[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50512-50514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20485]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Announcement of Requirements and Registration for Dare To Prepare 
(D2P) Challenge

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).
    Award Approving Official: Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 
Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces challenge 
contests to improve nationwide preparedness awareness and readiness. 
HHS/CDC will use social media outlets (blog, Twitter, Facebook) to 
engage citizens with daily challenges during the month of September 
2012. Participants will complete challenges by doing activities, 
assessing their preparedness needs, and creatively sharing solutions. 
The challenges will be posted each weekday throughout the month of 
September. There will be a total of 20 challenges.

DATES: The contest will be held daily (Monday through Friday) September 
3-October 1, 2012 with a different challenge each day. Interested 
persons should consult the contest Web site (http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/daretoprepare.htm) for specific submission deadlines.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caitlin Shockley, Office of Public 
Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, M.S. D-44, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Phone 
(404) 639-7405; email [email protected].

Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition

    To be eligible to win a prize under this challenge, an individual 
or entity:
    (1) Shall be at least 13 years old at the time of entry, and any 
individual under 18 years of age at the time of entry must have 
permission from a parent or guardian;
    (2) Shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
    (3) Shall comply with all rules set forth herein;
    (4) You must use a consistent username throughout the challenge for 
your submissions to be counted;
    (5) Must limit their entry to one per individual or entity per 
task;
    (6) Must submit entries before each challenge submission time 
period closes;
    (7) By submitting a challenge response, participants agree to 
participate in the competition under the rules developed by Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention;
    (8) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and 
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the 
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, 
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and
    (9) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within 
the scope of their employment.
    (10) 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.

Registration Process for Participants

    This challenge will be internet-based using a variety of social 
media platforms, including Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/cdcemergency); Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/CDCReady/), and the HHS/
CDC Public Health Preparedness and Response Web site (http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/daretoprepare.htm). The challenge

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period will begin September 3, 2012 and will close October 1, 2012.
    On each weekday in September, CDC will post a daily challenge that 
must be completed within 24 hours. On Fridays, challenges will be 
tougher and the challenge period will be extended to 72 hours. There 
will be a total of 20 challenges in the month of September.
    This contest does not require formal registration. Challenge 
answers will be submitted through a form on the challenge Web site 
(http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/daretoprepare.htm). The form will ask for 
basic participant information and will provide an answer text box or 
photo upload option, depending on the challenge. Participants will 
enter their name and email each day when submitting a challenge answer.
    At the close of each daily challenge, the form will be disabled as 
the next challenge is posted. This will be a continual process for all 
20 challenge prompts.

Amount of the Prize

    Prizes for the Dare to Prepare Challenge have been donated. The 
following prize items are the anticipated prizes and may be subject to 
change. CDC's (and the Federal Government's) legal obligation extends 
only to the payment of any Federal share of the prize, and that the 
private source is therefore liable for the payment of its share of the 
prize.
    Prizes will be as follows:
1st Prize: Zombie Experience Prize Pack (estimated value: $500)
--Likeness in CDC's Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic animated novella
--Autographed copy of Max Brooks' World War Z
--The Walking Dead, Season 2
--Zombie prize pack (includes zombie task force shirt, novella, magnet, 
preparedness checklist, poster, zombie bag)
2nd Prize: Zombie Plus Prize Pack (Estimated Value $100)
--Autographed copy of Max Brooks' World War Z
--The Walking Dead, Season 2
--Zombie prize pack (includes zombie task force shirt, novella, magnet, 
preparedness checklist, poster, zombie bag)
3rd Prize: Zombie Prize Pack (Estimated Value $25)
--Zombie prize pack (includes zombie task force shirt, novella, magnet, 
preparedness checklist, poster, zombie bag)

Payment of the Prize

    Prizes awarded under this competition will be mailed to winners and 
may be subject to Federal income taxes. HHS will comply with the 
Internal Revenue Service withholding and reporting requirements, where 
applicable. Winners who receive prizes are subject to any applicable 
Federal income taxes and to withholding.

Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected

    Winners will be selected according to a point-based system. Point 
value has been assigned to each challenge based on level of difficulty. 
Incorrect responses will not be awarded points. At the end of the 
month-long contest, the 3 Contestants who have accumulated the 1st, 
2nd, and, 3rd most points will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize, 
respectively.
    In the event multiple Contestants achieve the same high score, the 
winner will be chosen in a random drawing.
    Winners will be announced on October 5, 2012 through the challenge 
Web site (http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/daretoprepare.htm) and Twitter/
Facebook channels. Winners will be contacted via the email address 
provided on challenge submission forms.

