[Federal Register: February 5, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 24)]
[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
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-03-40]
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 the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
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 burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor , CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: Examining the Effectiveness of HIV Prevention
Messages--New--National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
(NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This
project involves the development and cognitive testing of HIV
prevention messages in the format of computerized brochures. The
efficacy of various types of prevention messages will be evaluated in
three experimental studies with populations at risk of acquiring or
transmitting HIV. The studies will test different ways of
communicating, framing and presenting HIV prevention messages. Outcomes
to be examined include the extent to which the message is considered
acceptable, comprehensible, and credible by the intended audience, as
well as the extent to which the message influences knowledge,
attitudes, and readiness or intentions to reduce or eliminate risk
behaviors. Data will be collected using audio-computer assisted self-
interviews. The results will be used by CDC, and other organizations
and researchers to inform prevention activities. There is no cost to
the respondents.
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No. of Average burden
Form No. of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Eligibility Screener............................ 1600 1 15/60 400
Message Complexity Study Questionnaire.......... 200 1 1 200
Message Framing Study Questionnaire............. 600 1 1 600
Message Presentation Study Questionnaire........ 450 1 1 450
Total..................................... .............. .............. .............. 1650
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Dated: January 30, 2003.
Thomas Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-2782 Filed 2-4-03; 8:45 am]
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