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Proposed Project
CDC Prevention Status Reports: NonGovernment User Satisfaction and
Impact—New—Office for State, Tribal
Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 2011, CDC Director Dr. Thomas R.
Frieden commissioned OSTLTS with
creating and disseminating the
Prevention Status Reports (PSRs). The
PSRs highlight the status of public
health policies and practices designed
to prevent or reduce ten important
public health problems and concerns,
including Excessive Alcohol Use; Food
Safety; Healthcare-Associated
Infections; Heart Disease and Stroke;
HIV; Motor Vehicle Injuries, Nutrition;
Physical Activity, and Obesity;
Prescription Drug Overdose, Teen
Pregnancy, and Tobacco Use.
CDC is requesting a three-year
approval for a generic clearance to
conduct a one-time assessment of nongovernmental recipients and users of the
PSRs, to determine its reach, usefulness,
and impact. The goal of the assessment

a complete and accurate assessment of
the PSRs from the perspective of all
potential users.
Assessment data will ultimately be
used to understand the extent PSR
recipients report that they are satisfied
with the quality of the PSRs and actions
they are taking to advance evidencebased and expert-recommended policies
and practices due to the PSRs. For
example, it is unknown to what extent
the PSRs are being used to support
planning and decision-making about
public health priorities and whether or
not modifications would make them
more useful. Findings will also be used
to develop manuscripts to submit for
publication in peer-reviewed journals
focused on assessment and public
health practice. For example, user
descriptions of how the PSRs are being
used effectively to stimulate efforts to
improve public health policies and
practices would be important
information to share with the public
health field. There is no cost to
participants other than their time. The
estimated annualized burden hours for
this data collection activity are 499
hours.

is to determine the extent to which the
PSRs support planning and decisionmaking about strategies to improve
public health and lead to specific
actions intended to increase the use of
evidence-based and expertrecommended public health policies
and practices. Based on findings from
the data collection, OSTLTS may make
additional modifications to the PSRs,
augment the PSRs with additional
supporting products, and/or enhance
communication and dissemination
efforts. Data will be collected through a
web-based questionnaire. An email
invitation with a link to the online
questionnaire will be sent to a
convenience sample consisting of: (1)
Randomly selected subscribers to PSR
email updates and (2) staff from key
non-governmental partner organizations
that were targeted by CDC for the initial
public dissemination of the PSRs in
January 2014. The invitation will be
sent to a total of 1,995 potential
respondents.
Prior assessments of the PSRs have
been conducted of governmental staff
only. Non-government staffs are also
critical stakeholders and users of the
PSRs. Their input is necessary to ensure

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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Recommendations
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general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. To request more
information on the below proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the
information collection plan and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. 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
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quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (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; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
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the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.

