[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26762-26763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10617]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-14-14IZ]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

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

Background and Brief Description

    Under the Authority of Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 241), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is 
responsible for administering the Ready CDC program. Ready CDC is an 
educational intervention designed to increase awareness about personal 
and family preparedness and increase the number individuals who are 
prepared for a disaster in their community. As a response agency, CDC 
is responsible for responding to national and international disasters. 
One component of ensuring staff are prepared to respond to disasters is 
ensuring that the workforce has their personal and family preparedness 
plans in place. Research has shown that individuals are more likely to 
respond to an event if they perceive that their family is prepared to 
function in their absence during an emergency.
    The Ready CDC educational intervention consists of a Personal 
Preparedness Workshop as well as three targeted communications to 
reinforce concepts discussed during the workshop. A pilot program has 
already been implemented, targeting only CDC federal employees with a 
responder role. The audience for this proposed intervention will be all 
CDC employees, including both federal staff and contractors.
    CDC requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for 
three years to collect information that will measure the initial 
preparedness of participants, satisfaction with the Personal 
Preparedness Workshops, and the change in individual knowledge and 
behaviors related to personal and family preparedness.
    CDC has developed three data collection instruments: (1) Pre- 
Workshop Survey; (2) Ready CDC Workshop Evaluation; and (3) Follow-Up 
Survey. Collectively, these instruments are needed to gather, process, 
aggregate, evaluate, and disseminate information describing the 
program's processes and outcomes. The information will be used by CDC 
to document progress toward meeting established program goals and 
objectives, to evaluate outcomes generated by the Ready CDC Personal 
Preparedness Workshops and to respond to data inquiries made by other 
agencies of the federal government.
    Survey instrument questions will gather perceptions about personal 
and regional preparedness from the perspective of the participant. Each 
participant will be surveyed three times, once before and twice after 
their participation in the Personal Preparedness Workshop.
    It is estimated that there will be a total of 600 respondents per 
year with an estimated time for data collection of twenty minutes each 
on the Pre-workshop survey, five minutes each on the Ready CDC Workshop 
Evaluation, and ten minutes each on the Follow-Up Survey.
    Instruments will be administered electronically (by including a 
link to the survey Web site with the email invitation) with an option 
for paper copy administration. The Follow-Up Survey will be used to 
document changes in the categories of questions dealing with 
preparedness from the initial pre-workshop survey.
    The estimated total time for data collection is 35 minutes, 
resulting in an annualized estimated burden of 350 hours.
    There are no costs to respondents except 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
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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CDC Federal Employees and Contractors.  Pre-Workshop Survey.....             600               1           20/60
CDC Federal Employees and Contractors.  Ready CDC Workshop                   600               1            5/60
                                         Evaluation.
CDC Federal Employees and Contractors.  Follow-Up Survey........             600               1           10/60
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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. 2014-10617 Filed 5-8-14; 8:45 am]
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