[Federal Register: January 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 11)]
[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
[60Day-09-09AJ]
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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, 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
Centers for Public Health Preparedness Program Evaluation
Instruments,--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 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
assure learning has occurred.
CDC requests OMB approval for a period of one year to collect
information beginning in the summer 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 five data collection instruments to gather information
describing the program's processes and outcomes. These are: (1) Pre-
CPHP Interview Document Collection Protocol; (2) CPHP Interview
Instrument; (3) CPHP National Partner Interview Instrument (4) CPHP
State and Local Partner/Customer Survey Instrument; and (5) CPHP State
and Local Partner/Customer Interview Instrument. Collectively, these
instruments are needed in order to receive, 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 Pre-CPHP Interview Document Collection Protocol will be used by
CPHP grantees to guide collection and submission of existing documents.
The CPHP National Partner Interview Instrument will be used to guide a
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telephone interview process with key National Partners familiar with
the CPHP program. The categories of questions will be similar to the
CPHP Interview Instrument to gather information from the perspective of
National Partners. The CPHP State and Local Partner/Customer 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 135 respondents with an estimated
time for data collection of 30 minutes. The CPHP Partner/Customer
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 54 respondents with an
estimated time for data collection of 30 minutes.
There are no costs to respondents except their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response (in Total burden (in
respondents respondent hours) hours)
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Pre-CPHP Interview Document Collection 27 1 2 54
Protocol--CPHP staff...................
(2) CPHP Interview Instrument--CPHP 54 1 2 108
staff..................................
(3) CPHP National Partner Interview 10 1 2 20
Instrument.............................
(4) CPHP State and Local Partner/ 135 1 30/60 68
Customer Survey Instrument.............
(5) CPHP State and Local Partner/ 54 1 30/60 27
Customer Interview Instrument..........
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Total..................................................................................... 277
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Dated: January 8, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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