CDC Request for Determination or Research Status

REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF RESEARCH STATUS
To be completed by the staff member with lead responsibility for the project and approved by branch chief (if applicable) and Division
ADS. A separate PGO funding memo is required if project is research and involves human subjects regardless of the CDC staff role.
Instructions:

(1) Use this form to declare: (a) the research status of any project, (b) role or roles of CDC staff
(2) A short summary should be attached offering specific details about the project and the role of staff.
(3) Be sure to complete all applicable items, obtain appropriate signatures and submit this form for approval.

Tracking Number:

TBD/TBD

(Use PGO number if cooperative agreement, grant, etc.)
Date submitted:

02/09/2017

Title of Project:

An Evaluation of Multi-State Network Approaches to Scaling the National Diabetes Prevention
Program to Priority Populations

Dates for project period:
Beginning:
Ending:

Dates for funding (if applicable):

09/30/2017

Beginning:

09/30/2017

09/29/2022

Ending:

09/29/2018

Project is (choose one):
NOTE: Revision, as used below, refers to any substantive change made to the project including scope of project, funding restrictions,
personnel, role of CDC staff member, determination of research status, etc.
[X]

New

[]

Revision

[]

Continuation, without revision(s)

[]

Continuation, with revision(s)

Lead staff member:

Contact information:

Please indicate your role(s) in this project:

Name:

Jeannette May

Division:

User ID:

JXM5

Telephone: 770-488-5016

Scientific Ethics number:

10297 Mailstop:

DDT

F75

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Project officer

[]

Technical monitor

[]

Principal
investigator

[]

Investigator

[]

Consultant

[X]

Other (please explain)

Assisting with Contract
Processing

1.

Are any or all of the activities within this project DESIGNED to contribute to generalizable knowledge (i.e., research)?
[]

[X]

YES

NO

If YES, list those activities which are research:

2.

Is this CDC project research or public health practice (check all that apply)?
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Research

Public health practice
Check all that apply:

[]

Human subjects involved

[]

Human subjects not involved

[X]

[]

3.

[X]

Check one:

Emergency Response

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Surveillance

Program evaluation

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Other (please explain)

If RESEARCH involving human subjects, has the project or research activities been reviewed by the CDC IRB for human
subjects protection?
a. [ ]

NO, New project, not yet reviewed

d. [ ]

b. [ ] NO, Existing project, not ready to submit

YES, Reviewed and approved by CDC
If YES, please list protocol number and

c. [ ] NO, Submitted for approval

expiration date
e. [ ]

NO, RESEARCH, no CDC investigators (CDC IRB not
required)

f. [ ]

N/A (Not Applicable)

If RESEARCH, list any other CDC staff involved in this project, please include the name, role, and scientific ethics number

Form 684R_NR (revised January 2003)
ID:

26924

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Tracking NO. TBD/TBD
Name

Role (project officer, investigator,
consultant, etc.)

Jeannette May

Scientific ethics
number Prin
10297

IF YOU THINK THE RESEARCH PROJECT MIGHT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT RESEARCH (as identified in 45CFR46.101),
PLEASE ANSWER questions 4-6, OTHERWISE SKIP TO question 7.
4.

5.

Does the proposed research involve prisoners?
[ ]

YES

[ ]

NO

If YES, this research cannot be exempted and must be reviewed by an IRB (skip to question 7).

Does the proposed research involve fetuses, pregnant women, or human in vitro fertilization as targets (such that Subpart B
would apply)?
[ ]

YES

[ ]

NO

If YES, this research cannot be exempted and must be reviewed by an IRB (skip to
question 7).

Educational Research
6.1

Is this research conducted in established or commonly accepted educational settings, AND does the research involve
normal educational practices (e.g., research on regular and special education strategies or research on the
effectiveness of, or comparison among instrucational techniques, curricula or classroom management methods)?
[ ]

YES

[ ]

NO

Research Involving Surveys, Interview Procedures (including Focus groups), Observation of Public Behavior, or Educational
Tests
6.2

Will this research use educational tests (cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview
procedures or observation of public behavior?
[ ]

YES

[ ]

NO

If NO skip 6.3

Will children (<18 years of age) be research subjects?
[ ]

YES

[ ]

NO

6.2.1

Is the information obtained recorded in such a manner that human subjects can be identified directly or
indirectly through identifiers (such as a code) linked to the subjects;
[ ]

6.2.2

YES

[ ]

NO

Will any disclosure of the human subjects' responses outside of the research setting have the potential to
place the subjects at risk of criminal or civil liability, or be damaging to the subjects' financial standing,
employability or reputation? (Examples here may include: the collection of sensitive data regarding the
subjects' (or relatives' or associates') possible substance abuse, sexuality, criminal history or intent, medical
or psychological condition, financial status, or similarly compromising information).
[ ]

6.3

If YES, this research cannot be exempted and must be reviewed by an IRB (skip to item 7)

YES

[ ]

NO

Will this research use educational tests (cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview
procedures, or observation of public behavior but the research is not exempt under paragraph 6.2 of this section:
[ ]

YES

6.3.1

Will this research involve human subjects that are elected or appointed public officials or candidates for
public office?
[ ]

6.3.2

[ ]

YES

NO

[ ]

