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and policy makers in program planning,

evaluation, and resource allocation.

Reporting Areas also review and analyze

their RVCT data to monitor local TB

trends, evaluate program success, and

assist in focusing resources to eliminate

TB.

No other federal agency collects this

type of national TB data. In addition to

providing technical assistance for use of

the RVCT, CDC also provides Reporting

Areas with technical support for the

TIMS software. There are no costs to

respondents.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

Average

burden per

response

(in hours)

Total burden

in

hours

State & Local Health Departments .................................................................. 60 280 30/60 8,400

Dated: May 18, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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[60Day–01–42]

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 the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

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. Send comments to Anne

O’Connor, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project: Formative Research

and Evaluation of CDC Youth Media

Campaign—New—National Center for

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In FY 2001, Congress established the

Youth Media Campaign at the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention.

Specifically, the House Appropriations

Language said: The Committee believes

that, if we are to have a positive impact

on the future health of the American

population, we must change the

behaviors of our children and young

adults by reaching them with important

health messages. CDC, working in

collaboration with the Health Resources

and Services Administration (HRSA),

the National Center for Child Health and

Human Development (NICHD), and the

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA), is

coordinating an effort to plan,

implement, and evaluate a campaign

designed to clearly communicate

messages that will help kids develop

habits that foster good health over a

lifetime. The Campaign will be based on

principles that have been shown to

enhance success, including: designing

messages based on research; testing

messages with the intended audiences;

involving young people in all aspects of

Campaign planning and

implementation; enlisting the

involvement and support of parents and

other influencers; tracking the

Campaign’s effectiveness and revising

Campaign messages and strategies as

needed.

For the Campaign to be successful, a

thorough understanding of tweens

(youth ages 9–13), the health behaviors

promoted, and the barriers and

motivations for adopting and sustaining

them is essential. Additionally, a

thorough understanding of those who

can influence the health behaviors of

tweens is important. This understanding

will facilitate the development of

messages, strategies, and tactics that

resonate with tweens, parents and other

influencers.

Research for the national and

minority audience components of the

Youth Media Campaign will identify the

target audience(s) using standard market

research techniques and will address

geographic and demographic diversity

to the extent necessary to assure

appropriate audience representation.

This audience research may include, but

not be limited to, intercept interviews,

theater testing, expert reviews, in-depth

interviews, pilot/field tests/partial

launches, internet questionnaires,

telephone interviews, and mail

questionnaires with various audiences

(tweens, ages 9–13; parents; adult

influencers; older teen influencers; and

partners/alliances). In addition, panels

or reoccurring focus groups of tweens

and parents will convene to generate ongoing feedback to the Campaign. The

panels will suggest ideas, review

creative executions, and provide

feedback on what works and what does

not work.

The intent of this audience research is

to solicit input and feedback from

audiences on a national level and from

audiences within targeted populations.

Information gathered from both

audiences will be used to modify/refine

and/or revise Campaign messages and

strategies and evaluate Campaign

effectiveness.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average

burden per

response

(in hours)

Total burden

in

hours

Tweens (ages 9–13) ........................................................................................ 30,000 1 15/60 7,500

Reoccurring tween panel(s) ............................................................................. 40 4 2 320

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Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average

burden per

response

(in hours)

Total burden

in

hours

Parents ............................................................................................................. 15,000 1 15/60 3,750

Reoccurring parent panel(s) ............................................................................ 40 4 2 320

Adult influencers .............................................................................................. 10,000 1 15/60 2,500

Older tween influencers ................................................................................... 5,000 1 15/60 1,250

Partners/alliances ............................................................................................ 500 2 30/60 500

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 16,140

Dated: May 18, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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[Program Announcement 01128]

Strengthening Emergency Medical

Preparedness in Tanzania; Notice of

Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for ‘‘Strengthening Emergency

Medical Preparedness in Tanzania.’’

This program addresses the ‘‘Healthy

People 2010’’ focus areas: Public Health

Infrastructure; Access to Quality Health

Services; and Educational and

Community-Based Programs.

The purpose of the program is to

initiate a sustainable curriculum for

post-graduate emergency medical

training in Tanzania. Tanzanian careproviders and instructors will be trained

involving the fundamentals of essential

emergency medical care and equipment.

This program is being performed

specifically in Tanzania according to US

Congressional mandate for Department

of State, US Agency for International

Development (USAID) implementation

in response to the 1998 bombing of the

US embassy in Tanzania.

B. Eligible Applicants

Applications may be submitted by

public and private nonprofit

organizations and by governments and

their agencies; that is, universities,

colleges, research institutions, hospitals,

other public and private nonprofit and

for-profit organizations, State and local

governments or their bona fide agents,

federally recognized Indian tribal

governments, Indian tribes, or Indian

tribal organizations, and small,

minority, or women-owned businesses.

To be an eligible applicant you must

provide evidence of the following:

1. Copies of certificates from the

American Board of Emergency Medicine

documenting current specialty board

certification for the practice of

emergency medicine for all educational

staff.

2. Copies of letters of reference from

prior implementing partners (including

at minimum the funding institution

contract officer and a key implementing

representative from the host nation)

documenting successful project

completion in the provision of postgraduate emergency medical training

among African nations.

3. A copy of documentation verifying

current accreditation of the applicant

institution by the Accreditation Council

of Graduate Medical Education for

provision of post-graduate medical

training in the specialty of emergency

medicine.

This information should be placed

after the face page of the application.

Any application that does not provide

the above information will be

determined non-responsive and

returned without review.

Note: Title 2 of the United States Code,

Chapter 26, Section 1611 states that an

organization described in section 501(c)(4) of

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that

engages in lobbying activities is not eligible

to receive Federal funds constituting an

award, grant, cooperative agreement,

contract, loan, or any other form.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $150,000 is available

in FY 2001 to fund one award. It is

expected that the award will begin on or

about September 30, 2001, and will be

made for a 12-month budget period

within a project period of up to 2 years.

Funding estimates may change.

Continuation awards within an

approved project period will be made

on the basis of satisfactory progress as

evidenced by required reports and the

availability of funds.

D. Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the recipient

will be responsible for the activities

under 1. (Recipient Activities), and CDC

will be responsible for the activities

listed under 2. (CDC Activities).

1. Recipient Activities

a. Develop two curriculum

components (one for training physicians

and one for nurses) regarding emergency

and disaster medicine in Tanzania.

b. Train approximately 20–30

medicine and nursing educators in

conducting the courses. These educators

should be from, but are not limited to:

The Muhimbili University College of

Health Sciences (MUCHS) or other sites

in Dar es Salaam and other Tanzanian

health institutions (located in Moshi,

Mbeya, Mwanza, Kigoma, Dodoma,

Morogoro and Kibaha).

c. Facilitate and evaluate these 20–30

newly-trained educators in conducting

this course for students at MUCHS or

other sites.

d. Develop and conduct in-service

training for medical and nursing staff at

the health institutions using the

procured materials in an emergency

medical and/or mass casualty situation.

e. Develop a project operational plan.

This plan should at a minimum include:

curriculum format and content,

descriptions of all media to be used,

time-lines for all planning and

educational meetings, curriculum vitae

of all personnel, expected outcomes and

indicators of completion.

2. CDC Activities

a. Provide consultation and assistance

in planning and implementing program

activities.

b. Provide science-based collaboration

and technical assistance in developing

and implementing evaluation strategies

for the program.

E. Application Content

Use the information in the Program

Requirements, Other Requirements, and

Evaluation Criteria sections to develop

the application content. Your

application will be evaluated on the