[Federal Register: November 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 219)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-06-05CH]
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 404-639-5960
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
An assessment of the determinants of HIV risk factors for African-
American and Hispanic women in the southeastern United States--New--The
National Center for HIV/AIDS, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is requesting OMB approval to administer a questionnaire and
rapid oral test for HIV in heterosexual African American and Hispanic
women at three sites in the southeastern United States. This proposed
data collection will occur over 3 years.
This study is designed to assess risk factors for HIV infection in
these women and addresses goals of CDC's ``HIV Prevention Strategic
Plan Through 2005''. CDC plans to meet specific goals by (1) decreasing
the number of women at high risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV
infection; (2) increasing the proportion of HIV-infected women who know
they are infected; (3) increasing the number of HIV-infected women who
are linked to appropriate prevention, care, and treatment services; and
(4) strengthening the capacity nationwide to monitor the HIV epidemic.
In addition, project data will provide important epidemiologic
information useful for the development and targeting of future HIV
prevention activities.
To identify recruitment venues, 250 African American and 125
Hispanic women (n = 375) will be recruited to take part in an anonymous
one-time 3-minute intercept interview. (Data on the table below are
shown annualized over the 3 year period for this project.) About 2025
women, recruited directly from the selected venues (e.g. health
clinics, beauty salons, laundromats, etc.) and by word of mouth using a
respondent-driven sampling (RDS) approach, will be asked to complete a
10-minute eligibility screening interview. We estimate that 80% of
screened women will be eligible for our study. Among the estimated 1620
eligible women about 270 women are anticipated to decline participation
in the study. To get a better understanding of the reasons for
declining participation, those 270 women will be asked to complete a
10-minute questionnaire. The remaining 1350 eligible participants (850
African American and 500 Hispanic) that are at risk for HIV infection
will be enrolled. They will respond to a one-time, 45-minute
computerized questionnaire capturing information on demographic,
psychological, behavioral, sociocultural, and environmental/contextual
dimensions relevant for understanding risk for contracting HIV
infection. They will also receive rapid oral HIV testing and
counseling. The HIV counseling and testing will take an additional 45
minutes to complete. Each woman will receive 10-minute RDS training on
how they can tell other women in their social networks about the study.
A sub-sample of 40 African American and 20 Hispanic women (n = 60) will
also take part in separate qualitative interviews. The one-hour
qualitative interview will be scheduled for a different day that is
convenient for the women.
The total response burden for the three-year period is estimated to
be 2711.25 hours (904 annualized burden hours). There is no cost to the
respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Activity with women volunteers respondents responses per response Hours
respondent (hours)
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Venue intercept interview....................... 125 1 3/60 6.25
Eligibility screening interview................. 675 1 10/60 112.5
Refusal questionnaire........................... 90 1 10/60 15
ACASI survey interview.......................... 450 1 45/60 337.5
HIV Testing & Counseling........................ 450 1 45/60 337.5
RDS Training.................................... 450 1 10/60 75
Qualitative interview........................... 20 1 1 20
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 903.75
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Dated: November 6, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-19146 Filed 11-13-06; 8:45 am]
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