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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60 Day–08–08BM] 

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 404–639–5960 and 

send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, 

GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

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. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

An Examination of the 

Implementation of the Safe Dates 

Program Under Naturalistic 

Conditions—New—National Center for 

Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The specific aims of this study are to 

conduct a survey that will allow for a 

greater understanding of the 

implementation of the Safe Dates 

program in a real-world context among 

parties that purchase the curriculum 

directly from the publisher (Hazelden 

Foundation), to describe circumstances 

leading up to the purchase decision, to 

examine the extent to which the 

program is implemented as designed 

and tested (i.e., with fidelity), and to 

identify circumstances that support or 

hinder high-fidelity implementation of 

this evidence-based dating violence 

prevention program. The proposed 

study presents a unique opportunity to 

directly gather information from 

curriculum purchasers and program 

implementers who typically are not 

involved in implementation research 

but who are likely to represent realworld implementers of evidence-based 

curricula. 

There is an increasing trend for 

publishing houses to buy the rights to 

evidence-based curricula directly from 

the developer. However, little 

information exists to determine whether 

or not those who purchase the curricula 

implement it as intended. If not, then 

program benefits may not be achieved. 

This project will allow CDC to 

determine whether or not one evidencebased program, Safe Dates, is 

implemented as intended, and will 

inform CDC’s efforts to facilitate the 

widespread but effective 

implementation of evidence-based 

curricula. 

With support from the publishing 

company, the investigation will seek 

participation from an estimated 1,000 

organizations and/or individuals who 

purchased the curriculum and who 

know about how it was implemented. A 

particular focus will be placed on 

investigating the extent to which the 

program, which includes 9 classroom 

sessions, a play, and a poster contest, 

was implemented with fidelity. This is 

important given that there is no 

evidence of program effectiveness if less 

than the full curriculum is delivered. 

All data will be collected through 

Web-based questionnaires. The design 

of these questionnaires is informed by a 

theoretical model grounded in the 

organizational behavior, psychology and 

healthcare planning literatures that 

illuminates factors and processes 

expected to impact the decision to 

implement evidence-based programs 

and, also, the extent to which these 

programs are implemented with fidelity. 

Consequently, items included in the 

Web questionnaires are adapted from 

existing scales with known reliability. 

The questionnaires will include a 

section on characteristics of the 

purchasing organization, factors that 

lead to the decision to purchase the 

curriculum, and questions related to 

whether the program was implemented 

as intended. 

A snowball sampling technique will 

be used to recruit survey respondents. 

First, an initial letter on CDC letterhead 

will be sent by the publisher to roughly 

1,000 individuals known to have 

purchased the curriculum. This 

information is available from a mailing 

list kept by the publisher. Second, 

individuals on the mailing list will be 

asked to complete the survey and to 

provide contact information for other 

individuals known to have 

implemented the curriculum. And third, 

these individuals will be asked to 

complete the survey and provide other 

relevant contacts. The survey and lead 

letter will state on the opening screen 

that participation in the study is 

voluntary. Informed consent will be 

obtained from all participants prior to 

completing the surveys. 

Roughly 1,000 lead letters will be 

mailed and it is expected 500 surveys 

will be completed. 

There are no costs to respondents 

except their time to complete surveys. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Estimated total 

burden 

(in hours) 

Web-survey ...................................................................................................... 500 1 27/60 225

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 225 


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Dated: August 18, 2008. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E8–19728 Filed 8–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–08–08BN] 

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 404–639–5960 and 

send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, 

GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

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. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Voluntary Product Satisfaction and 

Usability Assessment—New—National 

Center for Injury Prevention and Control 

(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Executive Order 12862 directs Federal 

agencies that provide services directly 

to the public to survey customers to 

determine the kind and quality of 

services they need and their level of 

satisfaction with existing services. 

CDC releases a number of new 

products each year to its customers, a 

diverse group that includes health care 

providers, researchers, public health 

practitioners, policymakers, and the 

general public. The term product is 

broadly defined to include publications, 

Web pages, podcasts, e-cards, CD–

ROMs, and videos. At present, there is 

no mechanism for evaluating whether 

these products are meeting customer 

needs. 

CDC is requesting a 3-year generic 

clearance in order to better evaluate its 

products. Obtaining feedback from 

customers on a regular, on-going basis 

will help ensure that customers find 

CDC products to be useful. This type of 

evaluation will allow CDC to maximize 

the impact of its products which will 

ultimately benefit the public’s health. 

Methodology 

The target audience will be limited to 

customers who request and receive CDC 

products. Customer participation in the 

evaluation is completely voluntary. 

Names of customers will not be 

collected. The only personal 

information collected will relate to 

professional discipline, job duties, and 

experience working with public health 

topics. No sensitive data (e.g., age, race, 

or gender) will be collected. The 

evaluation data will be collected using 

a combination of methodologies 

including: 

1. Response cards via mail: Each 

product that is sent out will include a 

one page response card along with a 

self-addressed and stamped envelope. 

Customers can then voluntarily choose 

whether to return the response card. 

2. E-mail announcements: Products 

are released to customers via an e-mail 

announcement that includes a link to 

the electronic version of the product 

plus a link to a Web-based evaluation. 

Customers can then voluntarily choose 

whether to complete the evaluation. 

3. Web-based assessments: Products 

are available on-line in an electronic 

format. Each product Web page will 

include a link to a Web-based 

evaluation. Customers can then 

voluntarily choose whether to complete 

the evaluation. 

The information being collected will 

not impose a cost burden on the 

respondents beyond that associated 

with their time to provide the required 

data. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Evaluation method Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Response cards ............................................................................................... 50,000 1 10⁄60 8,333 

E-mail Assessments ........................................................................................ 60,000 1 10⁄60 10,000 

Web-Based Assessments ................................................................................ 432,000 1 10⁄60 72,000 

Total .......................................................................................................... 542,000 ........................ ........................ 90,333 


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