Additional Information

    Specific guidelines applicants/contestants must follow when 
submitting their contest entry.
    (1) Challenge answers will be submitted through a form on the 
challenge blog. The form will ask for basic participant information and 
will provide an answer text box or photo upload option, depending on 
the challenge.
    (2) Points will be awarded based on the correct completion of the 
task according to the daily challenge task.
    (3) At the close of each daily challenge, the form will be disabled 
as the next challenge is posted. This will be a continual process for 
all 20 challenge prompts.
    (4) Contestants must use a consistent username and email address 
throughout the challenge for submissions to be counted.
    (5) Limited to one entry per person per task.
    (6) All submissions must be in English.
    (7) Entries must be submitted before each task closes.
    (8) All photos must be original content created for this contest. 
Do not submit a photo that has been submitted elsewhere or previously 
displayed publicly through any means.
    (9) Daily challenge answers must be submitted through the 
appropriate form available for that day's challenge at http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/daretoprepare.htm.
    (10) Challenge responses (text or photos) should not include 
endorsements (names, logos, or slogans), direct or implied, of 
products, services, or enterprises.
    (11) Answers (text or photos) containing profane language, violence 
or weapons, sexually explicit content, or personal attacks on people or 
named organizations will result in elimination of the Contestant from 
the challenge.
    (12) Answers (text or photos) containing material that is obscene, 
offensive, or slanderous will result in elimination of the Contestant 
from the challenge.
    (13) Answers (text or photos) 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 result in the elimination of the 
Contestant from the challenge.
    (14) Upon submission, each Contestant warrants that he or she is 
the sole author and owner of the text/photo submitted; that the 
submission is wholly original with the Contestant; and that it does not 
infringe on any copyright or any other rights of any third party of 
which Contestant is aware.
    (15) Contestant warrants and represents that its entry does not 
contain any viruses, spyware, malware, or other software that could 
cause harm or damage to government information systems.
    (16) Winners who receive prizes are subject to any applicable 
Federal income taxes and to withholding.

Intellectual Property Rights

    HHS/CDC will collect personal information from contestants when 
they submit each daily challenge. Name information will be requested 
for each challenge, but further information will not be requested 
unless the participant is declared a winner. None of the privately 
submitted information will be used in HHS/CDC or HHS/CDC-affiliated 
programs without the prior consent of the contestant.
    Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes 
the winner's consent to use of the winner's name, likeness, photograph, 
voice, opinions, and/or hometown and state information by the contest's 
sponsors and/or agents for promotional public health purposes in any 
media,

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worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
    HHS/CDC claims an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive 
worldwide license to use, copy for use, distribute, display publicly, 
create derivative works, and license others to do so for the purpose of 
the Dare to Prepare challenge and/or for the purpose of raising 
awareness for preparedness.

Compliance With Rules and Contacting Contest Winners

    Finalists and the Contest Winners must comply with all terms and 
conditions of these Official Rules. Winning is contingent upon 
fulfilling all requirements herein. The finalists will be notified by 
email after points have been totaled and winners determined. Awards may 
be subject to Federal income taxes, and the Department of Health and 
Human Services will comply with the Internal Revenue Service 
withholding and reporting requirements, where applicable.

Privacy

    When Contestants provide HHS/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.

Liability

    The Contestant/Submitter agrees 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 (including any damage that may result from 
a virus, malware, etc. to HHS/CDC systems utilized to upload photos), 
revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, 
arising from their participation in the competition, whether the 
injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise. 
The Contestant/Submitter shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and 
hold harmless the Government against, all actions or claims for any 
claim, demand, judgment, or other allegation arising from alleged 
violation of an individual's trademark, copyright, or other legally 
protected interest in videos submitted to CDC.

Insurance

    Contestants must obtain liability insurance or demonstrate 
financial responsibility in the amount of $0 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.

General Conditions

    HHS/CDC reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the 
Contest, or any part of it, for any reason, at HHS/CDC's sole 
discretion.
    Participation in this Contest constitutes a contestants' full and 
unconditional agreement to abide by the Contest's Official Rules found 
at www.Challenge.gov.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 3719.

    Dated: August 14, 2012.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-20485 Filed 8-20-12; 8:45 am]
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