[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55266-55267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21876]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-46-02]


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) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Evaluability Assessment of the Rape Prevention and Education Grant 
Program--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 states public health needs are 
with regard to rape prevention and education. In order to effectively 
administer and collaboratively work with states 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. The 
estimated annualized burden is 427 hours.

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                                                                                      No. of       Avg. burden/
                           Instrument                                 No. of        responses/     response  (in
                                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)
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REP Grant Program Web Survey
    DOH RPE Coordinators........................................              59               1           45/60
    Coalition Directors.........................................              52               1           45/60
    Other Agency Reps...........................................              10               1           45/60
RPE Grant Program Site Visit Interview Guide
    DOH RPE Coordinators........................................              15               1      180/60 \*\
    Coalition Directors.........................................              13               1      180/60 \*\
    Other Agency Reps...........................................               4               1      180/60 \*\
RPE Grant Program Local Provider Focus Group Guide..............             120               1            240
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\*\ This time also includes time for a conference call with DOH RPE Coordinators and Sexual Assault Coalition
  Directors.



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    Dated: August 21, 2002.
Julie Fishman,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-21876 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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