[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80058-80059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27421]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-17-16AOW]


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

    CDC I-Catalyst Program--New--Office of the Associate Director for 
Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CDC Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) within Office of 
the Associate Director for Science (OADS) is seeking approval for a new 
CDC generic clearance. OTI fosters innovative science and promotes the 
testing and implementation of innovative ideas that improve CDC's 
ability to have public health impact. To arm CDC staff with an expanded 
skill-set and tools to evaluate and translate their insights and ideas 
into solutions, CDC developed an experiential innovation curriculum 
called I-Catalyst based on the NSF I-Corp program. The program was 
created with the belief that innovation should be customer driven, be 
based on user research, and is something people at all levels of an 
organization can engage in.
    The purpose of the I-Catalyst program is to teach CDC teams a 
process of discovering the issues and problems faced by their customers 
before considerable time and money is spent on a solution that may not 
be used. Each participating I-Catalyst project team will present with a 
unique customer problem for which they have a proposed solution. 
Participating project teams will go through a hypothesis-testing, 
scientific method of discovery to gather important insights about their 
customers and their needs.
    Each individual collection will be a different problem for which a 
CDC team is designing a solution. The types of customers or 
stakeholders teams' interview will be detailed in each collection. For 
example, teams may interview government employees if the solution is 
intended to improve how government employees do their work. On the 
other hand, teams may interview individuals who work in industry and 
businesses if the problem is one experienced by external customers. 
This data collection covers qualitative information to be obtained 
through on-site, unstructured interviews with individuals who represent 
the customers or stakeholders CDC teams are attempting to serve or 
benefit.
    It is expected that the program will help CDC teams generate 
information about their customers to help them make the case for key 
innovation investments to advance important public health solutions and 
innovations. The ultimate goal of the I-Catalyst program is to give CDC 
staff skills to successfully transfer knowledge into

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value-based solutions that benefit society and broaden the agency's 
impact. Participation in the I-Catalyst interviews is completely 
voluntary. A three-year approval is requested. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time.
    CDC anticipates 30 projects over the next three years. Each project 
team will interview their customers/stakeholders for an average of 30 
minutes and maximum of 2 responses per respondent. Each team will 
interview approximately 50 respondents. Approximately 1500 respondents 
will be interviewed. Of these respondents, approximately 40% of 
individuals will be internal CDC/ATSDR staff and 60% will be external 
partners, stakeholders, or customers. Annualized burden will be 500 
hours.

                                        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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External + Internal             Sample Interview             500               2           30/60             500
 stakeholder/customers.          Guide.
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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. 2016-27421 Filed 11-14-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P