[Federal Register: January 22, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 13)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-07-07AF]
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 404-639-5960
and send comments to Joan F. Karr, CDC Acting 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
Evaluation of the Safe Dates Project--New--National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The specific aims of this study are to describe the implementation
and drivers of implementation of the Safe Dates program (implementation
evaluation); to evaluate its impact on desired outcomes, including
prevention of and reduction in dating violence victimization and
perpetration (including psychological abuse, stalking, physical
violence, and sexual violence) among ninth-grade students (experimental
effectiveness evaluation); and to evaluate its cost-effectiveness,
including cost-utility (cost evaluation). The evaluation will require
participation from staff and students at 54 schools (18 treatment
schools receiving the Safe Dates program with teacher training and
observation, 18 treatment schools receiving the Safe Dates program
without teacher training and observation, and 18 control schools not
receiving the Safe Dates program).
Implementation evaluation data will be collected primarily through
Web questionnaires completed by principals, school prevention
coordinators, and teachers delivering the program; effectiveness
evaluation data will be collected via classroom scannable forms with
ninth-graders who attend treatment or control schools; and cost
evaluation data will be collected via a Web survey of teachers
delivering the program who receive training and observation. High
schools that agree to participation will be matched into sets of three.
Characteristics that will be considered in the matching process
include demographics and urban/rural county
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type. Large schools will be given the option to invite a census of
ninth grade students to participate in the study or to invite a subset
of ninth grade students (in certain classes) to participate. Schools
within a set of three will be matched on census versus subset selection
of ninth graders to ensure that all schools in a set use the same
selection process. Eighteen matched sets of three schools will be
selected. One school from each matched set will be assigned randomly
either to receive the Safe Dates program with teacher training and
observation, to receive the Safe Dates program without teacher training
and observation, or to serve as a control group.
Approximately 10,158 students at the 54 schools will complete a
baseline effectiveness evaluation scannable survey. During the
classroom-administered survey, information will be collected from
students about how they feel about dating, communicating with a dating
partner, and attitudes and behaviors related to violence, including
violence between preteen and teen dating couples. Informed written
consent from parents for their child's participation and informed
written assent from ninth graders for their own participation will be
obtained. During Web surveys, school staff will be asked about
implementation and costs of the Safe Dates program.
Effectiveness evaluation baseline data collection will span the
period from October to November 2007, and follow-up data collection
will occur during January and February 2009. Assuming an 80 percent
response rate at follow-up, it is anticipated that a total of 8,126
students will complete follow-up effectiveness evaluation surveys.
To evaluate the implementation and implementation drivers of the
program, principals and prevention coordinators at all 54 schools will
be asked to complete a series of Web surveys from October 2007 to
February 2009. Assuming a 91 percent response rate for all school staff
surveys, it is anticipated that 48 principals and 48 prevention
coordinators will complete baseline implementation questionnaires, 32
principals and 32 prevention coordinators at treatment schools will
complete mid-implementation questionnaires, 48 principals will complete
end-of-school year implementation questionnaires, and 48 prevention
coordinators will complete follow-up implementation questionnaires. In
addition, 97 teachers at treatment schools will complete Web baseline
implementation questionnaires, 48 teachers at treatment schools
receiving training and observation will complete cost questionnaires,
and 97 teachers at treatment schools will complete two mid-
implementation questionnaires each. Students at treatment schools
(n=5,417) will also complete two mid-implementation questionnaires
each.
It is anticipated that study results will be used to determine the
Safe Dates program's effectiveness, economic and time costs, cost-
effectiveness, cost-utility, feasibility of implementation,
dissemination facilitators, and needed improvements for implementation
with fidelity.
There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate
in the interview.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Responses/ Total response
Instrument name respondents respondent Hours/response burden (Hours)
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Student effectiveness baseline survey... 10,158 1 50/60 8,465
Principal baseline implementation survey 48 1 10/60 8
Prevention coordinator baseline 48 1 10/60 8
implementation survey..................
Teacher baseline implementation survey.. 97 1 10/60 16
Principal mid-implementation survey..... 32 1 10/60 5
Prevention coordinator mid- 32 1 15/60 8
implementation survey..................
Teacher cost survey..................... 48 11 20/60 176
First teacher mid-implementation survey. 97 2 15/60 48
Second teacher mid-implementation survey 97 2 15/60 48
First student mid-implementation survey. 5,417 2 25/60 4,514
Second student mid-implementation survey 5,417 2 25/60 4,514
Principal end-of-school-year 48 1 10/60 8
implementation survey..................
Student effectiveness follow-up survey.. 8,126 1 50/60 6,772
Prevention coordinator follow-up 48 1 10/60 8
implementation survey..................
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Total............................... 29,713 ................ ................ 24,598
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Dated: January 11, 2007.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-773 Filed 1-19-07; 8:45 am]
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