[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 59233]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average No. of No. of burden/ Total Respondents respondents responses/ response burden (in respondent (in hrs.) hrs.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------- Total................................................. ........... ........... ........... 1,101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P