[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 9087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4601]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-44]


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: The Role of Housing in HIV/AIDS Prevention--New--
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) propose to study the 
effects of housing for homeless or unstably housed persons on the 
transmission of HIV and the health of persons living with HIV. Results 
from the study will be used by policy makers to better understand the 
types of housing and other affiliated services most likely to reduce 
HIV transmission and disease progression in the homeless population.
    The population to be studied will be drawn from persons living with 
HIV/AIDS who are seeking housing services from three communities with 
unmet housing needs as evidenced by a waiting list for services, or 
other evidence of unmet housing need, through the Housing Opportunities 
for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. The project will be a 
longitudinal cohort study, following participants for 18 months. 
Participants will be randomized into two groups. One group will receive 
vouchers for housing subsidies plus a 2-session behavioral 
intervention; the other group will receive referral to housing 
resources through participating and other agencies plus the 2-session 
behavioral intervention. No study participants will be denied access to 
other housing services that are available through participating 
agencies or other community resources. Since all participants receive 
the behavioral intervention, the study technically assesses the effects 
of housing over and above the behavioral intervention.
    A cost study will also be conducted to determine the resources 
needed for this approach and the cost benefits of providing housing for 
homeless and unstable housed people living with HIV. The purpose of the 
cost study is to evaluate the effects of housing afford-ability and the 
cost-effectiveness (i.e. cost-utility ratio) of this strategy relative 
to other interventions in other public health and other HIV prevention 
interventions.
    The burden for this collection is estimated to be approximately 90 
minutes for the survey at baseline and at 6, 12, and 18 months after 
baseline and 120 minutes for the interview with HUD site service 
providers. Blood samples for CD4 and viral load counts will also be 
collected for all participants. These estimates include the time needed 
to determine if the respondent is eligible to be interviewed, obtain 
informed consent, and administer the interview.
    There are no costs to respondents for participation in the survey 
other than their time.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response (in    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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HOPWA Program Participants......................            1000               4           90/60            6000
HUD Site Service Provider.......................              15               1               2              30
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            6030
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    Dated: February 21, 2003.
Thomas Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-4601 Filed 2-26-03; 8:45 am]
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