[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8656-8657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03247]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-15-15NS]
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 and maximize the utility
of government information, 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.
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Proposed Project
CDC Prevention Status Reports: Non-Government User Satisfaction and
Impact--New--Office for State, Tribal Local and Territorial Support
(OSTLTS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 2011, CDC Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden commissioned OSTLTS
with creating and disseminating the Prevention Status Reports (PSRs).
The PSRs highlight the status of public health policies and practices
designed to prevent or reduce ten important public health problems and
concerns, including Excessive Alcohol Use; Food Safety; Healthcare-
Associated Infections; Heart Disease and Stroke; HIV; Motor Vehicle
Injuries, Nutrition; Physical Activity, and Obesity; Prescription Drug
Overdose, Teen Pregnancy, and Tobacco Use.
CDC is requesting a three-year approval for a generic clearance to
conduct a one-time assessment of non-governmental recipients and users
of the PSRs, to determine its reach, usefulness, and impact. The goal
of the assessment is to determine the extent to which the PSRs support
planning and decision-making about strategies to improve public health
and lead to specific actions intended to increase the use of evidence-
based and expert-recommended public health policies and practices.
Based on findings from the data collection, OSTLTS may make additional
modifications to the PSRs, augment the PSRs with additional supporting
products, and/or enhance communication and dissemination efforts. Data
will be collected through a web-based questionnaire. An email
invitation with a link to the online questionnaire will be sent to a
convenience sample consisting of: (1) Randomly selected subscribers to
PSR email updates and (2) staff from key non-governmental partner
organizations that were targeted by CDC for the initial public
dissemination of the PSRs in January 2014. The invitation will be sent
to a total of 1,995 potential respondents.
Prior assessments of the PSRs have been conducted of governmental
staff only. Non-government staffs are also critical stakeholders and
users of the PSRs. Their input is necessary to ensure a complete and
accurate assessment of the PSRs from the perspective of all potential
users.
Assessment data will ultimately be used to understand the extent
PSR recipients report that they are satisfied with the quality of the
PSRs and actions they are taking to advance evidence-based and expert-
recommended policies and practices due to the PSRs. For example, it is
unknown to what extent the PSRs are being used to support planning and
decision-making about public health priorities and whether or not
modifications would make them more useful. Findings will also be used
to develop manuscripts to submit for publication in peer-reviewed
journals focused on assessment and public health practice. For example,
user descriptions of how the PSRs are being used effectively to
stimulate efforts to improve public health policies and practices would
be important information to share with the public health field. There
is no cost to participants other than their time. The estimated
annualized burden hours for this data collection activity are 499
hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Avgerage
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hrs.)
respondent hrs.)
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Non-government PSR recipients. PSR Online 1,995 1 15/60 499
Assessment.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 499
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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. 2015-03247 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am]
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