[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17408-17409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06497]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-13-13JQ]


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-D74, 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

    Health Professional Application for Training (HPAT)--New--National 
Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CDC is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
grant a three year approval to collect data that comprises the Health 
Professional Application for Training (HPAT).This instrument was 
previously approved under OMB 0920-0017, expires 3/31/2013. 
However CDC is requesting to use the form in NCHHSTP and there will be 
no duplication of information collection. It will serve as the official 
training application form used for training activities conducted by the 
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)/Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 
Prevention Training Centers' (PTCs) grantees and the HIV Capacity 
Building Assistance (CBAs) grantees funded by the (CDC).
    The PTCs and CBAs are funded by CDC/Division of STD Prevention 
(DSTDP) and Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) to provide capacity-
building that includes information, training, technical assistance and 
technology transfer.
    The PTCs and CBAs offer classroom and experiential training, web-
based training, clinical consultation, and capacity building assistance 
to maintain and enhance the capacity of health care professionals to 
control and prevent STDs and HIV. The HPATHPAT is used to monitor and 
evaluate performance of grantees that offer STD and HIV prevention 
training, training assistance, and capacity building assistance to 
physicians, nurses, disease intervention specialists, health educators, 
etc.
    The 7,400 respondents represent an average of the number of health 
professionals trained by the CBA and PTC grantees during the years 2010 
and 2011. The data collection is necessary to assess and evaluate the 
performance of the grantees in delivering training and to standardize 
training registration processes across the two training programs; the 
PTC program and the CBA provider program, and multiple grantees funded 
by each program. The HPAT allows CDC grantees to use a single 
instrument when partnering with other Health and Human Services (HHS) 
funded training programs.
    The HPAT also collects information from the training participants 
regarding their: (1) Occupations, professions, and functional roles; 
(2) principal employment settings; (3) location of their work settings; 
and (4) programmatic and population foci of their work. This data 
collection provides CDC with information to determine whether the 
training grantees are reaching their target audiences in terms of 
provider type, the types of organizations in which participants work, 
the focus of their work and the population groups and geographic areas 
served; the data collection is also used to triage and assign CBA 
provider requests.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                                             Estimates of Annualized Burden
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                                                                                                            Number       Average burden
               Type of respondent                              Form name                 Number of      responses per     per response     Total burden
                                                                                        respondents       respondent       (in hours)         hours
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Healthcare Professionals........................  Health Professional Application              7,400                1             5/60              617
                                                   for Training (HPAT).
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    Total.......................................  ..................................           7,400   ...............            5/60              617
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    Dated: March 15, 2013.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate 
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-06497 Filed 3-20-13; 8:45 am]
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