[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66379-66380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26475]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-15-15DH]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the
below proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information
collection plan and instruments, call 404-639-7570 or send comments to
Leroy A. Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or
send an email to [email protected].
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. 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; (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; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Division of Community Health (DCH) Awardee Training Needs
Assessment--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established
the Division of Community Health (DCH) to support multi-sector,
community-based programs that promote healthy living. To support these
efforts, DCH announced two new cooperative agreement programs in 2014,
as
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authorized by the Public Health Service Act. Both programs will apply
public health strategies to reduce tobacco use and exposure, improve
nutrition, increase physical activity, and improve access to
opportunities for chronic disease prevention, risk reduction, and
management.
The Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) program
(Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DP14-1417) will promote the use
of evidence- and practice-based strategies to create or strengthen
healthy environments that make it easier for people to make healthy
choices and take charge of their health. The 39 PICH awardees include
both state and local governmental agencies and nongovernmental
organizations. Awardees will work through multi-sector community
coalitions of businesses, schools, nonprofit organizations, and other
community organizations. Projects will serve three types of geographic
areas: Large cities and urban counties, small cities and counties, and
American Indian tribes.
The new Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)
cooperative agreement (FOA DP14-1419PPHF14) builds on previous REACH
program activities that began in 1999 with a focus on racial and ethnic
communities experiencing health disparities. The 49 new REACH awardees
include local governmental agencies, community-based nongovernmental
organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, Urban Indian Health
Programs, and tribal and intertribal consortia. Of these awardees, 17
are receiving funds for basic implementation activities, and 32 are
receiving funds to immediately expand their scope of work to improve
health and reduce health disparities. REACH is financed in part by the
Prevention and Public Health Fund of the Affordable Care Act.
CDC requests OMB approval to collect the information needed to
assess and prioritize the training needs of PICH and REACH awardees and
key collaborators. A DCH Training Needs Assessment survey will be
conducted at two points in time: Once near the beginning of the project
period (first quarter of 2015) and again in the second year of the
project period (last quarter of 2016). The first administration of the
survey will provide an initial assessment of awardee needs at program
start-up. The second administration of the needs assessment will
identify any new or modified training needs that arise as awardees
progress in their cooperative agreement activities. Questions within
the needs assessment focus on awardee preferences for training
modalities as well as facilitators and barriers to training access.
Respondents will be staff members and coalition members associated
with the 88 DCH awardees (49 REACH and 39 PICH). Information will be
requested from four individuals affiliated with each award: The
principal investigator or program manager, the lead evaluation staff
member, the lead media/communications staff member, and a coalition
member. The maximum number of respondents is 352 (88 awardees x 4
respondents/awardee). Because the REACH and PICH awards aim to promote
collaborative, multi-sector efforts, approximately 192 respondents will
be associated with private sector entities, and 160 respondents will be
associated with state, local, or tribal government entities.
The same survey instrument will be administered to all respondents,
however the estimated burden per response varies according to the
respondent's project role and responsibilities. Information will be
collected using a Web-based platform. Data collection and management
will be conducted by a contractor on behalf of CDC.
Findings will enable DCH to develop appropriate training activities
that best support awardees' community efforts to fulfill their funded
objectives.
OMB approval is requested for two years. Participation is voluntary
and there are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average
Number of responses burden per Total
Type of respondent Form name respondents per response burden
respondent (in hours) hours
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Private Sector Respondents
Associated with REACH or PICH
Awards:
Principal Investigator or Training Needs 48 1 50/60 40
Program Manager. Assessment.
Evaluation Lead................. Training Needs 48 1 .5 24
Assessment.
Media/Communications Lead....... Training Needs 48 1 20/60 16
Assessment.
Coalition Member................ Training Needs 48 1 1 48
Assessment.
State/Local/Tribal Govt. Sector
Respondents Associated with REACH
or PICH Awards:
Principal Investigator or Training Needs 40 1 50/60 33
Program Manager. Assessment.
Evaluation Lead................. Training Needs 40 1 .5 20
Assessment.
Media/Communications Lead....... Training Needs 40 1 20/60 13
Assessment.
Coalition Member................ Training Needs 40 1 1 40
Assessment.
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Total....................... ...................... ........... ........... ........... 234
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-26475 Filed 11-6-14; 8:45 am]
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