[Federal Register: November 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 218)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes
periodic summaries of proposed projects being developed for submission
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft
instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) 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 burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Assessment of the Bioterrorism Training and
Curriculum Development Program Performance--NEW
The goal of the Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development
Program (BTCDP) is the development of a competent healthcare workforce
with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to: (1) Recognize indications
of a terrorist event; (2) meet the acute care needs of patients,
including pediatric and other vulnerable populations, in a safe and
appropriate manner; (3) participate in a local, regional, statewide,
and national response, and (4) rapidly and effectively alert the public
health system of such an event at the community, state, and national
levels. Response issues include other forms of terrorism (e.g., the use
of chemical, explosive, and incendiary agents, acute radiation exposure
in a nuclear explosion), natural disasters, and catastrophic events.
HRSA will collect data relevant to the preparedness training of
healthcare providers from existing BTCDP
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awardees to evaluate and report performance and outcome information.
This information will be used by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of the
BTCDP. HRSA will use standard data collection forms to record the
number of healthcare providers trained by profession and by course
category, qualitative information on progress being achieved on
approved objectives within the cooperative agreement, and performance
outcomes of healthcare providers participating in training. The data
collection forms do not duplicate other data collection efforts.
The BTCDP is the only Federal program solely committed to the
preparedness training of healthcare providers. As such, BTCDP awardees
share curriculum, accomplishments, and lessons learned through an
established network on a regular basis, a network vital to the
development of a prepared healthcare workforce. Awardees stand uniquely
prepared to respond to Congressional demand for efficient and effective
training within the fiscal and time constraints of this program.
Collecting data from awardees regarding their performance is the first
step in meeting this demand.
The estimated annual burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total number of Hours per Total burden
Submission type respondents respondent responses response hours
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Performance and Outcome Data....................................... 32 1 32 16 512
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Dated: November 3, 2006.
Cheryl R. Dammons,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E6-19087 Filed 11-9-06; 8:45 am]
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