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basis. Second, topic specific modules
contain questions to produce data that
are needed on a regular basis but are not
needed annually. Each individual topic
specific modules will be administered
in addition to the core survey on a
revolving annual schedule. The goals of
the revised data collection instrument
are to: (1) Improve NISVSS data quality,

1,800) while the average burden per
surveyed respondent is 25 minutes
(total burden in hours equals 4,166).
The survey will be conducted among
English or Spanish speaking male and
female adults (18 years and older) living
in the United States. There are no costs
to respondents to participate other than
their time.

(2) increase our response rates, (3)
decrease the breakoff rates, (4) and to
reduce the burden on the respondents.
In this period of field testing, a total
of 36,000 households will be screened.
After determining eligibility and
consent, 10,000 will complete the
survey. The average burden per
screened respondent remains at 3
minutes (total burden in hours equals

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Households .......................................

NISVSS 2013 Test Instrument
(screened).
NISVSS 2013 Test Instrument (surveyed).

36,000

1

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1,800

10,000

1

25/60

4,166

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Dated: December 13, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI),
Office of the Associate Director for Science
(OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

Proposed Project

Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60-Day–13–0650]

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 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Ron Otten, 1600 Clifton
Road, MS D–74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or
send an email 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)

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responses

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burden per
response
(in hours)

Form name

Total ...........................................

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Prevention Research Centers Program
National Evaluation Reporting System
(OMB No. 0920–0650, exp. 6/30/2013)—
Revision—National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Prevention Research Centers
(PRC) Program was established by
Congress through the Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention Amendments of
1984. CDC manages the PRC Program
and currently provides funding to PRC
grantees that are housed within schools
of public health, medicine or
osteopathy. Awards are made for five
years and may be renewed through a
competitive application process. PRCs
conduct outcomes-oriented health
promotion and disease prevention
research on a broad range of topics
using a multi-disciplinary and
community-based approach. Research
projects involve state and local health
departments, health care providers,
universities, community partners, and
other organizations. PRCs collaborate
with external partners to assess
community health priorities; identify
research priorities; set research agendas;

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(in hours)

conduct research projects and related
activities such as training and technical
assistance; and disseminate research
results to public health practitioners,
researchers, and the general public.
Each PRC receives an approximately
equal amount of funding from CDC to
establish its core capacity and support
a core research project as well as
training and evaluation activities.
Research foci reflect each PRC’s area of
expertise and the needs of the
community. Health disparities and goals
outlined in Healthy People 2020 are a
particular emphasis for most PRC core
research.
CDC is currently approved to collect
performance information from PRCs
through a web-based survey and
telephone interview (OMB #0920–0650,
exp. 6/30/2013). The web-based survey
is designed to collect information on the
PRCs’ collaborations with health
departments; formal training programs
and other training activities; and other
funded prevention research projects
conducted separately from their core
research. A structured telephone
interview with a key PRC informant
obtains information on systems and
environmental changes in which PRCs
are involved. The content of the
information collection is guided by a set
of performance indicators developed
(2002) and later revised (2009) in
collaboration with the PRCs.
CDC will request OMB approval to
continue collecting performance
information from PRCs for three years,
with some changes. In this revision,
CDC requests OMB approval to (1)
continue using a web-based survey and
telephone interview for data collection,
(2) change the platform of the web-based

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survey, (3) decrease the data collection
burden for each PRC by decreasing the
number of questions collected on an
annual basis, and (4) revise some
questions for clarity or to reflect the
current needs and priorities of the
program.
CDC will continue to use the
information reported by PRCs to
identify training and technical

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will report the required information to
CDC once per year. The estimated
burden per response for the web-based
survey will decrease from six hours to
five hours, and the estimated burden per
response for each telephone interview
will decreased from one hour to 30
minutes. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.

assistance needs, respond to requests for
information from Congress and other
sources, monitor grantees’ compliance
with cooperative agreement
requirements, evaluate progress made in
achieving goals and objectives, and
describe the impact and effectiveness of
the PRC Program.
There is no change in the number of
respondents (37). Each PRC program

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

Form name

PRC Program ....................................

Survey ..............................................
Telephone Interview .........................

37
37

1
1

5
30/60

185
19

Total ...........................................

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204

Dated: December 13, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI),
Office of the Associate Director for Science
(OADS), Office of the Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30-Day–13–12PS]

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 (404) 639–7570 or send an
email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to 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

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Evaluation of the Get Yourself Tested
(GYT) Campaign—New—National
Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis,
STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this data collection is
to evaluate the reach and impact of the
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Evaluation of GYT will be based on data
collected from 4000 young adults. The
data will be collected through a 30minute, web-based survey. Data from
the survey will then be quantitatively
evaluated to determine the reach and
impact of the GYT: Get Yourself Tested
campaign.
This information needs to be collected
in order to evaluate whether the GYT:
Get Yourself Tested campaign is
reaching the appropriate target
audience, identify messages the
audience is taking away from GYT;
determine whether individuals who saw
the GYT campaign are more likely to
engage in target behaviors and their
mediators; and determine whether
perceived norms around testing,
treatment, and sexual health vary
between people who have seen the
campaign and those who have not. The
information obtained from the proposed
data collection will be used by CDC to
improve, update and decide whether to
continue the GYT campaign and to
determine whether GYT is able or
unable to impact norms and behaviors
related to STD testing. It will also be
used to inform future efforts to
communicate with the public about
STD/HIV testing.
Because the GYT campaign targets
young adults and minority youth,
populations with higher rates of STD/
HIV than the general population, it is
essential to examine the effectiveness of
this communication to determine
whether this campaign is addressing
these high STD/HIV rates. If the
campaign is not evaluated, there will be
no evidence-based criteria which can be
used to guide the future of the
campaign. Additionally, future efforts to
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hampered by the lack of evidence of this
campaign’s effectiveness.
CDC, National Association of City and
County Health Officials (NACCHO) and
Knowledge Networks will disseminate
the study results to the public through
reports prepared for/by CDC, NACCHO
and Knowledge Networks and through
peer-reviewed journal articles and
related presentations. All releases of
information will be reviewed and
approved by CDC and partner
organizations involved with GYT.
This evaluation study will rely on a
Web-based survey to be selfadministered at home or at work on
personal computers. Using the existing
research panel as a population from
which to draw a sample of participants
has many advantages. First, because the
panel is already recruited, consented,
and familiar with the technology, there
is no burden of recruitment and
introduction to the survey method. This
saves a great deal of burden on the
public and on CDC, as we need not
engage in random-digit dialing (RDD) or
other sampling procedures to accrue
participants, and we need not spend
time explaining how to complete the
survey. Second, Knowledge Networks
has conducted the research to validate
the sample and ensure its
representativeness. This enhances the
generalizability of the study, and thus
the value of the results is greater than
if we relied on a sample of phonerecruited volunteers. Third, Knowledge
Networks has conducted surveys of
sensitive and stigmatized topics in the
past, including an in-depth and explicit
sexual behavior survey. These surveys
have been extremely successful. This
allows us to proceed with confidence in
the method, the contractor, and the
survey design. The total annualized

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