[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75166-75167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30562]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-13-0650]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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 404-639-7570 or 
send comments to Ron Otten, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA 
30333 or send an email 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

    Prevention Research Centers Program National Evaluation Reporting 
System (OMB No. 0920-0650, exp. 6/30/2013)--Revision--National Center 
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program was established by 
Congress through the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Amendments 
of 1984. CDC manages the PRC Program and currently provides funding to 
PRC grantees that are housed within schools of public health, medicine 
or osteopathy. Awards are made for five years and may be renewed 
through a competitive application process. PRCs conduct outcomes-
oriented health promotion and disease prevention research on a broad 
range of topics using a multi-disciplinary and community-based 
approach. Research projects involve state and local health departments, 
health care providers, universities, community partners, and other 
organizations. PRCs collaborate with external partners to assess 
community health priorities; identify research priorities; set research 
agendas; conduct research projects and related activities such as 
training and technical assistance; and disseminate research results to 
public health practitioners, researchers, and the general public. Each 
PRC receives an approximately equal amount of funding from CDC to 
establish its core capacity and support a core research project as well 
as training and evaluation activities. Research foci reflect each PRC's 
area of expertise and the needs of the community. Health disparities 
and goals outlined in Healthy People 2020 are a particular emphasis for 
most PRC core research.
    CDC is currently approved to collect performance information from 
PRCs through a web-based survey and telephone interview (OMB 
0920-0650, exp. 6/30/2013). The web-based survey is designed 
to collect information on the PRCs' collaborations with health 
departments; formal training programs and other training activities; 
and other funded prevention research projects conducted separately from 
their core research. A structured telephone interview with a key PRC 
informant obtains information on systems and environmental changes in 
which PRCs are involved. The content of the information collection is 
guided by a set of performance indicators developed (2002) and later 
revised (2009) in collaboration with the PRCs.
    CDC will request OMB approval to continue collecting performance 
information from PRCs for three years, with some changes. In this 
revision, CDC requests OMB approval to (1) continue using a web-based 
survey and telephone interview for data collection, (2) change the 
platform of the web-based

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survey, (3) decrease the data collection burden for each PRC by 
decreasing the number of questions collected on an annual basis, and 
(4) revise some questions for clarity or to reflect the current needs 
and priorities of the program.
    CDC will continue to use the information reported by PRCs to 
identify training and technical assistance needs, respond to requests 
for information from Congress and other sources, monitor grantees' 
compliance with cooperative agreement requirements, evaluate progress 
made in achieving goals and objectives, and describe the impact and 
effectiveness of the PRC Program.
    There is no change in the number of respondents (37). Each PRC 
program will report the required information to CDC once per year. The 
estimated burden per response for the web-based survey will decrease 
from six hours to five hours, and the estimated burden per response for 
each telephone interview will decreased from one hour to 30 minutes. 
There are no costs to respondents other than 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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PRC Program...................  Survey..........              37               1               5             185
                                Telephone                     37               1           30/60              19
                                 Interview.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             204
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    Dated: December 13, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate 
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-30562 Filed 12-18-12; 8:45 am]
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