[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 149 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45010-45011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17601]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-08BI]


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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, 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 National Youth Violence Prevention Resource 
Center (NYVPRC)--New--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 
(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The origin of the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource 
Center (NYVPRC) is woven into the federal response to the Columbine 
High School shootings in 1999. As the Nation took a broad look at the 
issue of violence occurring in school settings, it became clear that 
violence among adolescents stretched far beyond the walls of 
educational institutions and presented a complex threatening public 
health concern requiring a comprehensive response. To that end, the 
White House established the Council on Youth Violence in October 1999 
to coordinate youth violence prevention activities of all federal 
agencies. The Council, in collaboration with CDC and other federal 
agencies, directed the development of NYVPRC to serve as a user-
friendly, single point of entry to potentially life-saving information 
about youth violence prevention.
    Since 1999, a substantial body of evidence has evolved to support 
the belief that youth violence can be prevented through the 
comprehensive, systematic application of effective approaches. A better 
understanding of the key influencers on the prevention of youth 
violence has emerged.1 2 3 Armed with this greater 
understanding, the NYVPRC's role has been refocused to better position 
it to respond to emerging needs.
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    \1\ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1999). Ten 
great public health achievements--United States, 1900-1999. 
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 48, 241-243.
    \2\ Mercy, J. A., Rosenberg, M. L., Powell, K. E., Broome, C. 
V., & Roper, W. L. (1993). Public health policy for preventing 
violence. Health Affairs, 12, 7-26.
    \3\ Mercy J, Butchart A, Farrington D, Cerd[aacute] M. Youth 
violence. In: Krug E, Dahlberg LL, Mercy JA, Zwi AB, Lozano R, 
editors. The World Report on Violence and Health. Geneva 
(Switzerland): World Health Organization; 2002. p. 25-56.
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    This project will evaluate a pilot implementation of the revised 
NYVPRC Web site. The revised Web site will target local government and 
community leaders with youth violence-related online training, 
information resources and community workspace to build and sustain 
comprehensive, community-wide prevention efforts. The objectives of the 
NYVPRC pilot project are to determine (1) the usefulness and 
favorability of the online training, information resources and 
community workspaces, (2) the reach of targeted promotional efforts, 
and (3) progress made on short term outcomes. Four data collection 
tools will be used to measure these objectives: (1) User feedback 
surveys, (2) training surveys, (3) implementation interviews and (4) 
coalition capacity surveys.
    User feedback surveys will elicit responses from users at various 
points on the NYVPRC Web site by inviting them via a pop-up window to 
complete an online survey that will take 5 minutes to complete. All 
questions will be closed-ended and intended to gather feedback on 
customer satisfaction regarding the various Web site functions. It is 
expected that each set of data will be collected from up to 15 
different groups of individuals over a three year period. For each 
group, the response period will continue until a pre-determined number 
of surveys has been met therefore an 80 percent response rate is not a 
goal. The sample will not be representative of the entire population.
    The training surveys will be conducted during the online training 
available through the Web site to assess satisfaction with and 
knowledge gained from the training. The training survey questions will 
be woven into three training modules that will be hosted on the Web 
site. Data will be collected electronically and, in total, the survey 
will take 15 minutes to complete.
    Implementation interviews and coalition capacity surveys will be 
required as a criteria for participation in the pilot. The 
implementation interviews will be conducted with all coalition leaders 
invited to participate

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in the pilot project. Interviews will be conducted by phone using open-
ended questions to determine coalition strengths, weaknesses, and 
barriers to coalition building and strategic planning efforts. Each 
interview will take 30 minutes. The capacity building surveys will be 
conducted with all members of the pilot project coalitions. These 
surveys will determine changes in the capacity of partner organizations 
associated with pilot coalitions and are expected to take 30 minutes to 
complete. The implementation interviews and coalition capacity surveys 
will be conducted at the beginning of the pilot period as a baseline 
measure and again at the end of the 12-month pilot period. The baseline 
information will assist CDC in tailoring technical assistance that 
might be required by the pilot communities. The evaluation will then 
utilize these baseline measures along with the information collected 
during the pilot to assess the Web site's success at supporting the 
development of community-wide youth violence prevention coalitions and 
subsequent strategic planning.
    The pre-post research design of the evaluation will aid CDC in 
assessing the changes in knowledge, attitudes, and resource capacity 
associated with the NYVPRC Web site and will inform revision of the Web 
site materials for a future nationwide launch. There is no cost to 
respondents for any of these surveys.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents   responses  per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                     respondent       hours)
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Online Training Survey..........................             400               1           15/60             100
User Feedback Survey............................            1000               1            5/60              83
Partner Survey..................................             120               2           30/60             120
Coalition Capacity Survey.......................              50               2           30/60              50
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             353
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    Dated: July 24, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-17601 Filed 7-31-08; 8:45 am]
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