[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50775-50776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21515]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-111]


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) 498-1210.
    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. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, 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: Prevention Research Center Information System--
New --National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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    The Prevention Research Center Information System will collect in 
electronic format: (a) Data needed to measure progress toward, or 
achievement of, newly developed performance indicators, (b) information 
on Prevention Research Centers that is currently being reported in 
hard-copy documents, and (c) data on research projects that are 
currently submitted electronically via a spreadsheet.
    In 1984, Congress passed Public Law 98-551 directing the Department 
of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to establish Centers for Research 
and Development of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. In 1986, 
CDC was given lead responsibility for this program, referred to now as 
the Prevention Research Centers program. Currently, CDC provides 
funding to 28 Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) selected through 
competitive peer review process and managed as CDC cooperative 
agreements. Awards are made for five (5) years and may be renewed 
through a competitive RFA process. PRCs (which can be housed in a 
school of public health, medicine, or osteopathy) conduct multi-
disciplinary, community-based, outcomes-oriented research on a broad 
range of topics related to health promotion and disease prevention.
    In spring 2003, CDC published RFA 04003 (FY20004-20009) 
for the Prevention Research Centers program. The RFA introduces a set 
of performance indicators that have developed collaboratively with the 
PRCs and other program stakeholders and are consistent with federal 
requirements that all agencies, in response to the Government 
Performance and Results Act of 1993, prepare performance plans and 
collect program-specific performance measures.
    An Internet-based information system will allow CDC to monitor, and 
report on, PRC activities more efficiently. Data reported to CDC 
through the PRC information system will be used by CDC to identify 
training and technical assistance needs, monitor compliance with 
cooperative agreement requirements, evaluate the progress made in 
achieving center-specific goals, and obtain information needed to 
respond to Congressional and other inquiries regarding program 
activities and effectiveness.
    There are no costs to respondents.

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                                                                      No. of      Average burden
                   Respondents                        No. of       responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Clerical........................................              28               2          164/60             153
Directors.......................................              28               2           90/60              84
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             237
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    Dated: August 18, 2003.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-21515 Filed 8-21-03; 8:45 am]
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