[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12845-12847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5080]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Announcement of Requirements and Registration for Surgeon 
General's (SG) Youth Video Contest

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

    Award Approving Official: Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Administrator, Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the 
launch of the Surgeon General's (SG) Youth Video Contest. This contest 
is sponsored by CDC in conjunction with the Office of the Surgeon 
General, HHS. This contest has been designed to engage youth and young 
adults in developing original videos in conjunction with the launch of 
the 2012 Surgeon General's Report, ``Preventing Tobacco Use among Youth 
and Young Adults.'' Specifically, the contest will engage youth and 
young people in considering how tobacco use impacts their health, how 
the tobacco industry reaches youth through marketing, and other 
tobacco-related influences.

DATES: The contest will be launched on March 8, 2012 during a news 
conference. Other important contest-related dates:

 Video Submission Begins: 12 p.m., EDT, March 8, 2012
 Submission Period Ends: 11:59 p.m., EDT, April 20, 2012
 Judging Process for Initial Entries Begins (internal): 12:01 
a.m., EDT, April 21, 2012
 Judging Process for Initial Entries Ends (internal): 12 p.m., 
EDT, May 7, 2012
 Judging Process/Voting for Finalists Begins (external): 12 
p.m., EDT, May 8, 2012
 Judging Process/Voting for Finalists Ends: 11:59 p.m., EDT, 
May 24, 2012
 Winners Notified: Week of May 28, 2012

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H. Amy Rowland, BA, MSc., National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS-K50, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30341-3724; phone: (770) 488-5709; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Subject of SG Video Competition: Entrants are asked to submit short 
videos (up to 2 minutes in length) using one or more key SG Report 
findings and use or include the official SGR findings Web site.
    Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition:
    To be eligible to win a prize under this contest, an individual or 
entity shall have complied with all the requirements under this 
section.
    An individual or entity shall not be deemed ineligible because the 
individual or entity used Federal facilities or consulted with Federal 
employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made 
available to all individuals and entities participating in the 
competition on an equitable basis.

The Contest Has Two (2), Age-Based Categories and Two (2) Language 
Categories, English and Spanish

     The first age-based category is open to U.S. middle and 
high school students aged 14-18 at the time of entry. If the 
Contestant/Submitter is under eighteen (18) years of age at the time of 
entry, the Contestant/Submitter must have permission from a parent or 
guardian. Contestants/Submitters must also have all the necessary 
permissions for individuals heard and/or seen on the submitted video. 
The permission of the parent or guardian of each person under the age 
of 18 who is seen or heard in

