[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5352-5353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2384]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-00-22]


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 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 
Assistance Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Implementation of data collection described in Evaluation Guidance 
for CDC Funded Health Department HIV Prevention Programs To Be 
Implemented From 2000 to 2003--New--The Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention 
(NCHSTP) proposes a collection of standardized HIV evaluation data from 
health department grantees to ensure delivery of the best possible HIV 
prevention services. The CDC needs standardized evaluation data from

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health department grantees for the following reasons: (1) To determine 
the extent to which HIV prevention efforts have contributed to a 
reduction in HIV transmission, (2) to improve programs to better meet 
that goal (3) to help focus technical assistance and support and (4) to 
be accountable to stakeholders by informing them of progress made in 
HIV prevention nationwide.
    CDC formed evaluation workgroups and panels consisting of expert 
evaluation consultants, health department representatives, 
representatives of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS 
Directors, and CDC staff in order to assess and summarize existing 
health department evaluation data collections. An extensive review of 
published and unpublished evaluation data led to the conclusion that 
even though there is information suggesting a very large number of 
Americans who receive HIV prevention services, but there were no 
standardized and scientifically valid evaluation data on HIV prevention 
services. Based on these findings, the workgroups and panels have 
concluded that there is a need to monitor intervention plans, 
implementation, and outcomes on the national, state, and local levels 
for public health management purposes.
    CDC and its prevention partners have specifically identified the 
types of standardized evaluation data they need to be accountable for 
the use of federal funds and to conduct systematic analysis of HIV 
prevention to improve policies and programs. Generally, evaluation data 
that are needed (but not yet available at the national level) include 
the types and quality of HIV prevention interventions provided by CDC 
health department grantees and their grantees, the characteristics of 
clients targeted and reached by the interventions, and the effects of 
interventions on client behavior and HIV transmission.
    In 1998, the 5-year Cooperative Agreement with state and 
territorial health departments in CDC Program Announcement 99004 HIV 
Prevention Projects specified health department evaluation activities 
and referenced the proposed data collection. The announcement states 
that the Evaluation Guidance is designed to assist grantees in 
implementing evaluation activities listed in announcement 99004. Below 
is a listing of these evaluation activities. In addition, the proposed 
evaluation data collection forms are sub-categorized under each 99004 
evaluation activity.
    (1) Evaluating HIV Prevention Community Planning
--CPG Membership Survey
--Table of Estimated Expenditures Form
    (2) Designing and Evaluating Intervention Plans
--Aggregate Intervention Plan Data Collection Form for the following 
types of interventions:
    Individual-Level
    Group-Level
    Outreach
    Prevention Case Management
    Partner Counseling and Referral Services Health Communication/
Public Information Other Interventions
    (3) Monitoring and Evaluating the Implementation of HIV Prevention 
Programs
--Aggregate Process Evaluation Data Collection Form for the following 
types of intervention:
    Individual-Level
    Group-Level
    Outreach
    Prevention Case Management
    Partner Counseling and Referral Services Health Communication/
Public Information Other Interventions
    (4) Evaluating Linkages between the Comprehensive HIV Prevention 
Plan, CDC funding application and resource allocation
--Data Collection From for Linkages between the CDC funding application 
and the Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan
--Data Collection Form for Linkages between Resource Allocation and the 
Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan
    Ten health departments pilot tested the instruments. The following 
table was developed from that experience.

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                                                                                            Average
                                              Number of                                   burden per     Total
                Respondents                  respondents  Number of responses/respondent   response     burden
                                                                                          (in hours)  (in hours)
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Health department grantees.................          390  18 (total number of data               1.0        7020
                                                           collection forms)..
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    Total..................................  ...........  ..............................  ..........        7020
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The CDC anticipates 2 persons per health department jurisdiction (total # of jurisdictions = 65) to prepare and
  submit Evaluation Guidance data collection forms annually for the next 3 years (65  x  2 = 130 respondents;
  130  x  3 years = 390 total respondents.) Therefore, the total response burden is estimated at 7020 hours (309
   x  18 forms.) The total cost to respondents is estimated at $140,400 assuming a working wage for assigned
  health department personnel of $20.00 over the 3-year period.


    Dated: January 28, 2000.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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