[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 99 (Friday, May 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29310-29311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11278]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-35-04]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Assessment of Educational Materials and 
Information Distribution Systems--New--National Center for Infectious 
Diseases (NCID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    CDC, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of 
Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) provides public health prevention 
resources in the form of notices about adverse outcomes, and 
educational products and materials to assist healthcare personnel in 
monitoring and preventing infections, antimicrobial resistance, and 
other adverse events.
    The educational materials include slides sets, web-based 
information and instruction, posters, video conferences, and workbooks. 
The educational materials may be distributed through the Internet, 
postal mail, or electronic mail. The notices include important alerts 
about healthcare-associated disease outbreaks and clusters that may be 
of national importance. These notices are delivered through a voluntary 
Rapid Notification System e-mail subscriber list that can also rapidly 
gather information to assess the scope of these problems in U.S. 
healthcare facilities and target corrective actions or educational 
strategies.
    To ensure that these important functions are performed efficiently 
and provide the strongest public health benefit possible, CDC needs to 
assess their usability and develop strategies to improve quality. In 
addition, CDC will monitor its DHQP website and other distribution 
systems (e.g. electronic mail, postal mail) and conduct assessments. 
These assessments will

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enable CDC to better assist healthcare personnel in preventing 
infections, antimicrobial resistance, and other adverse events. Data 
will be collected using the Internet or printed forms. The estimated 
annualized burden is 4,855 hours.

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
                              Title                                 respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Assessment of Educational Materials.............................           3,125               1           10/60
Assessment of Web site..........................................          25,000               1           10/60
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs.................           1,000               1           10/60
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    Dated: May 10, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-11278 Filed 5-20-04; 8:45 am]
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