[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 13 (Monday, January 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2697-2698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-773]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-07AF]


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 Joan F. Karr, CDC Acting 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

    Evaluation of the Safe Dates Project--New--National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The specific aims of this study are to describe the implementation 
and drivers of implementation of the Safe Dates program (implementation 
evaluation); to evaluate its impact on desired outcomes, including 
prevention of and reduction in dating violence victimization and 
perpetration (including psychological abuse, stalking, physical 
violence, and sexual violence) among ninth-grade students (experimental 
effectiveness evaluation); and to evaluate its cost-effectiveness, 
including cost-utility (cost evaluation). The evaluation will require 
participation from staff and students at 54 schools (18 treatment 
schools receiving the Safe Dates program with teacher training and 
observation, 18 treatment schools receiving the Safe Dates program 
without teacher training and observation, and 18 control schools not 
receiving the Safe Dates program).
    Implementation evaluation data will be collected primarily through 
Web questionnaires completed by principals, school prevention 
coordinators, and teachers delivering the program; effectiveness 
evaluation data will be collected via classroom scannable forms with 
ninth-graders who attend treatment or control schools; and cost 
evaluation data will be collected via a Web survey of teachers 
delivering the program who receive training and observation. High 
schools that agree to participation will be matched into sets of three.
    Characteristics that will be considered in the matching process 
include demographics and urban/rural county

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type. Large schools will be given the option to invite a census of 
ninth grade students to participate in the study or to invite a subset 
of ninth grade students (in certain classes) to participate. Schools 
within a set of three will be matched on census versus subset selection 
of ninth graders to ensure that all schools in a set use the same 
selection process. Eighteen matched sets of three schools will be 
selected. One school from each matched set will be assigned randomly 
either to receive the Safe Dates program with teacher training and 
observation, to receive the Safe Dates program without teacher training 
and observation, or to serve as a control group.
    Approximately 10,158 students at the 54 schools will complete a 
baseline effectiveness evaluation scannable survey. During the 
classroom-administered survey, information will be collected from 
students about how they feel about dating, communicating with a dating 
partner, and attitudes and behaviors related to violence, including 
violence between preteen and teen dating couples. Informed written 
consent from parents for their child's participation and informed 
written assent from ninth graders for their own participation will be 
obtained. During Web surveys, school staff will be asked about 
implementation and costs of the Safe Dates program.
    Effectiveness evaluation baseline data collection will span the 
period from October to November 2007, and follow-up data collection 
will occur during January and February 2009. Assuming an 80 percent 
response rate at follow-up, it is anticipated that a total of 8,126 
students will complete follow-up effectiveness evaluation surveys.
    To evaluate the implementation and implementation drivers of the 
program, principals and prevention coordinators at all 54 schools will 
be asked to complete a series of Web surveys from October 2007 to 
February 2009. Assuming a 91 percent response rate for all school staff 
surveys, it is anticipated that 48 principals and 48 prevention 
coordinators will complete baseline implementation questionnaires, 32 
principals and 32 prevention coordinators at treatment schools will 
complete mid-implementation questionnaires, 48 principals will complete 
end-of-school year implementation questionnaires, and 48 prevention 
coordinators will complete follow-up implementation questionnaires. In 
addition, 97 teachers at treatment schools will complete Web baseline 
implementation questionnaires, 48 teachers at treatment schools 
receiving training and observation will complete cost questionnaires, 
and 97 teachers at treatment schools will complete two mid-
implementation questionnaires each. Students at treatment schools 
(n=5,417) will also complete two mid-implementation questionnaires 
each.
    It is anticipated that study results will be used to determine the 
Safe Dates program's effectiveness, economic and time costs, cost-
effectiveness, cost-utility, feasibility of implementation, 
dissemination facilitators, and needed improvements for implementation 
with fidelity.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate 
in the interview.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                              Number of        Responses/                        Total response
             Instrument name                 respondents       respondent      Hours/response    burden  (Hours)
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Student effectiveness baseline survey...            10,158                 1             50/60             8,465
Principal baseline implementation survey                48                 1             10/60                 8
Prevention coordinator baseline                         48                 1             10/60                 8
 implementation survey..................
Teacher baseline implementation survey..                97                 1             10/60                16
Principal mid-implementation survey.....                32                 1             10/60                 5
Prevention coordinator mid-                             32                 1             15/60                 8
 implementation survey..................
Teacher cost survey.....................                48                11             20/60               176
First teacher mid-implementation survey.                97                 2             15/60                48
Second teacher mid-implementation survey                97                 2             15/60                48
First student mid-implementation survey.             5,417                 2             25/60             4,514
Second student mid-implementation survey             5,417                 2             25/60             4,514
Principal end-of-school-year                            48                 1             10/60                 8
 implementation survey..................
Student effectiveness follow-up survey..             8,126                 1             50/60             6,772
Prevention coordinator follow-up                        48                 1             10/60                 8
 implementation survey..................
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    Total...............................            29,713  ................  ................            24,598
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    Dated: January 11, 2007.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-773 Filed 1-19-07; 8:45 am]
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