If NO skip to 6.4

NO

Does federal statute(s) require(s) without exception that confidentiality of the personally identifiable
information will be maintained throughout the research and thereafter? (Note: CDC can use this exemption
criterion only in the case where a 308(d) Assurance of Confidentiality has been obtained to cover the
research).
[ ]

YES

[ ]

NO

Existing Data Which Is Publicly Available or Unidentifiable
6.4

Does this research involve only the collection or study of existing* data, documents, records, pathological or
diagnostic specimens? (* 'existing' means existing before the study begins)?
[ ]

YES

6.4.1

Is this material or information publicly available?
[ ]

[ ]
YES

Form 684R_NR (revised January 2003)
ID:

26924

NO
[ ]

If NO skip to 7
NO

2

Tracking NO. TBD/TBD
6.4.2

Is this material or information recorded in such a manner by the investigator that the subjects cannot be
identified directly or indirectly through identifiers linked to the subjects?
(Note: If a link is created by an investigator even temporarily, for research purposes, this criterion is not met.
If a temporary link is created by clinical staff who already have access to the data, this criterion is met).

7.

[ ]

YES

(there are no identifying information and no unique identifiers or codes)YES

[ ]

NO

(there are identifiers (including codes))

Please prepare and attach a short summary paragraph (<1 page);
if this is new:
a.

Be sure to include the purpose of the project, specific details about the project and the role of the CDC staff member
(s) in the project. In explaining one's role as a consultant be particularly careful to identify involvement in things
like: study design decisions, oversight of protocol development, participation in review of data collection procedures,
and particpation in data analysis and/or manuscript preparation, as well as whether there will be access to
identifiable or personal data.

b.

Explain your project status selection (research--non-exempt, exempt, no CDC investigator or not involving human
subjects; public health practice). If you selected research not involving human subjects be sure to indicate if the data
includes any personal information (e.g., name, SSN), linkable study identification numbers or codes, or geographical
information.
This project is a comprehensive evaluation of the cooperative agreement DP17-1705 to scale the National DPP to priority
populations with prediabetes including: Medicare beneficiaries, men, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanics,
American Indians, Alaska Natives, Pacific Islanders, and people with visual or physical disabilities.
The program evaluation efforts of this task order will consist of:
1)testing and enhancing the CDC-developed data collection tools for the national evaluation of DP17-1705 FOA;
2) developing a new information collection package and obtaining approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for all final data collection tools specified in the DP17-1705 National Evaluation Plan developed by CDC;
3) developing and maintaining an integrated database to systematically collect data at the grantee, site, and participant level;
4) providing technical assistance for grantees and affiliate sites on data collection, evaluation plan development and
implementation, program implementation and delivery, and dissemination of emerging/promising practices and guidance;
5) collecting, validating, and linking data from different sources identified in the national evaluation protocol for CDC to conduct
analyses; developing consumer-friendly emerging/promising practice documents, materials, resources, and tools around
scaling the National DPP to priority populations;and
6) identifying key topic areas for case studies and focus groups, designing and implementing evaluation plans, collecting and
analyzing data, and synthesizing and disseminating results.

8.

Please list the primary project site and all collaborating site(s).
Explanation of project components:

9.

If project involves research that is funded extramurally, list amount of award that should be restricted pending IRB
approval and describe which project components will be affected, if known:

Approvals (signature and position title)
Jeannette May - Public Health Advisor

Date
02/09/2017

Research Determination / Remarks
[X]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]

Public health practice
Research not involving human subjects
Research involving human subjects, no CDC investigators
Research involving human subjects, CDC investigators, exempt
Research involving human subjects, CDC investigators, not exempt

(check if applicable)
[ ]
Local IRB
[ ]
CDC Exemption
[ ]
CDC IRB
staff member completing this form

Form 684R_NR (revised January 2003)
ID:

26924

Comments:

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Patricia Schumacher - SENIOR TEAM
LEAD

02/09/2017

[X]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]

Public health practice
Research not involving human subjects
Research involving human subjects, no CDC investigators
Research involving human subjects, CDC investigators, exempt
Research involving human subjects, CDC investigators, not exempt

(check if applicable)
[ ]
Local IRB
[ ]
CDC Exemption
[ ]
CDC IRB
Team Lead

Comments:

Elizabeth Luman - EPIDEMIOLOGIST

02/10/2017

[X]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]

Public health practice
Research not involving human subjects
Research involving human subjects, no CDC investigators
Research involving human subjects, CDC investigators, exempt
Research involving human subjects, CDC investigators, not exempt

(check if applicable)
[ ]
Local IRB
[ ]
CDC Exemption
[ ]
CDC IRB
Division ADS

Comments:
Approve

Joan Redmond Leonard - PUBLIC
HEALTH ANALYST

02/21/2017

[X]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]

Public health practice
Research not involving human subjects
Research involving human subjects, no CDC investigators
Research involving human subjects, CDC investigators, exempt
Research involving human subjects, CDC investigators, not exempt

(check if applicable)
[ ]
Local IRB
[ ]
CDC Exemption
[ ]
CDC IRB
CUC ADS, Deputy ADS, or Human
Subjects Contact

Form 684R_NR (revised January 2003)
ID:

26924

Comments:

4