[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 237 (Monday, December 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63709-63710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30395]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-02-15]


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 the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    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

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or other forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda 
Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, 
MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 
60 days of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Evaluation of Block Grants for Rape Prevention 
and Education--New--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 
(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Rape 
Prevention and Education (RPE) Grant Program strengthens violence 
against women prevention efforts by supporting increased awareness, 
education and training, and the operation of hotlines. The purpose of 
this program is to award formula grants to States and Territories to be 
used for RPE programs conducted by rape crisis centers, state sexual 
assault coalitions, and other public and private nonprofit entities.
    Although the Rape Prevention and Education program has been funded 
since 1996 little is known about how the funds are allocated and 
utilized in each state and what each state's public health needs are 
with regard to rape prevention and education. In order to effectively 
administer and collaboratively work with state's to enhance the 
utilization of these funds, the CDC needs to know how these funds are 
allocated, what activities are being conducted with these funds and the 
kinds of data they are collecting. The primary objectives of this study 
are to:
    1. Document the intended goals and objectives of the RPE program as 
it relates to the activities of state health departments and sexual 
assault coalitions, from the perspective of various stakeholder levels 
(e.g., National, state and local); 2. Assess the allocation mechanisms, 
uses, and impact of the funds for RPE as they relate to these 
documented intentions; and, 3. Assess public health needs of states and 
local programs in terms of knowledge, skills, resources, and barriers 
to effective implementation.
    To meet these objectives, a variety of data collection tasks will 
be employed. A critical review of the published literature and related 
materials pertaining to the monies for RPE will be conducted to provide 
guidance for the survey instrument development. Two e-mail surveys will 
be conducted: One with the state health department RPE coordinators and 
the other with sexual assault coalition directors. Each survey 
instrument will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Site visits 
will be conducted with a sample of 15 sites to obtain more detailed 
information about the RPE programs and the current systems in place. 
Sites will be purposefully selected to maximize variability and 
interviews will be conducted with both the state health department RPE 
coordinators and the state sexual assault coalition directors. There is 
no cost to the respondent.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response (in    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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State Health Department RPE Coordinators........              59               1           30/60              30
State Sexual Assault Coalition Directors........              59               1           30/60              30
State Health Department RPE Coordinators........              15               1               3              45
State Sexual Assault Coalition Directors........              15               1               3              45
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             150
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    Dated: December 3, 2001.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-30395 Filed 12-7-01; 8:45 am]
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