[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50331-50332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19728]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-08-08BM]


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

    An Examination of the Implementation of the Safe Dates Program 
Under Naturalistic Conditions--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 conduct a survey that will 
allow for a greater understanding of the implementation of the Safe 
Dates program in a real-world context among parties that purchase the 
curriculum directly from the publisher (Hazelden Foundation), to 
describe circumstances leading up to the purchase decision, to examine 
the extent to which the program is implemented as designed and tested 
(i.e., with fidelity), and to identify circumstances that support or 
hinder high-fidelity implementation of this evidence-based dating 
violence prevention program. The proposed study presents a unique 
opportunity to directly gather information from curriculum purchasers 
and program implementers who typically are not involved in 
implementation research but who are likely to represent real-world 
implementers of evidence-based curricula.
    There is an increasing trend for publishing houses to buy the 
rights to evidence-based curricula directly from the developer. 
However, little information exists to determine whether or not those 
who purchase the curricula implement it as intended. If not, then 
program benefits may not be achieved. This project will allow CDC to 
determine whether or not one evidence-based program, Safe Dates, is 
implemented as intended, and will inform CDC's efforts to facilitate 
the widespread but effective implementation of evidence-based 
curricula.
    With support from the publishing company, the investigation will 
seek participation from an estimated 1,000 organizations and/or 
individuals who purchased the curriculum and who know about how it was 
implemented. A particular focus will be placed on investigating the 
extent to which the program, which includes 9 classroom sessions, a 
play, and a poster contest, was implemented with fidelity. This is 
important given that there is no evidence of program effectiveness if 
less than the full curriculum is delivered.
    All data will be collected through Web-based questionnaires. The 
design of these questionnaires is informed by a theoretical model 
grounded in the organizational behavior, psychology and healthcare 
planning literatures that illuminates factors and processes expected to 
impact the decision to implement evidence-based programs and, also, the 
extent to which these programs are implemented with fidelity. 
Consequently, items included in the Web questionnaires are adapted from 
existing scales with known reliability. The questionnaires will include 
a section on characteristics of the purchasing organization, factors 
that lead to the decision to purchase the curriculum, and questions 
related to whether the program was implemented as intended.
    A snowball sampling technique will be used to recruit survey 
respondents. First, an initial letter on CDC letterhead will be sent by 
the publisher to roughly 1,000 individuals known to have purchased the 
curriculum. This information is available from a mailing list kept by 
the publisher. Second, individuals on the mailing list will be asked to 
complete the survey and to provide contact information for other 
individuals known to have implemented the curriculum. And third, these 
individuals will be asked to complete the survey and provide other 
relevant contacts. The survey and lead letter will state on the opening 
screen that participation in the study is voluntary. Informed consent 
will be obtained from all participants prior to completing the surveys.
    Roughly 1,000 lead letters will be mailed and it is expected 500 
surveys will be completed.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time to complete 
surveys.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                 Estimated        Number of      Average burden  Estimated total
                 Respondents                     number of      responses per     per response      burden (in
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)         hours)
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Web-survey..................................             500                1            27/60              225
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    Total...................................  ...............  ...............  ...............             225
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    Dated: August 18, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-19728 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]
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