[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3047-3048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-889]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-09-09AJ]


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

    Centers for Public Health Preparedness Program Evaluation 
Instruments,--New--Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness & 
Emergency Response (COTPER), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Under the Authority of Sections 301(a) and 317(k)(2) of Public 
Health Service Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is 
responsible for administering and monitoring the Centers for Public 
Health Preparedness (CPHP) Program. The purpose of the CPHP Program is 
to strengthen terrorism and emergency preparedness by linking academic 
expertise to state and local health agency needs. The program brings 
together colleges and universities with a common focus on public health 
preparedness to establish a national network of education and training 
resources. Of these institutions, 27 are accredited Schools of Public 
Health funded through a five-year Cooperative Agreement for years 2004-
2009. This program addresses the public health goals described in ``A 
National Strategy for Terrorism Preparedness and Response: 2003-2008 
Strategic Plan'', specifically Imperative Five, a Competent and 
Sustainable Workforce. Critical objectives under this Imperative are 
to: (1) Increase the number and type of professionals that comprise a 
preparedness and response workforce; (2) deliver certification and 
competency-based training and education; (3) recruit and retain the 
highest quality workforce; and (4) evaluate the impact of training to 
assure learning has occurred.
    CDC requests OMB approval for a period of one year to collect 
information beginning in the summer of 2009. CDC is undertaking a 
summative evaluation of the CPHP Program encompassing the period of the 
current Cooperative Agreement. In order to complete this evaluation, 
CDC is proposing five data collection instruments to gather information 
describing the program's processes and outcomes. These are: (1) Pre-
CPHP Interview Document Collection Protocol; (2) CPHP Interview 
Instrument; (3) CPHP National Partner Interview Instrument (4) CPHP 
State and Local Partner/Customer Survey Instrument; and (5) CPHP State 
and Local Partner/Customer Interview Instrument. Collectively, these 
instruments are needed in order to receive, process, aggregate, 
evaluate, and disseminate CPHP program information. The information 
will be used by CDC to document progress toward meeting established 
program goals and objectives; to evaluate outcomes generated by the 
collective work of the 27 Centers; to inform the development of a new 
public health preparedness education and training cooperative agreement 
program; and to respond to data inquiries made by CDC and other 
agencies of the federal government.
    The Pre-CPHP Interview Document Collection Protocol will be used by 
CPHP grantees to guide collection and submission of existing documents. 
The CPHP National Partner Interview Instrument will be used to guide a

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telephone interview process with key National Partners familiar with 
the CPHP program. The categories of questions will be similar to the 
CPHP Interview Instrument to gather information from the perspective of 
National Partners. The CPHP State and Local Partner/Customer Survey 
Instrument will be used to gather information from representatives of 
organizations that have received training or technical assistance from 
the CPHP Program. It will be administered electronically with an option 
for paper copy administration. It is estimated that there will be one 
request per respondent and a total of 135 respondents with an estimated 
time for data collection of 30 minutes. The CPHP Partner/Customer 
Interview Instrument will be used to gather more in-depth information 
on the same categories of questions from the Survey Instrument. It is 
estimated that there will be a total of 54 respondents with an 
estimated time for data collection of 30 minutes.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                Number of      Average burden
               Respondents                    Number of       responses per   per response (in  Total burden (in
                                             respondents       respondent          hours)            hours)
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Pre-CPHP Interview Document Collection                  27                 1                 2                54
 Protocol--CPHP staff...................
(2) CPHP Interview Instrument--CPHP                     54                 1                 2               108
 staff..................................
(3) CPHP National Partner Interview                     10                 1                 2                20
 Instrument.............................
(4) CPHP State and Local Partner/                      135                 1             30/60                68
 Customer Survey Instrument.............
(5) CPHP State and Local Partner/                       54                 1             30/60                27
 Customer Interview Instrument..........
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    Total.....................................................................................               277
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    Dated: January 8, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E9-889 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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