[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 88 (Friday, May 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 26220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11214]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Enhancing Access and 
Measuring the Effectiveness of HIV/AIDS Information Methods

SUMMARY: 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 National Library of Medicine 
(NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic 
summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Enhancing Access and Measuring the Effectiveness of HIV/AIDS 
Information Methods. Type of Information Collection Request: New, Need 
and Use of Information Collection: This study will assess the 
effectiveness of three information sources within the African American 
Community in disseminating HIV prevention information. HIV infection 
and the dissemination of prevention information is a major public 
health task in North Florida. Three types of African American 
communities from Gadsden, Leon, and Duval counties have been selected 
as the sites of this study. This includes communities with rural, mixed 
rural/urban, and urban areas represented for assessing possible 
differences in health information channel preferences. This study will 
add to the body of knowledge concerning HIV information dissemination 
to African American communities in two ways: first, by assessing 
whether there are differences in the preferred health information 
channels of those living in rural, mixed, and urban areas, and 
secondly, by assessing three information dissemination channels for 
communicating HIV issues to African American communities. The three 
information channels of concern in this study are community 
newsletters, entertainment education, and church ministries. In the 
first year of the project, a brief survey will be conducted before and 
after distribution of the community newsletter to assess how the 
community obtains information about the prevention of HIV infection and 
transmission, their preferred sources of health information, and the 
effectiveness of the newsletter. The initial data collected will be 
used to establish a baseline for the project against which the 
subsequent project data can be evaluated
    Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or 
households. Type of Respondents: Residents living in Duval, Gadsden and 
Leon counties, Florida. The annual reporting burden is as follows: 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 450; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .167; and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 75. The annualized cost to 
respondents is estimated at: $1,082. There are no Capital Costs to 
report. there are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies are invited on one or more of the following points: (1) 
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, include the use 
of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Ms. Gale Dutcher, Special Assistant to the 
Associate Director, Division of Specialized Information Services, 
National Library of Medicine, Building 38A, Room 3S317, 8600 Rockville 
Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894, or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-3147 
or E-mail your request, including your address to: [email protected].

Comments Due Date

    Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received on or before July 5, 2000.

    Dated: April 24, 2000.
Donald C. Poppke,
Associate Director for Administrative Management, National Library of 
Medicine.
[FR Doc. 00-11214 Filed 5-4-00; 8:45 am]
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