and
others
will
not
be
reached
when
the
survey
is
conducted
(
see
Appendix
2
of
Part
B
for
rationale
for
expected
response
rates).
Consequently,
2,928
eligible
respondents
will
participate
in
only
the
screening
survey.
These
eligible
respondents
are
asked
more
questions
in
the
survey
screening
than
are
ineligible
respondents;
hence,
their
survey
burden
is
greater
than
that
for
ineligible
respondents.

A­
17
In
addition
to
the
labor
burden
associated
with
conducting
the
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma,
EPA
will
also
incur
$
50,000
in
other
direct
costs.
These
costs
will
be
primarily
postage
costs
for
the
advance
letter
and
telephone
expenses.

6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
EPA
will
generate
a
random
sample
of
87,652
publicly
listed
residential
telephone
numbers.

Operators
will
make
up
to
fourteen
attempts
to
reach
each
household
in
the
survey
sample.
Using
this
survey
methodology,
EPA
estimates
screening
approximately
52,591
individuals.
Of
those,

EPA
believes
that
15
percent
(
7,889
individuals)
will
either
have
asthma
or
live
in
a
household
with
someone
who
does.
These
individuals
will
be
invited
to
participate
in
a
longer,
more
indepth
telephone
survey.

Of
those
eligible
to
participate
in
the
Agency's
survey,
EPA
estimates
that
74
percent
or
5,837
individuals
will
agree.
Up
to
fourteen
attempts
will
be
made
to
contact
and
survey
the
candidate
respondents
identified
in
the
screening
survey.
Of
those,
EPA
expects
to
obtain
completed
survey
responses
from
4,961
individuals
or
85
percent
of
the
eligible
population
who
have
agreed
to
participate
in
the
complete
survey.

The
bottom­
line
burden
hours
and
costs
for
this
information
collection
effort
are
as
follows:

Total
Annual
Burden
=
(
Total
Minutes
x
No.
of
Respondents)
÷
60
Min./
Hr.
÷
3
[(
3.5
minutes
x
44,702
respondents6)
÷
60
Min./
Hr.]
÷
3
=
869
Hours
(
Ineligible
Respondents)

Total
Annual
Burden
=
(
Total
Minutes
x
No.
of
Respondents)
÷
60
Min./
Hr.
÷
3
[(
6.0
minutes
x
2,928
respondents7)
÷
60
Min./
Hr.]
÷
3
=
98
Hours
A­
18
(
Screening­
Only
Respondents)

Total
Annual
Burden
=
[(
Total
Minutes
x
No.
of
Respondents)
÷
60
Min./
Hr.]
÷
3
[(
13.5
minutes
x
4,961
respondents)
÷
60]
÷
3
=
372
Hours
(
Survey
Respondents)

Average
Individual
Respondent
Collection
Cost
(
Ineligible
Respondents)
=
$
1.96/
Respondent
Average
Individual
Respondent
Collection
Cost
(
Screening­
Only
Respondents)
=

$
3.36/
Respondent
Average
Individual
Respondent
Collection
Cost
(
Survey
Respondents)
=
$
7.56/
Respondent
Total
Annual
Costs
for
All
Respondents:

[(
Individual
Respondent
Collection
Cost
(
Ineligible
Respondents)
x
Number
of
Respondents)

+
(
Individual
Respondent
Collection
Cost
(
Screening­
Only
Respondents)
x
Number
of
Respondents)
+
(
Individual
Respondent
Collection
Cost
(
Survey
Respondents)
x
Number
of
Respondents)]
÷
3
­
or­

[($
1.96
x
44,702)
+
($
3.36
x
2,928)
+
($
7.56
x
4,961)]
÷
3
=
$
44,987
Total
Hourly
Burden
=
Respondent
Hours
Per
Survey
x
Number
of
Respondents:

(
Individual
Respondent
Burden
(
Ineligible
Respondents)
x
Number
of
Respondents)
+

(
Individual
Respondent
Burden
(
Screening­
Only
Respondents)
x
Number
of
Respondents)
+

(
Individual
Respondent
Burden
(
Survey
Respondents)
x
Number
of
Respondents)

­
or­

[(
3.5
minutes
x
44,702)
+
(
6.0
minutes
x
2,928)
+
(
13.5
minutes
x
4,961)]
÷
60
=
4,017
Hours
Total
Cost:

