[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 62207] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-29820] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60 Day-00-08] 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, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090. 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 for other forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project 1. HIV Prevention Programs in National/Regional Minority and Other Community Based Organizational Project Reports (0920-0249)-- Reinstatement--National Centers for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP)--CDC funds National/Regional Minority Organizations and Community Based Organizations to conduct HIV prevention programs. This data collection approves the submission of quarterly narrative reports for HIV prevention programs developed by funded for National/Regional Minority Organizations and Community Based Organizations. These requires quarterly progress reports provided CDC with the necessary information to monitor program performance and accurately document activities that occur in these organizations funded under CDC. Reports allow CDC to identify problems and technical assistance needs of grantees in a timely fashion and subsequently improve the effectiveness of project activities and progress toward national goals. They also assist CDC, by discerning and refining national goals and objectives in the prevention of HIV. The process of preparing quarterly reports is a valuable tool for examining program performance by assessing strengths and weaknesses in line with programmatic goals and national objectives. In addition these reports serve as technology transfer tools to identify what interventions work and can be duplicated to be used as a model for other national/regional minority and community based organizations. The estimated annualized cost per respondent is $231.60 for national and regional minority organizations and $207.72 for community based organizations based. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Total Respondents Number of responses/ Avg. burden burden respondents respondent per response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NRMOs................................................ 32 3 4 384 CBOs................................................. 184 3 4 2,208 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total.............................................. .............. .............. .............. 2,592 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: November 9, 1999. Nancy Cheal, Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. 99-29820 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P