[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-05-05CN]
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
2005 Business Responds to AIDS (BRTA) Survey--New--National Center
for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Business Responds to AIDS (BRTA) program is a partnership among
CDC, business, labor, and the public health sector that began in 1992.
The purpose of the program is to encourage businesses to implement HIV/
AIDS policies and education programs in the workplace. CDC is
requesting a 3-year approval from OMB to administer a survey to
business owners or human resource directors to assess business
practices and policies relating to HIV/AIDS in the workplace. This
proposed data collection will incorporate some questions, but will be a
shorter version, from a previously approved data collection, ``Business
Responds to AIDS Benchmark Study,'' OMB No. 0920-0359, which expired on
January 31, 1996.
The target population for the 2005 survey will be private-sector
worksites employing 15 or more individuals and operating in the United
States at the time of the survey. Selected worksites will be able to
respond to the survey by telephone or electronically through the
internet. An introductory letter describing the BRTA program and the
survey will be mailed to each selected worksite two weeks prior to
implementation of the actual survey. The initial point of contact at
the worksites is expected to be the business owner for smaller sites
and the human resources director for larger sites. This individual will
be asked to either complete the interview or provide an appropriate
referral within the company. CDC anticipates that information from the
survey will allow the agency to revise and strengthen the objectives
and strategies of the BRTA program in an effort to support business
practices and policies related to HIV/AIDS.
There is no cost to respondents participate in the survey other
than their time.
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Respondents respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hrs)
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Business Owners or Human Resources Directors.... 2,200 1 20/60 733
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Dated: July 15, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-14371 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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