[Federal Register: August 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 164)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-09-0789]
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 or
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 [email protected].
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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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
Program Effectiveness Evaluation of Workplace Intervention for
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)--[OMB 0920-0789] [expiration
date 12/31/09]--Extension--National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects a substantial number of
Americans, and there has recently been increasing recognition of the
impact it has on the workplace. In addition to direct impacts
(batterers often stalk or even attack IPV victims at their place of
work), IPV has indirect impacts on the workplace environment through
lost productivity due to medical leave, absenteeism, and fear and
distraction on the part of victims and coworkers. The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contracted with RTI International
(RTI) to evaluate an ongoing workplace IPV prevention program being
implemented at a national corporation. The purpose of the proposed
evaluation is to document in detail the workplace IPV prevention
activities delivered by the company, to determine the impact of these
activities on short-term and long-term outcomes, and to determine the
cost-effectiveness of the program. All managers at the corporate office
of the corporation have been screened to assess training experiences.
More in-depth surveys were conducted with managers who had not
completed the corporation's IPV training. Approximately 200 managers
have been surveyed at baseline, and 6 months later. Manager surveys
focus on knowledge/awareness of IPV and company resources for IPV and
number of referrals for IPV assistance. This extension is requested to
cover the 12-month follow-up administration of this survey. Due to
unexpected delays at the evaluation site and an inability to field the
6-month follow up survey with managers when originally scheduled, the
project will need to be continued an additional 3 months.
Employees (N = 400) of those managers who completed the baseline
survey using an anonymous web-based survey at baseline have been
surveyed. These employees will also be surveyed 12 months later (during
the reinstatement period) to assess their self-evaluated productivity,
absenteeism, and perceptions of manager behavior. Responses of managers
(and their employees) who received the IPV training in the study period
(i.e., sometime between the baseline and 12 month surveys) with
untrained managers will be compared. The study will provide CDC and
employers information about the potential effectiveness and cost-
effectiveness of workplace IPV intervention strategies.
There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate
in the interview.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Employee........................................ 400 1 30/60 200
Manager......................................... 200 2 30/60 200
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 400
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Dated: August 19, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-20578 Filed 8-25-09; 8:45 am]
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