[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 130 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32936-32937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16225]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-09-09AJ]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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

    Centers for Public Health Preparedness Program Evaluation--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

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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 ensure learning has occurred.
    CDC requests OMB approval for a period of one year to collect 
information beginning in the fall 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 three data collection instruments to gather 
information describing the program's processes and outcomes. These are: 
(1) CPHP Interview Instrument; (2) CPHP Customer/Partner Survey 
Instrument; and (3) CPHP Customer/Partner Follow-Up Interview 
Instrument. Collectively, these instruments are needed in order to 
gather, 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 CPHP Interview Instrument will be used to guide a telephone 
interview process with key CPHP staff. Questions will gather 
perceptions about the CPHP Program from the perspective of CPHP staff. 
It is estimated that there will be a total of 81 respondents with an 
estimated time for data collection of 90 minutes. The CPHP Customer/
Partner 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 
171 respondents with an estimated time for data collection of 20 
minutes. The CPHP Customer/Partner Follow-Up 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 20 respondents with an estimated time for data collection 
of 45 minutes. The annualized estimated burden hours are 193.5.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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CPHP PIs, PCs, and Evaluators.  CPHP Interview                81               1             1.5           121.5
                                 Instrument.
CPHP Customers and Partners...  CPHP Customer/               171               1           20/60              57
                                 Partner Survey
                                 Instrument.
CPHP Customers and Partners...  CPHP Customer/                20               1           45/60              15
                                 Partner Follow-
                                 Up Interview
                                 Instrument.
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    Dated: July 2, 2009.
Marilyn I. Radke,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-16225 Filed 7-8-09; 8:45 am]
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