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Proposed Project
CDC Work@Health Advance:
Evaluation of Train-the-Trainer and
Advanced Technical Assistance
Programs—New—National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In the United States, chronic diseases
such as heart disease, obesity and
diabetes are among the most common
and costly health problems, but they are
also among the most preventable.
Adopting healthy behaviors can prevent
the devastating effects and reduce the
rates of these diseases. Many employers
are recognizing the role they can play in
creating healthy work environments and
providing employees with opportunities
to make healthy lifestyle choices.
To support these efforts, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) established a comprehensive
workplace health program called Work@
Health. The program is authorized by
the Public Health Service Act and
funded through the Prevention and
Public Health Fund of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
(ACA). CDC’s key objectives for the
Work@Health program include: (1)
Increasing understanding of employer
training needs and the best ways to
deliver skill-based training; (2)
increasing employers’ level of
knowledge and awareness of workplace
health program concepts and principles;
(3) Building employer skills and
capacity for developing or expanding
workplace health programs; and (4)
promoting peer-to-peer, communitybased employer cooperation and
mentoring.
Through the Work@Health program,
CDC developed a training curriculum
for employers based on a problemsolving approach to improving
employer knowledge and skills related
to effective, science-based workplace
health programs, and supporting the
adoption of these programs in the
workplace. Topics covered in the
Work@Health curriculum include
principles, strategies, and tools for
leadership engagement; how to make a
business case for workplace health
programs; how to assess the needs of
organizations and individual
employees; how to plan, implement,
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with community organizations for
additional support. An initial, smallscale Phase 1 needs assessment and
Work@Health pilot program evaluation
were conducted in 2013–2014 (OMB
No. 0920–0989, exp. 9/30/2014),
followed in March 2014 by expanded
Phase 2 full scale training and technical
assistance activities involving more than
200 employers nationwide (OMB No.
0920–1006, exp. 1/31/2016). Individuals
who completed the training and
technical assistance program received a
Certificate of Completion.
CDC’s Work@Health activities support
and complement the efforts of numerous
employers, public health agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other
professional organizations that share an
interest in increasing the number of
effective, science-based workplace
health programs across the United
States. Some of these entities have
participated directly in Work@Health to
take their training and apply it more
broadly in their communities. Other
entities offer employers opportunities
for recognition or accreditation of their
workplace health programs based on
many of the core concepts and
principles addressed in the
Work@Health training. Recognition or
accreditation programs enhance
standards of practice and are appealing
to employers to improve their visibility
and status, but typically take several
years of program growth and
development for employers to be in
position to successfully obtain them.
CDC proposes a new information
collection to support continued
expansion of the Work@Health program.
The expanded program will offer more
advanced training and technical
assistance to employers or trainers who
have previously received a Certificate of
Completion for participating in the basic
Work@Health training and technical
assistance program. In addition to
emphasizing the mastery of core
workplace health principles and
concepts introduced in the basic course,
the expanded Work@Health program
will offer targeted technical assistance
to help employers prepare for the
process of getting their worksite
accredited by an external organization.
The advanced technical assistance will
include an organizational accreditation
readiness assessment as well as
assessment-driven technical assistance
focused on organizational alignment,
population health management, and
data, outcomes, and reporting.
Employers will be responsible for
selecting the external recognition or
accreditation program that best fits with
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A key component of Work@Health
uses a Train-the-Trainer training model
to assist with the dissemination of the
Work@Health Program. In the
Expansion Program, up to 100
additional Train-the-Trainer
participants will receive enhanced
training in how to deliver the
curriculum to employers across the
country. They will receive technical
assistance and access to an online peer
learning platform. Applicants for the
Train-the-Trainer model must have
previous knowledge, training, and
experience with workplace health
programs and an interest in becoming
instructors for the Work@Health
Program. They may be referred by
employers, health departments,
business coalitions, trade associations,
or other organizations.
CDC is requesting OMB approval to
initiate information collection for the
Work@Health Expansion Program in
Spring 2015. CDC plans to collect
information from employers who have
previously completed the Work@Health
training and technical assistance to
assess readiness for accreditation of
their workplace health program and
their need for additional technical
assistance; to obtain trainees’ reactions
to the advanced technical assistance;
and to document their experience
applying for and receiving accreditation
of their workplace health program. CDC
also plans to collect information needed
to select the individuals who will
participate in the enhanced Train-theTrainer model; and to assess changes in
trainees’ knowledge and skills before
and after participation in Work@Health
Train-the Trainer model. Graduates of
the Work@Health program will be given
the opportunity to complete an annual
survey to assess their capacity to
maintain and sustain their workplace
health program after formal training
participation has ended. All information
will be collected online to maximize the
convenience to respondents.
Respondents will include employers
who have previously completed the
Work@Health training; those that
continue onto the advanced technical
assistance program, and individuals
who apply to participate in the trainthe-trainer model.
Information will be used to evaluate
the effectiveness of the Work@Health
program in terms of (1) increasing
employers’ knowledge and capacity to
implement workplace health programs
and to facilitate applying for
accreditation for their programs, and (2)
increasing the number of trainers who
can provide employers with knowledge
and skills in science-based workplace
health programs, policies and practices.

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The information will also be used to
identify the best way(s) to deliver skillbased training and technical support to

employers in the area of workplace
health.
OMB approval is requested for three
years. The total estimated annualized

burden hours are 470. Participation is
voluntary and there are no costs to
participants other than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Form name

Employers Continuing to Advanced
Technical Assistance.

Accreditation Readiness Assessment.
Advanced TA Survey .......................
Follow-up Accreditation Survey .......
Train-the Trainer Application Form ..

Interested New Train-the-Trainer
Participants.
New Train-the-Trainer Participants in
the Work@Health Program.
Employer
Graduates
of
Work@Health.
Total ...........................................

30/60

120

120
120
200

2
1
1

20/60
10/60
30/60

80
20
100

Train-the-Trainer Knowledge and
Skills Survey.
Employer Follow-Up Survey ............

100

2

30/60

100

200

1

15/60

50

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The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of

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Average
burden per
response
(in hr)

120

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the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses; and (e) Assess information
collection costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
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
Assisted Reproductive Technology
(ART) Program Reporting System (OMB
No. 0920–0556, expires 8/31/2015)—
Revision—National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 2(a) of Public Law 102–493
(known as the Fertility Clinic Success
Rate and Certification Act of 1992
(FCSRCA), 42 U.S.C. 263a–1(a)),
requires that each assisted reproductive
technology (ART) program shall
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Prevention: (1) pregnancy success rates
achieved by such ART program, and (2)
the identity of each embryo laboratory
used by such ART program and whether
the laboratory is certified or has applied
for such certification under the Act.
Information is transmitted to CDC
electronically through the Web-based
National ART Surveillance System
(NASS) or NASS-compatible files
extracted from other record systems.
CDC requests OMB approval to continue
information collection for three years,
with changes that will be phased in
during this period.
Information collection will continue
under currently approved procedures
through December 31, 2015. Revised
reporting requirements are planned for
ART cycles initiated on or after January
1, 2016. The proposed changes reflect
CDC’s ongoing dialogue with subject
matter experts including partner
organizations and the data collection
contractor. These consultations identify
changes to the NASS data elements that
are essential to keep pace with changes
in medical practice and other
opportunities for improvement. The
proposed changes to the NASS data
elements will ensure that reported
success rates reflect standardized data
definitions and provide additional
insight into factors that may affect
success rates. Concurrent with changes
to data elements, the NASS data entry
pages will be redesigned for more
intuitive grouping of data items and
improved skip logic that will route users
to the minimum number of applicable
questions. Finally, CDC will continue to
collect feedback from ART clinics on
NASS reporting procedures.
Participation in the brief Feedback

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