[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12121-12122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4944]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30-Day-11-0770]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS) 0920-0770 (exp.
03/31/2011)--Revision-National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this data collection is to monitor behaviors related
to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among persons at high
risk for infection in the United States. The primary objectives of NHBS
are to obtain data from samples of persons at risk to: (a) Describe the
prevalence and trends in risk behaviors; (b) describe the prevalence of
and trends in HIV testing and HIV infection; (c) describe the
prevalence of and trends in use of HIV prevention services; (d)
identify met and unmet needs for HIV prevention services in order to
inform health departments, community-based organizations, community
planning groups and other stakeholders. This project addresses the
goals of CDC's HIV prevention strategic plan, specifically the goal of
strengthening the national capacity to monitor the HIV epidemic to
better direct and evaluate prevention efforts.
For the proposed data collection, CDC has revised the interview
data collection instruments. A few questions were added (related to
health care access and utilization, use of pre-exposure prophylaxis,
homophobia, HIV stigma, and discrimination), some were removed, and
others were revised from the previously approved instrument to make
them easier for respondents to understand and respond appropriately.
The project activities and methods will remain the same as those used
in the previously approved collection.
Data are collected through anonymous, in-person interviews
conducted with persons systematically selected from 25 Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) throughout the United States; these 25 MSAs
were chosen based on having high AIDS prevalence. Persons at risk for
HIV infection to be interviewed for NHBS include men who have sex with
men (MSM), injecting drug users (IDUs), and heterosexuals at increased
risk of HIV (HET). A brief screening interview will be used to
determine eligibility for participation in the behavioral assessment.
The data from the behavioral assessment will provide estimates of
behavior related to the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted
diseases, prior testing for HIV, and use of HIV prevention services.
All persons interviewed will also be offered an HIV test and will
participate in a pre-test counseling session. No other Federal agency
systematically collects this type of information from persons at risk
for HIV infection. These data have substantial impact on prevention
program development and monitoring at the local, State, and national
levels.
CDC estimates that NHBS will involve, per year in each of the 25
MSAs, eligibility screening for 50 to 200 persons and eligibility
screening plus the survey with 500 eligible respondents, resulting in a
total of 37,500 eligible survey respondents and 7,500 ineligible
screened persons during a 3-year period. Data collection will rotate
such that interviews will be conducted among one group per year: MSM in
year 1, IDU in year 2, and HET in year 3. The type of data collected
for each group will vary slightly due to different sampling methods and
risk characteristics of the group.
This request is for a revision and an approval for an additional 3
years of data collection. Participation of respondents is voluntary and
there is no cost to the respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are 9,931.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Responses burden per
Type of respondent Form name respondents per response
respondent (in hours)
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Year 1 (MSM):
Persons Screened...................... Screener..................... 17,500 1 5/60
Eligible Participants................. Survey....................... 12,500 1 30/60
Year 2 (IDU)..............................
Persons Referred by Peer Recruiters... Screener..................... 13,750 1 5/60
Eligible Participants................. Survey....................... 12,500 1 54/60
Peer Recruiters....................... Recruiter Debriefing......... 6,250 1 2/60
Year 3 (HET):
Persons Referred by Peer Recruiters... Screener..................... 13,750 1 5/60
Eligible Participants................. Survey....................... 12,500 1 39/60
Peer Recruiters....................... Recruiter Debriefing......... 6,250 1 2/60
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Dated: February 25, 2011.
Thelma Sims,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-4944 Filed 3-3-11; 8:45 am]
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