[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20600-20601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9087]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-10-10CM]
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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
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
HIV/AIDS Risk Reduction Interventions for African-American
Heterosexual Men--New--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis,
STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
African Americans continue to be disproportionately affected by
HIV/AIDS. Although they account for approximately 13 percent of the
U.S. population, surveillance data indicate that in 2007, African
Americans accounted for the majority (51 percent) of HIV/AIDS diagnoses
in 34 states (CDC, 2009). When compared to other racial and ethnic
groups, rates of heterosexually transmitted HIV are substantially
higher among African Americans.
Presently, there is insufficient knowledge regarding African
American heterosexual men's sexual risk behaviors and the context in
which they occur. Increasing the number of evidence-based prevention
interventions is a necessary requisite to decreasing HIV/AIDS among
this target population. Thorough examinations of sexual risk behaviors
and the context in which they occur is essential for developing
effective HIV/AIDS prevention interventions and for informing policies
and programs that will more effectively protect African American men
and their partners from infection.
This research is being conducted by three sites to pilot test three
unique HIV risk reduction interventions for feasibility, acceptability,
and to provide preliminary evidence of intervention efficacy in
reducing HIV risk behaviors. Findings from this research will also
contribute knowledge on how to design culturally appropriate
interventions for this target population.
The intervention evaluations are a pre-post test design (i.e.,
baseline assessment and 3-month follow-up assessment) with three
convenience samples of African American heterosexual men, ages 18 to
45, living in New York and North Carolina.
Three sites will participate in this project. Each site will use a
screener form to determine participant eligibility for inclusion in the
study. Additionally, each site will use a locator form to collect
contact information from participants so that staff can follow up to
schedule future appointments. A baseline and three-month follow-up
assessment will also be administered to participants enrolled at each
site. The baseline and follow-up assessments will contain questions
about the participants' socio-demographic background, sexual health,
substance use, history of incarceration, HIV testing history, self-
efficacy, perceptions of sex roles, HIV communication, access to
healthcare, and intervention acceptability and feasibility. The pilot
intervention evaluation will be conducted with 50 to 80 African
American heterosexual men at each site. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Types of data collection Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Screener--Site A................................ 200 1 10/60 33
Locator--Site A................................. 80 1 5/60 7
Baseline Assessment--Site A..................... 80 1 20/60 27
Follow-up Assessment--Site A.................... 80 1 20/60 27
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Screener--Site B................................ 214 1 10/60 36
Locator--Site B................................. 80 1 5/60 7
Baseline Assessment--Site B..................... 80 1 45/60 60
Follow-up Assessment--Site B.................... 80 1 45/60 60
Screener--Site C................................ 200 1 5/60 17
Locator--Site C................................. 80 1 5/60 7
Baseline Assessment--Site C..................... 80 1 20/60 27
Follow-up Assessment--Site C.................... 80 1 20/60 27
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 335
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Dated: April 14, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-9087 Filed 4-19-10; 8:45 am]
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