[Federal Register: July 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 130)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Centers for Public Health Preparedness Program Evaluation--New--
Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness & Emergency Response
(COTPER), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Under the Authority of Sections 301(a) and 317(k)(2) of Public
Health Service Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is
responsible for administering and monitoring the
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Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) Program. The purpose of
the CPHP Program is to strengthen terrorism and emergency preparedness
by linking academic expertise to state and local health agency needs.
The program brings together colleges and universities with a common
focus on public health preparedness to establish a national network of
education and training resources. Of these institutions, 27 are
accredited Schools of Public Health funded through a five-year
Cooperative Agreement for years 2004-2009. This program addresses the
public health goals described in ``A National Strategy for Terrorism
Preparedness and Response: 2003-2008 Strategic Plan,'' specifically
Imperative Five, a Competent and Sustainable Workforce. Critical
objectives under this Imperative are to: (1) Increase the number and
type of professionals that comprise a preparedness and response
workforce; (2) deliver certification and competency-based training and
education; (3) recruit and retain the highest quality workforce; and
(4) evaluate the impact of training to ensure learning has occurred.
CDC requests OMB approval for a period of one year to collect
information beginning in the fall of 2009. CDC is undertaking a
summative evaluation of the CPHP Program encompassing the period of the
current Cooperative Agreement. In order to complete this evaluation,
CDC is proposing three data collection instruments to gather
information describing the program's processes and outcomes. These are:
(1) CPHP Interview Instrument; (2) CPHP Customer/Partner Survey
Instrument; and (3) CPHP Customer/Partner Follow-Up Interview
Instrument. Collectively, these instruments are needed in order to
gather, process, aggregate, evaluate, and disseminate CPHP program
information. The information will be used by CDC to document progress
toward meeting established program goals and objectives, to evaluate
outcomes generated by the collective work of the 27 Centers, to inform
the development of a new public health preparedness education and
training cooperative agreement program, and to respond to data
inquiries made by CDC and other agencies of the federal government.
The CPHP Interview Instrument will be used to guide a telephone
interview process with key CPHP staff. Questions will gather
perceptions about the CPHP Program from the perspective of CPHP staff.
It is estimated that there will be a total of 81 respondents with an
estimated time for data collection of 90 minutes. The CPHP Customer/
Partner Survey Instrument will be used to gather information from
representatives of organizations that have received training or
technical assistance from the CPHP Program. It will be administered
electronically with an option for paper copy administration. It is
estimated that there will be one request per respondent and a total of
171 respondents with an estimated time for data collection of 20
minutes. The CPHP Customer/Partner Follow-Up Interview Instrument will
be used to gather more in-depth information on the same categories of
questions from the Survey Instrument. It is estimated that there will
be a total of 20 respondents with an estimated time for data collection
of 45 minutes. The annualized estimated burden hours are 193.5.
There are no costs to respondents except their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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CPHP PIs, PCs, and Evaluators. CPHP Interview 81 1 1.5 121.5
Instrument.
CPHP Customers and Partners... CPHP Customer/ 171 1 20/60 57
Partner Survey
Instrument.
CPHP Customers and Partners... CPHP Customer/ 20 1 45/60 15
Partner Follow-
Up Interview
Instrument.
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Dated: July 2, 2009.
Marilyn I. Radke,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-16225 Filed 7-8-09; 8:45 am]
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