[Federal Register: July 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 139)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-05-05CP]
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 404-371-5983
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
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. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Micro-Finance Project for HIV Prevention--New--National Center for
HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is requesting a 3-year approval from the Office of Management
and Budget to conduct focus groups and administer a one-on-one
qualitative interview to women who are at risk for HIV infection and
community leaders in four communities in the southeastern United
States.
The purpose of this project is to conduct formative research to
determine the most realistic and efficacious approach for developing a
micro-finance project to reduce HIV/STD-related risk behavior among
unemployed or underemployed high-risk African-American women in the
southeastern United States, who are among those most at risk for HIV
infection in the country. The project addresses goals of the CDC HIV
Prevention Strategic Plan,'' specifically the goal of decreasing the
number of persons at high risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV
infection. Information from this project will inform the development of
economic empowerment interventions to reduce risk for HIV infection.
A focus group will be conducted with eight women (who are screened
for eligibility) in each of the four communities (a total of 32 women)
in the southeast United State with high prevalence of HIV and other
sexually transmitted diseases. A subset of these women will participate
in individual interviews. Another focus group will include community
leaders in each of the four communities (a total of 32 individuals).
The focus groups will capture demographic information, attitudes, and
knowledge regarding income-generating activities that are feasible (can
be done with small capitalization and by these women with some training
and other preparation), attractive (women will do this work), and
useful (likely to produce income to address a reasonable proportion of
economic need; the community will use the service or purchase the
product of the activity).
The subset of focus group participants who also participate in
individual interviews (five women in each of the four communities, with
a maximum of 20 individual interviews) will respond to more personal
questions. The semi-structured individual interviews will explore
behavioral, social, and economic conditions that might contribute to
risk for HIV infection.
The focus groups and interviews will take about two hours each to
complete. A screening interview for women participants will take about
10 minutes to complete. There are no costs to respondents other than
their time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Respondents respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Women--Screening interview...................... 55 1 10/60 10
Women--Focus groups............................. 32 1 2 64
Women--individual interviews.................... 20 1 2 40
Community leaders--Focus groups................. 32 1 2 64
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 178
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Dated: July 15, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-14370 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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