[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 226 (Thursday, November 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59232-59233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29760]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-97-29]


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 the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    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; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques for other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Wilma Johnson, CDC 
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 
30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

Proposed Projects

    1. Evaluation of the Field Epidemiology Training Program--New--A 
questionnaire has been designed to collect information for the 
``Evaluation of the Field Epidemiology Training Program'' project. The 
purpose of the project is to develop and implement a comprehensive 
evaluation strategy which will provide the International Branch, 
Division of Field Epidemiology, Epidemiology Program Office, with the 
capacity to assess the degree to which CDC's Field Epidemiology 
Training Program (FETP) has achieved its objectives: (1) To train 
public health professionals in applied epidemiological skills; (2) to 
promote the sustainability of autonomous FETPs; and (3) to develop a 
global network of national programs. The information gathered will be 
analyzed, in conjunction with data collected from other sources, to 
address these questions. The results of the project will assist the 
International Branch, Division of Field Epidemiology, Epidemiology 
Program Office, in accomplishing the part of its mission related to 
protecting the health of the public of the United States, through 
maintaining a strong international presence and an international 
network of public health professionals and officials. In order to focus 
its support to international training efforts and resource allocation, 
a representative view of the overall Field Epidemiology Training 
Program (FETP), which includes assessing the recruitment of countries, 
the sustainability of autonomous FETPs, the quality of training, the 
public health usefulness of FETP, and the international linkages of 
FETP is needed. The total estimated cost to the in-country respondents 
is $8,380.00.

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                                                                                          Average               
                                                                 No. of       No. of      burden/       Total   
                         Respondents                          respondents   responses/    response    burden (in
                                                                            respondent   (in hrs.)      hrs.)   
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FETP trainees from selected countries.......................          150           45      0.08333          562
FETP trainers from selected countries.......................           60           59      0.08333          295
Government officials and others who employ FETP trainees in                                                     
 selected countries.........................................           60           38      0.08333          190
CDC staff involved with FETP activities.....................           24           27      0.08333           54
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      Total.................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........        1,101
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    Dated: November 15, 1996.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-29760 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]
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