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of surveys that will assess adoption, use,
and satisfaction with the resources.
Respondents for the PPOD Guide and
toolkit assessment will include health
care providers in the private sector, state
and local government, and federal
government. Respondents for the New
Beginnings assessment will include
health education facilitators in the

electronically. Survey findings will be
used to guide further improvements to
the resources, make adjustments to
promotional and educational strategies,
and inform CDC’s technical assistance
related to diabetes education.
Participation in the surveys is voluntary
and there are no costs to respondents
other than their time.

private sector and state and local
government. CDC will coordinate the
information collection and assessment
activities with events and opportunities
sponsored by professional
organizations, and CDC-sponsored
Webinars.
Office of Budget and Management
(OMB) approval is requested for one
year. All information will be collected

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondents

Private sector health care providers
State
and
Local
government
healthcare providers.
Federal Government healthcare providers.
Private sector heath education
facilitators.
State and local government health
education facilitators.

PPOD Guide and Toolkit Follow-up
Survey.
PPOD Guide and Toolkit Follow-up
Survey.
PPOD Guide and Toolkit Follow-up
Survey.
New Beginnings Assessment Survey.
New Beginnings Assessment Survey.

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

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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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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations

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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 and
send comments to Leroy Richardson,
1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an email to omb@
cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information

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100

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Background and Brief Description
The daily use of specific antiretroviral
medications by persons without human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection, but at high risk of sexual or
injection exposure to HIV has been
shown to be a safe and effective HIV
prevention method. The Food and Drug
Administration approved the use of
Truvada® for preexposure prophylaxis
(PrEP) in July 2012 and CDC has issued
clinical practice guidelines for its use.
With approximately 50,000 new HIV
infections each year, increasing rates of
infection for young MSM, and

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Proposed Project
Community Context Matters Study—
New—National Center for HIV/AIDS,
Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).

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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)
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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continuing severe disparities in HIV
infection among African-American men
and women, incorporation of PrEP into
HIV prevention is important. However,
as a new prevention tool in very early
stages of introduction and use, there is
much we need to learn about how to
implement PrEP in a real world setting
and the need to develop and validate
new measurement tools to capture this
information.
CDC is requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to collect data over a threeyear period that will be used to (1)
assess the utility of new measures
developed or adapted to collect
information related to this new
intervention (PrEP) and (2) evaluate
community contextual factors that may
impact the acceptability and successful
introduction of a new HIV prevention
method. The project will be conducted
in communities in each of four cities
where PrEP has recently become
available through a local community
health center.
Once per year for three years, two
surveys will be conducted: (1) A
community-based survey to be
administered to 40 persons per city
approached in public venues in the
catchment areas of the PrEP clinics, and
(2) a key stakeholder survey to be
administered to 10 community HIV
leaders nominated by PrEP clinic staff
and HIV community-based
organizations in the clinic communities.

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Both surveys will collect data on the
demographics of the participants,
knowledge of PrEP, misinformation
about PrEP, and attitudes about it. The
neighborhood survey will also include
questions about basic HIV knowledge,

work and organizational experience
with PrEP.
Surveys will be administered face-toface by trained, local interviewers.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time.

attitudes, and beliefs as well as
information about sexual and drug use
behaviors that are indications for PrEP
use. For the stakeholder survey,
additional questions will be included
about type of organization where they

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Form name

Neighborhood Survey Street Interview Participant.
Key Stakeholder Participant .............
Street Interview Participant ...............
Key Stakeholder Participant .............

Neighborhood Interview Recruitment
Script and Informed Consent.
Key Stakeholder Telephone Recruitment Script and Informed consent.
Survey ..............................................
Survey ..............................................

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

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LeRoy 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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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–14–14QJ]

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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 and
send comments to LeRoy, 1600 Clifton
Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or
send an email 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)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

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180

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15

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120

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20/60

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40

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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
Evaluation of Hospital Preparedness
for Public Health Emergencies and Mass
Causality Events Project—New—
National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control (NCIPC), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description
Hospital preparedness for responding
to public health emergencies including
mass casualty incidents and epidemics
have become a major national challenge.
Following the World Trade Center
attack of September 11, Hurricane
Katrina of 2005, and the 2011 Alabama
tornadoes, there is continued and
heightened interest of using surveys to
assess hospital readiness for various
disasters and mass casualty incidents.
Current patterns in terrorist activity
increase the potential for civilian
casualties from explosions. Explosions,
particularly in confined spaces, can
inflict severe multisystem injuries on
numerous patients and produce unique
challenges to health care providers and
the systems that support them. The U.S.
healthcare system and its civilian
healthcare providers have minimal
experience in treating patients with
explosion-related injuries and
deficiencies in response capability
could result in increased morbidity and
mortality and increased stress and fear
in the community. Additionally, the
surge of patients after an explosion
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nearby hospital resources. This
potential for many casualties and an
immediate surge of patients may stress
and limit the ability of EMS systems,
hospitals, and other health care facilities
to care for critically injured victims.
CDC requests a 6-month Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to collect readiness and
preparedness data. The purpose of this
project will be to (1) develop and pilot
an interview tool to assess hospital
readiness for a rapid surge of large
numbers of casualties; (2) develop
minimum standards into the assessment
tool to enable a review or an evaluation
of hospital readiness and (3) develop
strategies for dissemination and
implementation of the interview tool.
A national sample of randomly
selected hospitals will be selected for
participation. Four hundred Chief
Executive Officers (CEOs) from sampled
hospitals will be mailed an introductory
letter, contacted by telephone a few
days later and asked if the hospital’s
emergency preparedness coordinator/
manager can complete the survey. The
time to read and respond to the
introductory letter is expected to take 17
minutes. The emergency preparedness
coordinator/manager will complete the
main survey online using the survey
Web site with a goal of 320 completed
surveys. CDC estimated the total time
required to complete the survey as two
hours, including reading the
instructions. The survey covers hospital
preparedness efforts across departments,
number of staff, participation in training
and exercises, agreements with other
responders, and hospital characteristics.
After data are gathered from the
survey, responses will be compiled,
analyzed and summarized. The results
will be used to develop an
implementation manual, training

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