Request for Approval

Request for GenIC Approval

CDC/ATSDR Formative Research and Tool Development

0920-1154

CIO: Center for Laboratory Systems and Response (CLSR), Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)

PROJECT TITLE: CDC OneLab Network Formative Evaluation

PURPOSE AND USE OF COLLECTION:

The CDC OneLab Network is a collaborative network of public health and clinical laboratory professionals and CDC. OneLab Network unites clinical and public health laboratory professionals and the testing community to improve training for public health emergencies through meeting laboratory learners’ most urgent training needs.

DLS/Training and Workforce Development Branch (TWDB) kicked off the OneLab Network in 2019, designed to strengthen interconnections between clinical laboratories, public health laboratories, and CDC laboratory training subject matter experts to collectively support COVID-19 and other rapid, large-scale responses. OneLab Network is intended to equip clinical and public health laboratory professionals with the necessary tools, resources, and networks to strengthen the US laboratory systems’ ability to respond to public health emergencies rapidly and effectively. Information gleaned from this network will provide insights to better understand the effectiveness of OneLab Network outreach efforts, engagement, and relationship development and strengthening among laboratory peers.

The objective of this formative evaluation is to gather information to help:

• identify opportunities to improve a network that strengthens interconnections between training professionals within clinical laboratories, public health laboratories, and CDC in order to collectively support rapid, large-scale emergency responses and;

• improve the strength of connections developed and maintained among OneLab Network peers.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

The OneLab Network social network survey is a one-time survey in which respondents include representatives of the Clinical Laboratory Partners Forum (CLPF) that are also OneLab Network members.

CERTIFICATION:

I certify the following to be true:

1. The collection is voluntary.

2. The collection is low-burden for respondents and low-cost for the Federal Government.

3. The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other federal agencies.

4. Information gathered will not be used to substantially inform influential policy decisions.

5. The study is not intended to produce results that can be generalized beyond its scope.

Name: Amber Eberhardt

To assist review, please answer the following questions:

Personally Identifiable Information:

1. Is personally identifiable information (PII) collected? [ ] Yes [ X ] No

2. If Yes, is the information that will be collected included in records that are subject to the Privacy Act of 1974? [ ] Yes [ ] No

3. If Applicable, has a System or Records Notice been published? [ ] Yes [ X ] No (Not applicable)

Gifts or Payments:

Is an incentive (e.g., money or reimbursement of expenses, token of appreciation) provided to participants? [ ] Yes [ X ] No

BURDEN HOURS

Category of Respondent	Form Name	No. of Respondents	Participation Time (hours)	Burden in Hours
Individuals or Households	Social Network Survey (Attachment 1)	30	5/60	2.5
Totals		30		2.5

FEDERAL COST: The estimated total annual cost to the Federal government is $40,400.80. The cost to the federal government includes the salary of CDC staff and contractors to develop the data collection instrument, collect data, and perform data analysis. There are no equipment or overhead costs.

If you are conducting a focus group, survey, or plan to employ statistical methods, please provide answers to the following questions:

The selection of your targeted respondents

1. Do you have a customer list or something similar that defines the universe of potential respondents and do you have a sampling plan for selecting from this universe? [ X ] Yes [ ] No

If the answer is yes, please provide a description of both below (or attach the sampling plan)? If the answer is no, please provide a description of how you plan to identify your potential group of respondents and how you will select them?

For the social network survey, the project team will triangulate participants that meet the necessary criteria. Social network survey respondents will be OneLab Network members that are also members of organizations that are in the Clinical Laboratory Partners Forum (CLPF). TWDB leadership will then identify up to 30 points of contact (POCs) from this triangulated list.

Administration of the Instrument

1. How will you collect the information? (Check all that apply)

[ X ] Web-based or other forms of Social Media

[ ] Telephone

[ ] In-person

[ ] Mail

[ ] Other, Explain

2. Will interviewers or facilitators be used? [ ] Yes [ X ] No

Documentation (Supporting Statements A and B) and Attachments:

• Attachment 1: OneLab Network Social Network Survey

• Attachment 2: Invitation and Emails to participants_OneLab Network Survey

• Attachment 3: OneLab Network OnePager_05102023

• Attachment 4: Project Determination_Human Subjects Research Determination_OneLab Network

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