[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13334-13335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6924]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-02-30]


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) 498-1210.
    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: Outcome Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs 
Focusing on Prevention Case Management Interventions Implemented by the 
Directly-funded Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)--New--National 
Center for HIV, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This evaluation is necessary to 
understand the impact of CDC's expenditures and efforts to support CBOs 
and for modifying and improving the HIV prevention case management 
efforts of CBOs. This data collection will provide standardized data 
and allow CDC to (a) assess the implementation and effectiveness of HIV 
prevention case management (PCM) interventions through process and 
outcome evaluations; (b) determine the degree of adherence to the CBOs' 
documented HIV PCM intervention protocol, and through quality assurance 
efforts, to revise program implementation as necessary; (c) understand 
the behavioral impact of these programs; and (d) provide useful 
information for CBO program planners and implementers.
    Three CBOs funded under Program Announcement 01000, Community-Based 
Strategies to Increase HIV Testing of Persons at High Risk in 
Communities of Color, successfully competed for additional funds from 
Program Announcement 01159, Outcome Evaluation of HIV Prevention 
Programs with a focus on Prevention Case Management Interventions and 
Group-Level Interventions Implemented by CDC's Directly-funded 
Community-

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Based Organizations, to conduct an outcome evaluation of their PCM 
interventions for two years. These CBOs administer baseline social-
behavioral questionnaires as part of program services. Each CBO will 
report on the PCM program that it has implemented, and, as part of the 
research project, will conduct two short follow-up social-behavioral 
questionnaires with clients to assess changes in participant risk 
behaviors. Incentives will be given to CBO respondents to complete 
follow-up assessments. This is a two-year project; each of the three 
CBOs is estimated to collect data from 100 clients each year. There are 
no costs to respondents.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Respondents                       Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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CBO Clients (year--1)...........................             300               1           30/60             150
CBO Clients (year--2)...........................             300               1           30/60             150
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             300
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    Dated: March 18, 2002.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-6924 Filed 3-21-02; 8:45 am]
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