[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3600-3601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01093]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-15-15ZK]


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 and maximize the utility 
of government information, 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

    Research on the Efficacy and Feasibility of Essentials for 
Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers--New--National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    It is estimated that 1 in 58 U.S. children had been maltreated in a 
1-year period (i.e., victims of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse 
or neglect). Parent training is arguably the single most effective 
prevention initiative recognized to date. The Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention has developed ``Essentials for Parenting 
Toddlers and Preschoolers'' (EFP). This web-based resource uses a 
psychoeducational approach incorporating modeling (through its videos) 
and practice (through its activities). Thus, EFP is likely to improve 
parenting (e.g., discipline practices), reduce child behavior problems, 
and may ultimately reduce child maltreatment. Moreover, it is free for 
parents and can be accessed through any device that can use the 
Internet, including computers, tablets, and smart phones. If it proves 
to be effective, it may ultimately be less expensive to develop, 
evaluate, and disseminate EFP.
    CDC is proposing an information collection to OMB for a period of 
one year. The purpose of this data collection request is to determine 
whether a web-based platform for delivery of positive parenting 
information yields changes in parent and child behaviors that are 
consistent with those observed in the clinic setting. If EFP is 
successful at increasing positive parenting and safe, stable, nurturing 
relationships and environments for children, then CDC has a resource 
that can be easily and freely disseminated to communities that can 
potentially impact rates of child maltreatment.
    We will conduct a two-arm study of 200 parents of 2- to 4-year-old 
children. In one arm, parents will be guided in how and when they use 
specific intervention modules. In the other arm, parents will have 
access to the same EFP content but will use as much or as little of the 
intervention as they wish and on whatever time line they wish. Parents 
in both arms will complete assessments of child externalizing behavior, 
parenting behaviors (e.g., use of praise and time outs), parenting 
thoughts (e.g., perceived parenting competence and burden), and parent 
psychological adjustment (e.g., depression and anxiety), as well as 
knowledge and perceived usefulness of EFP intervention content. The 
impact of this data collection on participants' privacy is low.
    The survey data will be housed in a database on encrypted, password 
protected electronic storage files. All information shared will be in 
an aggregate form for the scientific

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community. The data will be translated for practitioners and others 
engaged in parent training work. Data that are collected will be stored 
physically and electronically by the contractors collecting the 
respective data at their offices. De-identified electronic database(s) 
will be transferred to CDC. Any hard copies of data will be destroyed 
after the data has been successfully entered, cleaned and backed up 
into the database. We anticipate that the surveys will take between 15 
minutes to 45 minutes to complete (depending on which survey is being 
completed).
    The proposed data collection fits into the National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control Research Agenda Priorities in Preventing 
Child Maltreatment. Research is essential to ensure effects on 
parenting are achieved using the new delivery platform. If Essentials 
for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers is successful at increasing 
positive parenting and safe, stable, nurturing relationships and 
environments for children, then CDC has a resource that can be easily 
and freely disseminated to communities. Ultimately, the results of the 
work will be disseminated to researchers, states, and the public.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annual burden hours are 1,950.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondent            Form name       respondents    responses per   response (in      (in hrs)
                                                                    respondent         hrs)
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Parents (both Natural           Screening and                200               1           15/60              50
 Navigation [NN] and Guided      Demographics
 Navigation [GN] groups).        Questionnaires.
                                Detailed                     200               2           45/60             300
                                 Assessment
                                 Measures.
                                Core Assessment              200              16           15/60             800
                                 Measures
                                 (Rotating).
                                Parental EFP                 200              10           15/60             500
                                 Skills
                                 Knowledge Scale.
                                Parental EFP                 200               5           15/60             250
                                 Skills
                                 Usefulness
                                 Scale.
                                Therapy Attitude             200               1           15/60              50
                                 Inventory and
                                 System
                                 Usability Scale.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,950
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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. 2015-01093 Filed 1-22-15; 8:45 am]
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