[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 62 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14991-14992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7413]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-09-08BI]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 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. Armed with this greater understanding, the 
NYVPRC's role has been refocused to better position it to respond to 
emerging needs.
    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.
    The user feedback surveys will elicit feedback from users at 
various points on the NYVPRC Web site. The training surveys will be 
conducted during the online training available through the Web site. 
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 
following 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 participation.
    The total estimated annualized burden hours are 353.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of     Avg. burden/
               Type of respondent                    Form name       Number of      responses/     response  (in
                                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)
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General Public, coalition members, coalition              Online             400               1           15/60
 leaders........................................        Training
                                                          Survey
General Public, coalition members, coalition       User Feedback            1000               1            5/60
 leaders........................................          Survey
Coalition Members...............................       Coalition             120               2           30/60
                                                   Member Survey

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Coalition Leaders...............................       Coalition              50               2           30/60
                                                          Leader
                                                      Interviews
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    Dated: March 27, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-7413 Filed 4-1-09; 8:45 am]
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