[Federal Register: March 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 46)]
[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
[60 Day-09-08AG]
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 or
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC 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
Formative Research and Tool Development--New--National Center for
HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC previously published a clearance mechanism to support
behavioral projects for HIV/ AIDS prevention and control (Federal
Register, volume 73, number 33 page 492 January 3, 2008). This project
has been expanded to include formative research, and instrument testing
for, sexually transmitted infections (STI), viral hepatitis, and
tuberculosis elimination.
Formative research is the basis for developing effective strategies
including communication channels, for influencing behavior change. It
helps researchers identify and understand the characteristics--
interests, behaviors and needs--of target populations that influence
their decisions and actions. Formative research is integral in
developing programs as well as improving existing and ongoing programs.
Formative research also looks at the community in which an intervention
is being or planning to be implemented and helps the project staff
understand the interests, attributes and needs of different populations
and persons in their community. Formative research is research that
occurs before a program is designed and implemented, or while a program
is being conducted. Formative research is an integral part of
developing programs or adapting programs that deal with the complexity
of behaviors, social context, cultural identities, and health care that
underlie the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB in
the U.S.
CDC conducts formative research to develop public-sensitive
communication messages and user-friendly tools prior to developing or
recommending interventions, or care. Sometimes these studies are
entirely behavioral but most often they are cycles of interviews and
focus groups designed to inform the formation of a product.
Products from these studies will be used for sustainable projects
for HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), viral Hepatitis,
and Tuberculosis prevention that are presented as evidence to disease
specific National Advisory Committees, in order to support revisions to
existing prevention and intervention methods, and new recommendations
which cannot be developed without formative research.
Much of CDC's health communication takes place within campaigns
that have fairly lengthy planning periods--timeframes that accommodate
the standard Federal process for approving data collections. Short term
qualitative interviewing and cognitive research techniques have
previously proven invaluable in the development of scientifically valid
and population-
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appropriate methods, interventions, and instruments.
This request includes studies investigating the utility and
acceptability of proposed recruitment methods, intervention contents
and delivery, questionnaire domains, individual questions, and
interactions with project staff or electronic data collection
equipment. These activities will also provide information about how
respondents answer questions and ways in which question response bias
and error can be reduced. Overall, these development activities are
intended to provide information that will increase the success of the
surveillance or research project through increasing response rates and
decreasing response error thereby decreasing future data collection
burden to the public. The studies that will be covered under this
request will include one or more of the following investigational
modalities: (1) Focus group and individual interviews; (2) cognitive
interviews for development and testing of specific data collection
instruments; (3) component testing of instruments developed from
qualitative research or communication methods; (4) testing of
behavioral interventions; (5) public acceptance of intervention and
prevention methods; (6) utilizing computer-assisted instruments
(including Web-based technology).
Respondents who will participate in individual and group interviews
(qualitative, cognitive, and computer-assisted development activities)
are selected purposely from those who respond to recruitment
advertisements. In addition to utilizing advertisements for
recruitment, respondents who will participate in research on survey
methods may be selected purposively or systematically from within an
ongoing surveillance or research project.
CDC estimates that in a given year, 46,529 individuals will
participate in 10 different information collection activities each
year, each lasting between 6-12 months.
Participation of respondents is voluntary and there is no cost to
the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Total
Number of responses Average response
Type of respondent Form name respondents per hours per burden
respondent response (hrs)
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General public and health care Screener.............. 81200 1 10/60 13533
providers.
General public and health care Consent Forms......... 40600 1 5/60 3383
providers.
General public and health care Individual interview.. 6600 1 1 6600
providers.
General public and health care Group interview....... 4000 1 2 8000
providers.
General public and health care Individual Survey..... 30000 1 30/60 15000
providers.
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Total............................. ...................... ........... ........... ........... 46517
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Dated: March 3, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-5103 Filed 3-10-09; 8:45 am]
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