[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76407-76408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31388]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-10]


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: Geo-Analysis of HIV Prevention Services Provided 
by CDC Directly and Indirectly Funded Community-Based Organizations 
(CBOs) OMB No. 0920-0507--Extension--National Center for HIV, STD, and 
TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
    CDC proposes to continue the Geo-Analysis of HIV Prevention 
Services Provided by CDC Directly and Indirectly Funded Community-Based 
Organizations data collection, previously approved OMB No. 0920-0507. 
This request is for a 3-year extension of clearance. There are no 
revisions to the report forms, data definitions, or reporting 
instructions.
    The purposes of this project are: (1) To contribute to a national 
database of HIV prevention activities that was constructed using geo-
codes that identify, locate and map all CBOs directly and indirectly 
funded by CDC in the U.S. and its territories, and (2) to evaluate the 
comprehensiveness of HIV prevention services in geographic areas across 
the United States of America and territories through the use of 
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology as the primary 
analytical tool.
    This database is housed in the Program Evaluation Research Branch 
(PERB), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, in the National Center for 
STD, TB and HIV, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 
will interface with other databases to complement PERB's evaluation 
efforts. By using GIS to identify gaps in service provision within a 
given geographic area, program changes can be recommended to those 
health departments and CBOs participating in the project. These 
recommended changes may include adjusting services provided or target 
populations in an effort to close identified gaps. Collaboration 
between government agencies and CBOs with access to a particular group 
at risk has been a traditional approach in public health in the United 
States. CDC promotes the collaboration and coordination of HIV 
prevention efforts between CBOs and of CBOs with State health 
departments, affiliates of National and Regional Minority Organizations 
(NRMOs), HIV prevention service agencies, and other public agencies 
including substance abuse programs, educational institutions and the 
criminal justice system. CDC promotes collaboration as a strategy for: 
(1) Improving access to and for at risk populations and communities; 
(2) improving the direct delivery of services; (3) improving referral 
of clients to services; and (4) creating comprehensive HIV services in 
designated geographical jurisdictions. The use of GIS will enhance the 
accomplishment of these three goals by providing information to funders 
and other shareholders to enhance CBOs in their efforts to provide 
interventions and client referrals and services that are accessible to 
the populations in need of them. This data will assist the CDC to 
determine the effectiveness of federal funding, whether the funding is 
affecting the designated high risk or infected groups such as 
disproportionately affected minorities where they live, or whether or 
not there are available programs to link with for more comprehensive 
services.
    The project will use appropriate technology to minimize respondent 
burden. A self-report questionnaire, three pages in length, will be 
mailed. Attached, will be two maps of the geographical area (city and 
surrounding metropolitan area) where each CBO is located. The use of 
maps eliminates the need to locate maps to respond to questions 
concerning location and distance. This project will not be requesting 
information of a sensitive nature. The project deals with the types of 
interventions offered to high risk or HIV positive individuals, 
location and access. The CDC anticipates one person per CBO (total 
 of approximately 2000) to complete the data collection form 
once during the 2000 for approximately 30 minutes.
    Therefore, the total response burden is estimated at 1,000 hours 
(2000 x .5 x 1). The total cost to respondents is estimated at $17,000 
assuming a working wage for assigned CBO personnel of $17.00 per hour. 
There are no costs to respondents for participation in the study other 
than the time (.5 hours) it takes to complete the questionnaire. There 
is no cost to respondents.

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                                                                      No. of       Avg. burden/
                   Respondents                        No. of        responses/     response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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GIS Questionnaire for Directly and Indirectly              2,000               1           30/60           1,000
 Funded.........................................
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,000
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    Dated: December 6, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-31388 Filed 12-11-02; 8:45 am]
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