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healthcare is delivered. The public 

health model’s population-based 

perspective can be deployed to enhance 

healthcare-associated infection 

prevention, particularly given the shifts 

in healthcare delivery from the acute 

care (Tier 1) to ambulatory (Tier 2) and 

other settings. 

Also, influenza transmission to 

patients by healthcare personnel is well 

documented. Healthcare personnel can 

acquire and transmit influenza from 

patients or transmit influenza to 

patients and other staff. Higher 

vaccination coverage among healthcare 

personnel has been associated with a 

lower incidence of healthcare-associated 

influenza cases. In addition, the 

proportion of healthcare-associated 

cases among hospitalized patients 

decreases as well, suggesting that 

increased staff vaccination can 

contribute to the decline in the number 

of healthcare-associated influenza cases. 

The Steering Committee has drafted 

two strategies or modules that address 

healthcare-associated infection 

prevention in ambulatory surgical 

centers and end-stage renal disease 

facilities. An additional module 

addresses influenza vaccination of 

healthcare personnel. Similar to its Tier 

1 efforts, Tier 2 healthcare-associated 

infection reduction strategies expect to 

be executed through research and 

guideline development, implementation 

of national quality improvement 

initiatives at the provider level, and 

creation of payment policies that 

promote infection control and reduction 

in healthcare facilities. 

To assist the Steering Committee in 

obtaining broad input in the 

development of the three draft modules, 

HHS, through this request for 

information (RFI), is seeking comments 

from stakeholders and the general 

public on the draft Tier 2 modules. The 

modules can be found at http:// 

www.hhs.gov/ophs/initiatives/hai/ 

actionplan/index.html#tier2. 

II. Information Request 

The Office of Healthcare Quality, on 

behalf of the HHS Steering Committee 

for the Prevention of HealthcareAssociated Infections, requests input on 

three drafts: ‘‘Section A: Ambulatory 

Surgical Centers,’’ ‘‘Section B: End-Stage 

Renal Disease Facilities,’’ and ‘‘Section 

C: Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare 

Personnel.’’ In addition to general 

comments, the Steering Committee is 

seeking input on any additional gaps 

not addressed in the draft strategies. 

III. Potential Responders 

HHS invites input from a broad range 

of individuals and organizations that 

have interests in preventing and 

reducing healthcare-associated 

infections. Some examples of these 

organizations include, but are not 

limited to the following: 

—General public 

—Healthcare, professional, and 

educational organizations/societies 

—Caregivers or health system providers 

(e.g., physicians, physician assistants, 

nurses, infection preventionists) 

—State and local public health agencies 

—Public health organizations 

—Foundations 

—Medicaid- and Medicare-related 

organizations 

—Insurers and business groups 

—Collaboratives and consortia 

When responding, please self-identify 

with any of the above or other categories 

(include all that apply) and your name. 

Anonymous submissions will not be 

considered. The submission of written 

materials in response to the RFI should 

not exceed 10 pages, not including 

appendices and supplemental 

documents. Responders may submit 

other forms of electronic materials to 

demonstrate or exhibit concepts of their 

written responses. All comments 

received before the close of the 

comment period are available for 

viewing by the public, including any 

personally identifiable or confidential 

business information that is included in 

a comment. 

Dated: September 16, 2010. 

Don Wright, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Healthcare 

Quality. 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Translation and Dissemination of 

Promising Community Interventions for 

Preventing Obesity—New—Division of 

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity 

(DNPAO), National Center for Chronic 

Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The need for prevention and 

reduction of overweight and obesity is 

compelling. In the U.S., 65% of adults 

are overweight or obese. Obesity 

contributes to chronic conditions such 

as hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, stroke, 

coronary heart disease, and 

osteoarthritis. Beyond the human costs, 

economic costs are extreme and are 

climbing. A report on prevention of 

childhood obesity, prepared by the 

Institute of Medicine in 2007, 

concluded that there are insufficient 

studies to generate recommendations for 

best practices in obesity prevention. 

Instead, the report compiles promising 

practices, including those set in 

communities. 

CDC plans to apply methodology 

recommended by the CDC Task Force 

on Community Preventive Services to 

improve the translation and 

dissemination of promising practices 

into community-based obesity 

prevention programs. Information 

necessary to this purpose will be 

collected from the general public. 

