[Federal Register: February 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 34)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-05BI]
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
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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 404-371-5976 or send comments to Sandi Gambescia, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to omb@cdc.gov.
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 or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Surveys of Past HIV Prevention Technology Transfer Efforts--New--
National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The purpose of these surveys is to study the effectiveness of
providing HIV prevention agencies with packaged intervention, training,
and technical assistance to ensure the agencies' maintenance of the
intervention. The project's results will be used by CDC as they develop
a national program for dissemination and support of packaged
interventions that will increase the likelihood that agencies will
conduct them with fidelity for several years. The population being
surveyed will be staff members of 16 prevention agencies that
implemented one of five unique, packaged interventions between 1997 and
2000 as part of CDC's ongoing Replicating Effective Programs (REP)
project.
A survey will be administered over the telephone to Agency
Administrators from the 16 prevention agencies that implemented an
intervention packaged by the REP project. Additional surveys will be
administered in-person to one Intervention Supervisor and two
Intervention Facilitators at agencies that are continuing to implement
the REP-packaged intervention. The objectives of the surveys include,
but are not limited to (a) identification of factors associated with
maintenance and termination of REP-packaged interventions; (b)
determination of why and how agencies adapted the packaged
interventions; (c) examination of the impact of elapsed time on
maintenance of the intervention and fidelity to intervention protocols;
(d) identification of any differences between the type of agency (i.e.,
community-based organization, health department) on maintenance and
fidelity; (e) identification of any difference between the type of
original researcher (i.e., academic, non-profit) on maintenance and
fidelity; and (f) identification of perceived and actual benefits, as
well as instrumental and conceptual utility, of REP-packaged
interventions that can be used in marketing the intervention packages
to other HIV prevention providers. Researchers administering the in-
person surveys also will assess fidelity to intervention protocols by
observing facilitators delivering the intervention and by recording
their observations on a checklist designed for the particular
intervention being observed.
Survey questionnaire data will be collected once from each
respondent (e.g., Agency Administrator, Intervention Supervisor,
Intervention Facilitator). There are no costs to respondents for
participation in the survey other than the time it takes them to
participate. Respondents will receive an honorarium valued at no more
than $25 in appreciation for their time. It is not known how many
agencies are continuing to implement a REP-packaged intervention (at
least one agency is known to have terminated implementation);
therefore, the calculations below reflect the maximum number of
Intervention Supervisors and Intervention Facilitators that could be
surveyed. This submission is requesting approval for a 1-year clearance
for data collection. There are no costs to respondents except for their
time.
Annualized Burden
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs) hours
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Agency Administrators from all agencies 16 1 20/60 5
that implemented a REP-packaged
intervention (content review).............
Agency Administrators from all agencies 16 1 1.5 24
that implemented a REP-packaged
intervention (questionnaire)..............
Intervention Supervisors from the agencies 15 1 1.5 23
that are maintaining a REP-packaged
intervention..............................
Intervention Facilitators from the agencies 30 1 1.75 53
that are maintaining a REP-packaged
intervention..............................
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Total.................................. ............... ............... ................ 105
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Dated: February 15, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-3272 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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