(
Individual
Respondent
Collection
Cost
(
Ineligible
Respondents)
x
Number
of
Respondents)
+

(
Individual
Respondent
Collection
Cost
(
Screening­
Only
Respondents)
x
Number
of
A­
19
Respondents)
+
(
Individual
Respondent
Collection
Cost
(
Survey
Respondents)
x
Number
of
Respondents)

­
or­

($
1.96
x
44,702)
+
($
3.36
x
2,928)
+
($
7.56
x
4961)
=
$
134,959
Table
6.9
­­
Total
Respondent
Burden
and
Costs
Survey
Type
Number
of
Respondents
Total
Hours
Total
Burden
Costs
Ineligible
Respondent
44,702
2,608
$
87,616
Screening­
Only
Respondent
2,928
293
$
9,838
Survey
Respondent
4,961
1,116
$
37,505
Total
52,591
4,017
$
134,959
The
breakout
for
EPA
activities
associated
with
this
survey
effort
can
be
found
in
Table
6.8.

Table
6.10
details
the
bottom­
line
burden
for
EPA
associated
with
this
survey
effort.

Table
6.10
­­
EPA
Bottom­
line
Labor
Burden
NUMBER
OF
HOURS
HOURLY
RATE
TOTAL
COSTS
38
$
90.05
(
Manager)
$
3,422
251
$
65.93
(
Technical)
$
16,548
14,094
$
31.26
(
Contractor)
$
440,578
TOTAL
14,383
$
460,548
6(
e)
i
Bottom­
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
Table
6.11
details
the
total
bottom­
line
burden
(
respondent
and
EPA)
associated
with
this
survey
effort.
Table
6.8
in
Section
6(
c),
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Costs,
and
Table
6.9
in
Section
6(
d),
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs,
detail
how
these
total
figures
were
derived.
A­
20
Table
6.11
 
Bottom­
line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
BURDEN
CATEGORY
BURDEN
COSTS
BURDEN
HOURS
Respondent
$
134,959
4,017
hours
EPA
Labor
$
460,548
14,383
hours
EPA
Other
Direct
Costs
$
50,000
N/
A
Total
Bottom­
Line
Burden
$
645,507
18,400
hours
6(
e)
ii
The
Agency
Tally
See
Section
6(
c),
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Costs,
for
information
on
how
the
bottom­
line
Agency
costs
were
derived.

6(
e)
iii
Variation
in
the
Annual
Bottom­
Line
During
the
clearance
period
requested,
respondents
will
participate
in
the
National
Survey
on
Environmental
Management
of
Asthma
only
once.
Therefore,
EPA
does
not
expect
any
variation
in
the
annual
bottom­
line.

6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
the
Burden
The
burden
for
this
renewal
ICR
changed
due
to
revisions
in
the
survey
instrument.
In
addition,

by
using
data
collected
during
the
2003
survey,
estimated
burden
per
respondent
changed
for
this
ICR
renewal.
Both
of
these
changes
increase
the
total
estimated
burden
for
this
ICR
renewal.

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
EPA
estimates
the
annual
public
reporting
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
to
be
1,339
hours.
The
total
estimated
burden
is
4,017
hours
for
completion
of
this
one­
time
survey.
This
includes
time
to
listen
to
survey
instructions,
respond
to
survey
screening
questions,
and
complete
the
survey.
The
estimated
number
of
respondents
is
52,591.
The
public
reporting
burden
ranges
between
3.5
minutes
and
13.5
minutes
per
response,
depending
on
whether
or
not
the
survey
respondent
has
asthma
or
lives
with
someone
who
has
asthma.
This
survey
effort
is
expected
to
cost
approximately
$
1.96
per
respondent
living
in
a
non­
asthmatic
household;
$
3.36
per
respondent
living
in
an
asthmatic
household,
but
participating
only
in
the
screening
survey;
and
A­
21
$
7.56
per
respondent
participating
in
both
the
screening
survey
and
the
survey
itself.
Respondents
will
incur
no
capital,
start­
up
costs,
or
operation
and
maintenance
costs
as
a
result
of
this
survey.

Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,

maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;

and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
An
agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to,
a
collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
OMB
control
number.

Send
comments
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden
to
the
Director,

Collection
Strategies
Division,
Office
of
Environmental
Information
(
OEI),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
MC
2822,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460,
and
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA.
Include
the
OMB
Control
Number
2060.0490
in
any
correspondence.