Information will be collected 

concerning respondents’ knowledge, 

attitudes, and beliefs about obesity and 

physical activity; the need for 

community leaders to encourage 

healthier diets and more physical 

activity; and opportunities for 

leveraging current community efforts. 

Two hundred fifty respondents will 

be recruited to participate in a series of 

four, small-group discussions using 

Voice over Internet Protocol. In 

preparation for the initial discussion, 

respondents will be asked to review a 

set of briefing materials and a guide to 

on-line discussion groups. In addition, 

these respondents will complete an online questionnaire on two occasions. 

The questionnaire is designed to 

measure the relative importance of 

various proposals for policy and 

environmental change, and whether 

change has occurred in perceptions of 

roles and responsibilities for obesity 

prevention. The baseline or ‘‘pre-test’’ 

questionnaire will be administered 

before the initial discussion group, and 

the ‘‘post-test’’ questionnaire will be 

administered after all discussion groups 

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Information will also be collected 

from a comparison group of 700 

respondents who will complete pre- and 

post-intervention questionnaires, but 

will not participate in the discussion 

groups or review the briefing materials. 

The goal is to identify key issues for 

community obesity prevention 

programs, to refine promising obesity 

prevention practices for targeted 

communities, and to facilitate the 

dissemination of promising practices for 

obesity prevention. OMB approval is 

requested for one year. There are no 

costs to respondents other than their 

time. The total estimated annualized 

burden hours are 2,034. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of respondents 

Number of responses per respondent Average burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

General Public .................................... Discussion Group Moderator’s Guide 250 4 1 

Discussion Group Confirmation and 

Instructions.

250 1 10/60 

Briefing Materials ................................ 250 1 10/60 

On-Line Questionnaire: Deliberative 

Poll on Obesity Prevention and 

Control.

950 2 30/60 

Dated: September 15, 2010. 

Carol Walker, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23758 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30-Day–10–0783] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Evaluation of Safe Dates Project— 

(OMB No. 0920–0783 exp. 6/30/2011)— 

Revision—National Center for Injury 

Prevention and Control (NCIPC), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Safe Dates, a dating violence 

prevention curriculum for 8th and 9th 

grade students, has been shown to be 

effective at preventing victimization and 

perpetration of teen dating violence in 

one rural North Carolina school district, 

but appropriateness of the program with 

urban, high-risk adolescents is 

unknown. CDC has learned additional 

information about violence and risk 

factors for adolescents in urban, highrisk communities since the original 

OMB clearance package was submitted. 

Recent research also has shown that 

adolescents who live in urban, 

disadvantaged communities report 

significantly higher prevalence of some 

risky behaviors, including violence, 

than nationally representative U.S. 

adolescents (Swahn & Bossarte, 2009). 

To assess whether Safe Dates should be 

modified for urban, high-risk 

adolescents, CDC requests OMB 

approval to conduct focus groups with 

students and interviews with teachers at 

urban schools in the 2010–2011 school 

year. Data collection staff will use new 

interview guides designed for this 

purpose. The data collection will 

require participation from teachers at 

eight schools who delivered the Safe 

Dates program and students at one 

school who received the program. 

Qualitative data will be collected 

through student focus groups and 

teacher interviews. Students will 

complete a participant profile form to 

capture basic demographic information. 

Approximately 40 students at one 

school will participate in focus groups. 

Two focus groups will consist of 8–10 

boys, and two focus groups will include 

8–10 girls. Informed written consent 

from parents for each student’s 

participation and informed written 

assent from tenth graders for their own 

participation will be obtained. Twenty 

teachers will participate in interviews. 

Students and teachers will be asked 

about their experiences with the Safe 

Dates program and ideas they may have 

about adapting the program for urban 

schools. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time. The total estimated 

annual burden hours are 14,193. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name No. of respondents 

No. of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Student ............................................................ Student Effectiveness Baseline Survey ......... 10,158 1 35/60

1st Student mid-implementation survey ......... 3,612 1 25/60 

2nd Student mid-implementation survey ....... 3,612 1 25/60 

Student Effectiveness Follow-up Survey ....... 8,126 1 35/60 

Principal .......................................................... Baseline principal survey ............................... 49 1 15/60 

Mid-implementation principal survey .............. 32 1 15/60 

End-of-school-year principal survey ............... 49 1 15/60 


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