[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66379-66380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26475]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-15-15DH]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce public burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the 
below proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information 
collection plan and instruments, call 404-639-7570 or send comments to 
Leroy A. Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or 
send an email to [email protected].
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval. 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; (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; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. Written comments should be received within 60 
days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Division of Community Health (DCH) Awardee Training Needs 
Assessment--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established 
the Division of Community Health (DCH) to support multi-sector, 
community-based programs that promote healthy living. To support these 
efforts, DCH announced two new cooperative agreement programs in 2014, 
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authorized by the Public Health Service Act. Both programs will apply 
public health strategies to reduce tobacco use and exposure, improve 
nutrition, increase physical activity, and improve access to 
opportunities for chronic disease prevention, risk reduction, and 
management.
    The Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) program 
(Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DP14-1417) will promote the use 
of evidence- and practice-based strategies to create or strengthen 
healthy environments that make it easier for people to make healthy 
choices and take charge of their health. The 39 PICH awardees include 
both state and local governmental agencies and nongovernmental 
organizations. Awardees will work through multi-sector community 
coalitions of businesses, schools, nonprofit organizations, and other 
community organizations. Projects will serve three types of geographic 
areas: Large cities and urban counties, small cities and counties, and 
American Indian tribes.
    The new Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 
cooperative agreement (FOA DP14-1419PPHF14) builds on previous REACH 
program activities that began in 1999 with a focus on racial and ethnic 
communities experiencing health disparities. The 49 new REACH awardees 
include local governmental agencies, community-based nongovernmental 
organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, Urban Indian Health 
Programs, and tribal and intertribal consortia. Of these awardees, 17 
are receiving funds for basic implementation activities, and 32 are 
receiving funds to immediately expand their scope of work to improve 
health and reduce health disparities. REACH is financed in part by the 
Prevention and Public Health Fund of the Affordable Care Act.
    CDC requests OMB approval to collect the information needed to 
assess and prioritize the training needs of PICH and REACH awardees and 
key collaborators. A DCH Training Needs Assessment survey will be 
conducted at two points in time: Once near the beginning of the project 
period (first quarter of 2015) and again in the second year of the 
project period (last quarter of 2016). The first administration of the 
survey will provide an initial assessment of awardee needs at program 
start-up. The second administration of the needs assessment will 
identify any new or modified training needs that arise as awardees 
progress in their cooperative agreement activities. Questions within 
the needs assessment focus on awardee preferences for training 
modalities as well as facilitators and barriers to training access.
    Respondents will be staff members and coalition members associated 
with the 88 DCH awardees (49 REACH and 39 PICH). Information will be 
requested from four individuals affiliated with each award: The 
principal investigator or program manager, the lead evaluation staff 
member, the lead media/communications staff member, and a coalition 
member. The maximum number of respondents is 352 (88 awardees x 4 
respondents/awardee). Because the REACH and PICH awards aim to promote 
collaborative, multi-sector efforts, approximately 192 respondents will 
be associated with private sector entities, and 160 respondents will be 
associated with state, local, or tribal government entities.
    The same survey instrument will be administered to all respondents, 
however the estimated burden per response varies according to the 
respondent's project role and responsibilities. Information will be 
collected using a Web-based platform. Data collection and management 
will be conducted by a contractor on behalf of CDC.
    Findings will enable DCH to develop appropriate training activities 
that best support awardees' community efforts to fulfill their funded 
objectives.
    OMB approval is requested for two years. Participation is voluntary 
and there are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                            Number of     Average
                                                               Number of    responses    burden per     Total
         Type  of respondent                 Form name        respondents      per        response      burden
                                                                            respondent   (in hours)     hours
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Private Sector Respondents
 Associated with REACH or PICH
 Awards:
    Principal Investigator or         Training Needs                   48            1        50/60           40
     Program Manager.                  Assessment.
    Evaluation Lead.................  Training Needs                   48            1           .5           24
                                       Assessment.
    Media/Communications Lead.......  Training Needs                   48            1        20/60           16
                                       Assessment.
    Coalition Member................  Training Needs                   48            1            1           48
                                       Assessment.
State/Local/Tribal Govt. Sector
 Respondents Associated with REACH
 or PICH Awards:
    Principal Investigator or         Training Needs                   40            1        50/60           33
     Program Manager.                  Assessment.
    Evaluation Lead.................  Training Needs                   40            1           .5           20
                                       Assessment.
    Media/Communications Lead.......  Training Needs                   40            1        20/60           13
                                       Assessment.
    Coalition Member................  Training Needs                   40            1            1           40
                                       Assessment.
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        Total.......................  ......................  ...........  ...........  ...........          234
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Leroy A. 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. 2014-26475 Filed 11-6-14; 8:45 am]
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