[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65356-65357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26696]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-11-0768]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Act

    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, Ph.D., CDC 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

    The Outcomes Data Collection of the National Prevention Information 
Network, (OMB No. 0920-0768 Exp: 3/31/2011)--Extension with change--
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention 
(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    NCHHSTP has the primary responsibility within the CDC and the U.S. 
Public Health Service for the prevention and control of HIV infection, 
viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis 
(TB), as well as for community-based HIV prevention activities, 
syphilis, and TB elimination programs. NPIN serves as the U.S. 
reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/
AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB, supporting NCHHSTP's mission to 
link Americans to prevention, education, and care services. NPIN is a 
critical member of the network of government agencies, community 
organizations, businesses, health professionals, educators, and human 
services providers that educate the American public about the grave 
threat to public health posed by HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and 
TB. NPIN provides the most comprehensive listing of HIV/AIDS, viral 
hepatitis, STD, and TB resources and services for prevention partners 
and the American public throughout the country and makes it available 
on the NPIN Web site. More than 29 million hits to the Web site are 
recorded annually.
    To accomplish CDC's goal of consistently improving NPIN's Web site, 
and NPIN's other products and services, and meet the ever-growing needs 
of the the prevention professionals, prevention partners, and the 
general public, it is necessary to collect feedback from visitors to 
the NPIN Web site and the users of NPIN's products and services on an 
on-going basis. Every effort has been made to minimize the burden on 
prevention professionals and the general public.
    This request is for 3-years. The evaluation will be accomplished by 
survey data collection from two groups--users of the NPIN Web site and 
users of NPIN products and services. Respondents for each survey will 
include representatives from government agencies, community-based 
organizations, advocacy organizations, various other organizations 
involved in the prevention and/or treatment of HIV/AIDS, STDs, TB, and/
or viral hepatitis, and the general public. The NPIN Web site user 
survey will be conducted on an ongoing basis via the Web site and a 
blast e-mail reminder will be sent out annually. The NPIN products and 
services user survey will be conducted on a bi-annual basis with a 
blast e-mail sent out every 6 months. When appropriate, NPIN will 
distribute the surveys at conferences and via social networks. Some of 
the NPIN Web site user surveys and the NPIN products and services 
surveys will be conducted over the phone as needed, which will be kept 
to an absolute minimum.
    The information collected from the surveys is not intended to 
provide statistical data for publication. The purpose of this activity 
is solely to obtain user feedback that will help identify opportunities 
to improve the services and products provided to the public by NPIN and 
to ultimately allow NPIN to fulfill its mission. Approval of this 
information collection request will allow PIN to acquire accurate, up-
to-date information from users of the NPIN Web site, and other products 
and services on a regular basis and in a timely manner. This data 
collection will also help the NPIN team to identify the service needs 
of NPIN users and implement new features to meet those needs. The data 
collected will help to

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identify the strengths and weaknesses of the NPIN Web site, and other 
products and services. This process also ensures collecting data using 
a consistent format and complies with requirements under the Public 
Health Service Act, Executive Order 12862, and GPRA. Ultimately, the 
data collected will enable the NPIN team to provide the highest quality 
products and services to NPIN users.
    Without this information collection, CDC will be hampered in 
successfully carrying out its mission of providing quality products and 
services to populations served. Failure to continue with the data 
collection effort would compromise efforts to meet the legislative 
requirement of being as responsive as possible to the public who 
consistently seek information about the prevention and treatment of 
HIV/AIDS, STDS, TB, and viral hepatitis. Moreover, it would diminish 
NPIN's value to the public in terms of usability and credibility as a 
comprehensive Federal information and education resource. There is no 
cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                    Form name                       respondents    responses per   response (in     (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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NPIN Web site User Survey.......................             500               1           15/60             125
Online NPIN Products and Services User Survey...             475               2           13/60             206
NPIN Products and Services, Phone User Survey...              25               2           13/60              11
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    Total.......................................            1000               5  ..............             342
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    Dated: October 18, 2010.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-26696 Filed 10-21-10; 8:45 am]
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