[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 828-829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00006]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-14-14GB]


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 LeRoy Richardson, 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

    Become a Partner--New--Office of Public Health Preparedness and 
Response (OPHPR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) 
provide strategic direction, ongoing support, and coordination for 
CDC's portfolio of emergency preparedness and response activities. CDC 
and OPHPR work every day to keep America safe from all-hazards, 
focusing on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) as 
well as naturally-occurring threats, both foreign and domestic.
    OPHPR's mission is critically dependent on effectively engaging 
outside partners to maximize resources and overall impact. Therefore, 
OPHPR seeks ways to improve its current partner strategy to engage new 
partners. Forging strategic alliances with diverse stakeholders is 
critical as OPHPR works to keep America safe from all health, safety, 
and security threats. Health security is a national challenge that 
calls for a national, whole community solution.
    New partners who do not have an explicit mission statement related 
to public health preparedness and response are difficult to identify; 
therefore, OPHPR must use a creative method that allows groups and 
individuals to self-identify their interest in partnerships--such as an 
online form housed on CDC's public Web site. By identifying new 
partners, OPHPR will strengthen its ability to collaborate with a 
broader audience of stakeholders thereby, strengthening our collective 
voice on public health preparedness issues to keep our nation's health 
secure. OPHPR will use the information submitted through this online 
form to determine who in our agency would be the best liaison for this 
potential partner, and then follow up on this information with a phone 
call to further assess how we can begin building and effectively 
managing this new relationship.
    CDC requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to 
collect information for three years.

Description

    The ``Become a Partner'' template is a single, double-sided page 
that will be used as an online form for anyone voluntarily exploring 
how to partner with OPHPR. This form will dramatically reduce the 
burden on respondents and employees by allowing self-identification of 
partnership interests and collecting information to determine 
partnership needs and opportunities. The questions in the form 
specifically request name, address, phone, email, Web site, and a 
combination of five questions related to partnership interests. The 
questions asked will help determine if the interested party wants to 
receive information available through OPHPR, if they want to exchange 
information that is mutually beneficial for cross-promotion, if they 
coordinate any activities that support public health preparedness, and 
if they offer additional services to support public health (not already 
listed above). Finally, they will be asked to identify the most 
relevant partnership interests within OPHPR categories.
    Ultimately, the form will allow OPHPR to identify and then engage 
interested partners in meaningful collaborations for the purpose of 
expanding, enhancing and sustaining public health preparedness and 
response infrastructure.
    We estimate a total of 200 external governmental and non-
governmental organizational respondents annually. The ``Become a 
Partner'' questionnaire is estimated to take 15 minutes and the 
``Become a Partner'' follow-up questionnaire is estimated to take 30 
minutes to complete. Therefore, the total estimated annualized burden 
for this information collection is estimated to be 75 hours.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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External governmental and non-  Become a Partner             100               1           15/60              25
 governmental organizations
 including non-profit
 organizations, trade
 associations, academic and
 research institutions, and
 the private sector.
External governmental and non-  Become a Partner             100               1           30/60              50
 governmental organizations      Follow-Up
 including non-profit            Questions.
 organizations, trade
 associations, academic and
 research institutions, and
 the private sector.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............              75
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LeRoy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-00006 Filed 1-6-14; 8:45 am]
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