[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22709-22710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10504]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-62]


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

    Data Collection, Management, Reporting, and Evaluation for the 
Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI)--New--Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC). CDC is requesting OMB approval to collect data to 
assess the HIV prevention and capacity-building activities of 
community-based organizations (CBOs) and other not-for-profit 
organizations funded under the MAI. The essence of this initiative is 
to implement an approach to HIV Prevention for communities of color

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through three strategies: (1) Support of CBOs to deliver HIV prevention 
services; (2) community coalition development (CCD) projects to 
increase access to a linked network of HIV, STD, TB, and substance 
abuse services; and (3) capacity-building assistance (CBA) to sustain, 
improve, and expand HIV prevention services.
    CDC requires MAI 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 MAI. The data collected during this 
evaluation will allow CDC to (1) Address accountability needs, (2) 
provide necessary information to the MAI 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, 
which will be submitted quarterly, document reviews, and interviews 
with directors of community-based organizations, collaborating 
organizations, other community organizations, and community members 
served by these organizations. The first wave of data collection is 
planned for the summer of 2003. Subsequent waves of data collection are 
planned for 2004.
    Total cost to respondents is their time to submit the requested 
data. The total burden in hours is estimated at 255.

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                                                                                  Average burden   Total burden
        Data collection forms            Number of      Number of responses per    response (in    per response
                                        respondents           respondent              hours)        (in hours)
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Community-Based Organization                     136  1.........................           60/60          136
 Questionnaire.
HIV Counseling, Testing, and
 Referral Questionnaire:
    Part I..........................              54  1.........................           10/60            9
    Part II.........................              54  4.........................           10/60           36
Capacity-Building Assistance
 Questionnaire:
    Part I..........................               1  1.........................            5/60             .08
    Part II.........................              16  1.........................           10/60            3
    Part III........................              17  1.........................           20/60            6
    Part IV.........................              17  4.........................           15/60           17
Community Coalition Development
 Questionnaire:
    Part I..........................              16  1 per year................           60/60           16
    Part II.........................              16  4 per year................           30/60           32
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          Total.....................  ..............  ..........................  ..............          255
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    Dated: April 23, 2003.
Thomas A. Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 03-10504 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]
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