[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29135-29136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13320]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-01-38]


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 or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, 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: Data Collection, Management, Reporting, and 
Evaluation for the National Minority AIDS Initiative (NMAI) to be 
conducted from 2001 to 2005--New--National Center for HIV, STD, and TB 
Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
The purpose of this request is to obtain OMB clearance to collect 
primary and secondary data to assess the HIV prevention and capacity-
building activities of community-based organizations (CBOs) and other 
not-for-profit organizations funded under the NMAI. The objective of 
the NMAI is to implement an approach to HIV Prevention for communities 
of color through three strategies: Support of CBOs to deliver HIV 
prevention services; community coalition development projects to 
increase access to a linked network of HIV, STD, TB, and substance 
abuse services; and capacity-building assistance (CBA) (which includes 
a Faith-Based component) to sustain, improve, and expand HIV prevention 
services.
    The CDC requires NMAI grantees to evaluate their programs. CDC has 
the responsibility to support these evaluation efforts by assisting 
grantees in the design and implementation of their program evaluation 
activities, including the provision of evaluation forms and conducting 
an overall evaluation of the NMAI. The data collected during this 
evaluation will allow CDC to (1) address accountability needs, (2) 
provide necessary information to the NMAI grantees for improving their 
programs, and (3) provide a context for understanding the effectiveness 
of programs targeting African Americans and other racial and ethnic 
minorities.
    Data collection will include self-administered questionnaires, 
document reviews, and interviews with directors of CBOs (or their 
representatives) and other collaborating organizations. The first phase 
of data collection is planned for the fall of 2001. Subsequent phases 
of data collection are planned for 2002, 2003, and 2004, with data 
collection culminating by the summer of 2005. Self-administered 
questionnaires will be submitted annually. Interviews will be conducted 
at 24, 36, and 48 months

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from the start of the project. The total cost to respondents is 
estimated at $30,080, assuming an average working wage for assigned 
personnel at $20.00 per hour in the study period.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of        burden       Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response (in    per response
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)         (in hrs.)
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CBO General Questionnaire.......................              79               4               1             316
CBO Needs Assessment & Epi Profile Questionnaire              79               4           20/60             105
CBO Staffing Plan Questionnaire.................              79               4           40/60             211
CBO Cultural, Linguistic, and Educational                     79               4           10/60              53
 Appropriateness Questionnaire..................
CBO Interview Schedule..........................              79               3               2             474
CBA Program Plan................................              16               4           15/60              16
CBA Needs Assessment Questionnaire..............              16               4           20/60              21
CBA Staffing Plan Questionnaire.................              16               4           40/60              43
CBA Cultural, Linguistic, and Educational                     16               4           10/60              11
 Appropriateness Questionnaire..................
CBA Resource Networks and Community Advisory                  16               4           20/60              21
 Board Questionnaire............................
Provision of Capacity-Building Assistance                     16               4               2             128
 Questionnaire..................................
CBA Interview Schedule..........................              16               3               2              96
Faith-Based Needs Assessment Questionnaire......               1               4           20/60               1
Faith-Based General Questionnaire...............               1               1               1               1
Faith-Based Staffing Plan Questionnaire.........               1               4           40/60               3
Faith-Based Cultural, Linguistic, and                          1               4           10/60               1
 Educational Appropriateness Questionnaire......
Faith-Based Curriculum Development and Training                1               3               1               3
 Program Interview Schedule.....................
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            1504
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    Dated: May 11, 2001.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-13320 Filed 5-25-01; 8:45 am]
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