[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 122 (Monday, June 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36347-36348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10027]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-06BH]


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 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Performance Measures of the Cooperative Agreement Readiness 
Assessment Tool (CARAT) for the CDC Division of State and Local 
Readiness (DSLR)--New--Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness 
and Emergency Response (COTPER), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CARAT is a program performance monitoring tool developed by 
DSLR's Outcome Monitoring and Evaluation Branch in cooperation with CDC 
subject matter experts and external partners. The nomenclature to 
differentiate CARAT's data collection (reporting) periods is: CARAT-
Annual, CARAT-Semi-annual, and CARAT-Quarterly. CARAT-Semi-annual and 
CARAT-Quarterly are independent subsets of CARAT-Annual reports. 
Specifically, the data collected will be used to monitor grantees' 
performance as it relates to the goals and intent of the cooperative 
agreement, and to determine the technical assistance that may be 
needed, specific to each grantee. Additionally, the data will be used 
to report the program's readiness status as well as prepare individual 
and aggregate readiness reports for: Congress, State departments, 
Federal agencies and officials as necessary.
    Cooperative agreement recipients will report their data to the 
Division of State and Local Readiness in the Center for Terrorism 
Preparedness and Emergency Response at CDC through the State and Local 
Preparedness Program Management Information System (SLPPMIS). This 
system uses a secure web browser-based technology for data entry and 
data management. The data will be collected and entered by 
administrative/management personnel from each cooperative agreement 
recipient. The table below shows the estimated annual burden in hours 
to collect and report data. There is no cost to the respondents other 
than their time.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of      Burden per
                      Title                          Number of      responses/     response (in    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)          (hours)
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DSLR-SLPMISS Application/Annual Survey..........              62               1              23            1426
DSLR-SLPMISS Application/Semi-annual Survey (1                62               1              18            1116
 per year) *....................................
DSLR-SLPMISS Application/Quarterly Survey (4 per              62               4               4             992
 year)..........................................
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            3534
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* Once per year between the annual survey.


    Dated: June 20, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-10027 Filed 6-23-06; 8:45 am]
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