80 FR 8656 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 32 (February 18, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8656-8657]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-15-15NS]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility 
of government information, invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the below 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, call 404-639-7570 or send comments to Leroy A. 
Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an 
email to [email protected].
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval. 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; (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; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. Written comments should be received within 60 
days of this notice.

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Proposed Project

    CDC Prevention Status Reports: Non-Government User Satisfaction and 
Impact--New--Office for State, Tribal Local and Territorial Support 
(OSTLTS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In 2011, CDC Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden commissioned OSTLTS 
with creating and disseminating the Prevention Status Reports (PSRs). 
The PSRs highlight the status of public health policies and practices 
designed to prevent or reduce ten important public health problems and 
concerns, including Excessive Alcohol Use; Food Safety; Healthcare-
Associated Infections; Heart Disease and Stroke; HIV; Motor Vehicle 
Injuries, Nutrition; Physical Activity, and Obesity; Prescription Drug 
Overdose, Teen Pregnancy, and Tobacco Use.
    CDC is requesting a three-year approval for a generic clearance to 
conduct a one-time assessment of non-governmental recipients and users 
of the PSRs, to determine its reach, usefulness, and impact. The goal 
of the assessment is to determine the extent to which the PSRs support 
planning and decision-making about strategies to improve public health 
and lead to specific actions intended to increase the use of evidence-
based and expert-recommended public health policies and practices. 
Based on findings from the data collection, OSTLTS may make additional 
modifications to the PSRs, augment the PSRs with additional supporting 
products, and/or enhance communication and dissemination efforts. Data 
will be collected through a web-based questionnaire. An email 
invitation with a link to the online questionnaire will be sent to a 
convenience sample consisting of: (1) Randomly selected subscribers to 
PSR email updates and (2) staff from key non-governmental partner 
organizations that were targeted by CDC for the initial public 
dissemination of the PSRs in January 2014. The invitation will be sent 
to a total of 1,995 potential respondents.
    Prior assessments of the PSRs have been conducted of governmental 
staff only. Non-government staffs are also critical stakeholders and 
users of the PSRs. Their input is necessary to ensure a complete and 
accurate assessment of the PSRs from the perspective of all potential 
users.
    Assessment data will ultimately be used to understand the extent 
PSR recipients report that they are satisfied with the quality of the 
PSRs and actions they are taking to advance evidence-based and expert-
recommended policies and practices due to the PSRs. For example, it is 
unknown to what extent the PSRs are being used to support planning and 
decision-making about public health priorities and whether or not 
modifications would make them more useful. Findings will also be used 
to develop manuscripts to submit for publication in peer-reviewed 
journals focused on assessment and public health practice. For example, 
user descriptions of how the PSRs are being used effectively to 
stimulate efforts to improve public health policies and practices would 
be important information to share with the public health field. There 
is no cost to participants other than their time. The estimated 
annualized burden hours for this data collection activity are 499 
hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Avgerage
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response (in      (in hrs.)
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Non-government PSR recipients.  PSR Online                 1,995               1           15/60             499
                                 Assessment.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             499
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-03247 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am]
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