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the video is also required. All individual submissions in the 18 and 
under category must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents to be 
eligible.
     The second, aged-based category is for young adults aged 
18-24; these individuals must be citizens or permanent residents of the 
United States.
     Both age-based categories will be allowed to submit 
individual and group or team entries to ensure access to resources and 
technology that may be available to them at the institutional (i.e., 
schools) level, in addition to any at home.
    English and Spanish language submissions in both age-based 
categories will be judged by separate panels and will be considered 
eligible for contest awards if they meet the aforementioned criteria.
    A Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of his 
or her employment is not eligible to participate. Federal employees 
seeking to participate in this contest outside the scope of their 
employment should consult their ethics official prior to developing 
their submission. Employees of the CDC and the judges or any other 
company or individual involved in the design, production, execution, or 
distribution of the Contest and their immediate family (spouse, parents 
and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and step-
children) and household members (people who share the same residence at 
least three months out of the year) are not eligible to participate.
    Regarding Liability and Indemnification:
    By participating in this competition, Contestants agree to assume 
any and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and 
its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any 
injury, death, damage or loss of property, revenue or profits, whether 
direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from participation in this 
contest, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through 
negligence or otherwise. By participating in this competition, 
Contestants agree to indemnify the Federal Government against third 
party claims for damages arising from or related to contest activities.
    Regarding Insurances:
    Contestants must obtain liability insurance or demonstrate 
financial responsibility in the amount of $0.00 for claims by: (1) A 
third party for death, bodily injury, or property damage, or loss 
resulting from an activity carried out in connection with participation 
in a competition, with the Federal Government named as an additional 
insured under the registered contestant's insurance policy and 
registered contestants agreeing to indemnify the Federal Government 
against third party claims for damages arising from or related to 
competition activities; and (2) the Federal Government for damage or 
loss to Government property resulting from such an activity. 
Contestants who are a group must obtain insurance or demonstrate 
financial responsibility for all members of the group.
    Regarding Copyright/Intellectual Property:
    Contestant(s) warrants that he or she is the sole author and owner 
of the contest Submission, and that the contest Submission completely 
originates with the Contestant, that it does not infringe upon any 
copyright or any other rights of any third party of which Contestant(s) 
is aware, and is free of malware, e.g., Contestant cannot submit 
material that he or she did not create and is not the owner of, the 
Contestant cannot take material from any other source.
    Submission Rights:
    By participating in this contest, each Contestant grants the CDC an 
irrevocable, paid-up, royalty-free nonexclusive worldwide license to 
post, link to, share, and display public the video on the Web, for the 
purpose of the Contest, during the duration of the Contest, and for a 
period of one year following announcement of the winners. Submissions 
will be made available free of charge to the public by CDC including, 
but not limited to, on CDC/OSH's YouTube playlist throughout the 
contest. CDC also reserves the right to make all submitted videos 
available for partners and local access stations to feature winners or 
local contestants. Contestants will retain intellectual property rights 
of their Submissions.
    Registration Process for Participants:
    Interested persons should read the Official Rules posted on 
Challenge.gov. Contestants will submit their content through the 
Challenge.gov Web site. All submissions will be reviewed by CDC to 
confirm eligibility based on the contest rules prior to being 
transferred to CDC's YouTube channel for public voting. Registration is 
free and can be completed anytime during the Initial Submission Period, 
March 8 to April 20, 2012.
    Amount of the Prize:
    There will be a $1,000 grand prize and three $500.00 runner-up 
prizes, for a total of $10,000 divided evenly between the middle/high 
school contest (English and Spanish categories) and the college contest 
(English and Spanish categories), a total of four prizes for each age-
based group.
    Payment of the Prize:
    Payment of prize money will be paid directly to winners by ICF 
Macro, Inc., an ICF International company under contract to and on 
behalf of HHS. Payment will be made by check and may be subject to 
Federal income taxes. ICF Macro will comply with the Internal Revenue 
Service withholding and reporting requirements, where applicable.
    Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected:
    In conjunction with the launch of the new SG Report, the Surgeon 
General will be releasing a Consumer Piece in English and in Spanish 
that will summarize the key messages and recommendations from the full 
report. English and Spanish language contestants in both age categories 
will be encouraged to use the Consumer Piece as a guide for writing key 
health messages into their videos. Submissions will be judged on the 
best use and depiction of key messages and recommendations from the 
English and Spanish language Consumer Pieces. Only submissions in 
English and Spanish in both age-categories will be eligible for the 
judging.
    Additional Information:
    The Video must be 120 seconds or less in length and must be 
submitted through www.challenge.gov. The Video must not have visual or 
verbal mention of any Web sites other than CDC's Smoking & Tobacco Use 
Web site (www.cdc.gov/tobacco) or SG Web site (www.surgeongeneral.gov).
    Videos should not include endorsements of private products, 
services, or enterprises. Videos containing profane language, violence 
or weapons, sexually explicit content, or personal attacks will not be 
considered. Videos containing material that is obscene, offensive, or 
slanderous will not be considered. Videos containing material that 
promotes bigotry, racism, or harm against any group or individual or 
promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, 
disability, sexual orientation, or age will not be considered.
    Compliance With Rules and Contacting Contest Winners:
    Finalists and the Contest Winners must comply with all terms and 
conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon 
fulfilling all requirements herein. The initial finalists will be 
notified by email, telephone, or mail after the date of the judging. 
Awards may be subject to Federal income taxes, and the Department of 
Health and Human Services will comply

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with the Internal Revenue Service withholding and reporting 
requirements, where applicable.
    Privacy:
    If Contestants choose to provide the CDC with personal information 
by registering or filling out the submission form through the 
Challenge.gov Web site, that information is used to respond to 
Contestants in matters regarding their submission, announcements of 
entrants, finalists, and winners of the Contest. Information is not 
collected for commercial marketing. Winners are permitted to cite that 
they won this contest.
    General Conditions:
    The CDC reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the 
Contest, or any part of it, for any reason, at CDC's sole discretion.

Participation in This Contest Constitutes a Contestant's Full and 
Unconditional Agreement To Abide by the Contest's Official Rules Found 
at www.Challenge.gov.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 3719.

    Dated: February 23, 2012.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-5080 Filed 3-1-12; 8:45 am]
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