[Federal Register: May 19, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 97)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-51-04]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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) 498-1210. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project
Prevention Research Center Information System--New--National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Prevention Research
Center Information System will collect in electronic format (a) data
needed to measure progress toward, or achievement of, newly developed
performance indicators, (b) information on Prevention Research Centers
that is currently being reported in hard-copy documents, and (c) data
on research projects that are currently submitted electronically via a
spreadsheet.
Background
In 1984, Congress passed Public Law 98-551 directing the Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to establish Centers for Research
and Development of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. In 1986,
CDC was given lead responsibility for this program, referred to now as
the Prevention Research Centers program. Currently, CDC provides
funding to 28 Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) selected through
competitive peer review process and managed as CDC cooperative
agreements. Awards are made for five (5) years and may be renewed
through a competitive Request for Application (RFA) process. PRCs
(which can be housed in a school of public health, medicine, or
osteopathy) conduct multi-disciplinary, community-based, outcomes-
oriented research on a broad range of topics related to health
promotion and disease prevention.
In Spring 2003, CDC published RFA 04003 (FY20004-20009)
for the Prevention Research Centers program. The RFA introduces a set
of performance indicators that were developed collaboratively with the
PRCs and other program stakeholders and are consistent with federal
requirements that all agencies, in response to the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993, prepare performance plans and
collect program-specific performance measures.
An Internet-based information system will allow CDC to monitor, and
report on, PRC activities more efficiently. Data reported to CDC
through the PRC information system will be used by CDC to identify
training and technical assistance needs, monitor compliance with
cooperative agreement requirements, evaluate the progress made in
achieving center-specific goals, and obtain information needed to
respond to Congressional and other inquiries regarding program
activities and effectiveness.
The estimated annualized burden is 237 hours.
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hrs.)
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Clerical........................................................ 28 2 2.73
Directors....................................................... 28 2 1.5
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Dated: May 12, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-11276 Filed 5-18-04; 8:45 am]
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