[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19911-19913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08013]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-14-14SR]


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

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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

    ``A Professional Development Needs Assessment to Improve 
Implementation of HIV/STD, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Services''--New--
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention 
(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In 2010, young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of all new HIV 
infections in the United States. Nearly half of the 19 million new 
sexually transmitted diseases (STD) reported each year are among young 
people aged 15-24. Young people who share certain demographic 
characteristics are disproportionately affected by HIV infection and 
other STD. Black and Latino young men who have sex with men (YMSM), 
homeless youth, and youth enrolled in alternative schools are 
particularly vulnerable.
    The Nation's schools can play a critical role in addressing these 
epidemics. After the family, schools are one of the primary entities 
responsible for the development of young people.
    To address these needs and disparities, the National Center for 
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of 
Adolescent and School Health (DASH) through FOA PS-13-1308 is funding 
19 state education agencies (SEA) and 17 local education agencies (LEA) 
to do HIV/STD teen pregnancy prevention in the education setting. Under 
the same cooperative agreement six Non-Governmental organizations 
(NGOs) are being funded to provide professional development, training 
and technical assistance to these 36 agencies in the major approach 
areas of Exemplary Sexual Health Education, Sexual Health Services and 
Safe and Supportive Environments. In addition, a contractor is being 
funded to provide assistance with the development and offering of 
professional development training and technical assistance.
    This information collection is sponsored by CDC as part of the 
capacity building for grantees funded under the cooperative agreement. 
CDC has provided guidance and facilitation in the development of the 
survey tool that the contractor will use. This ensures efficiency and 
effectiveness and will minimize the need for multiple data collection 
activities by CDC and ETR as the contractor.
    SEA and LEA will be providing professional development training and 
technical assistance to school districts and schools. Time is very 
limited to access school personnel and it is critical that this 
training and technical assistance be provided in the most effective and 
efficient manner. To meet these needs, DASH has funded a contractor, 
ETR Associates, through contract  200-2013-F-57593 to develop 
a training plan designed to raise the capacity of all funded agencies 
in the area of professional development. The contract requires a needs 
assessment to gauge the skill level and needs of the funded agencies.
    The contractor, ETR, will conduct an organizational needs 
assessment so that a plan can be developed to allow the contractor to 
tailor their training and technical assistance activities to the 
specific needs of the service providers (SEA/LEA).
    Findings from this assessment will be used by ETR, funded NGOs, and 
CDC-DASH to plan for and implement professional development training 
and provide technical assistance in the most effective and efficient 
manner based on need and current theory. The CDC will be able to refine 
its approach to conceptualizing and providing professional development 
training and technical assistance to all grantees in the most cost-
effective manner possible.
    This activity is being done to obtain the information needed to 
develop appropriate tools such as job aids, resources, and training to 
increase the effectiveness of local and state education agencies that 
will be providing professional development around HIV prevention in 
schools and school districts. These resources will contribute to 
efficient and effective HIV prevention throughout the four remaining 
years of the cooperative agreement.
    This needs assessment is being administered on-line to 36 
organizations (local and state education agencies [LEA/SEA])in order to 
craft plans for the training and technical assistance needed for them 
as well as for the priority schools and school districts they work with 
as part of cooperative agreement. It is voluntary and no personally 
identifiable information will be collected. The total estimated burden 
for one administration of this needs assessment is 36 hours (36 
respondents x 1 hour/response). It is expected that this needs 
assessment would be administered three times in a five year period to 
address changing and emerging needs for training and technical 
assistance.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                          Number of     Average  burden
               Type of respondents                             Form name                 Number of      responses per    per  response     Total burden
                                                                                        respondents       respondent       (in hrs.)        (in hrs.)
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LEA/SEA grantees................................  CDC DASH 1308 Training and                      36                1                1               36
                                                   Technical Assistance Needs
                                                   Assessment.
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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. 2014-08013 Filed 4-9-14; 8:45 am]
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