[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63390-63391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24320]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-04-0497]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-6974. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Evaluating CDC Funded Health Department HIV Prevention Programs, 
OMB No. 0920-0497--Revision--National Center for HIV, STD, and TB 
Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Background

    CDC is requesting approval for the continued use of three currently 
approved forms (under OMB Control No. 0920-0497) for collecting HIV 
partner counseling and referral services (PCRS) program data. The 
current forms expire October 31, 2004. This request is for clearance 
for use of these forms through April, 2006. The extension of the 
current forms will allow grantees to continue to collect PCRS data as 
they transition to the new Program Evaluation and Monitoring System 
(PEMS) over the next year. This clearance will also allow CDC to 
collect information on how federal funds are allocated by grantees for 
HIV prevention.
    CDC funds HIV prevention projects in 65 public health agencies (50 
states, 6 cities, 7 territories, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico) 
through cooperative agreements. PCRS is one of a number of public 
health strategies supported by CDC that is designed to control and 
prevent the spread of HIV.
    A fundamental feature of PCRS is informing current and past 
partners of an HIV-infected person that they have been identified as a 
sex or injection-drug-paraphernalia-sharing partner, and advising them 
to be tested for HIV. Informing partners of their exposure to HIV is 
confidential, and partners are not told who reported their name, or 
when the reported exposure occurred. Notified partners who may not have 
suspected their risk can choose whether to have HIV counseling and 
testing. Those who choose to be tested and are found to be HIV positive 
can receive a medical evaluation, treatment, and prevention services 
designed to modify their high risk behavior, thereby possibly reducing 
the number of new HIV infections.
    HIV prevention programs that conduct PCRS interventions can reach 
significant numbers of persons at very high risk of contracting HIV. 
The CDC requires aggregate PCRS program data to determine if 
interventions are being delivered as intended, gauge the degree to 
which program performance indicator targets are being achieved, and 
help agencies improve their programs to better deliver effective PCRS. 
Until grantees transition to PEMS, it is essential that they be allowed 
to continue to collect aggregate PCRS data using the existing forms.
    Each health department funded to conduct PCRS will prepare and 
submit aggregate PCRS data to the CDC annually.

                                             Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
                              Form                                  respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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PCRS Process Monitoring Form....................................              65               1               2
Budget by Major Funding Activities Form.........................              65               1           30/60
Budget by Major Providers Form..................................              65               1           30/60
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    Dated: October 25, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-24320 Filed 10-29-04; 8:45 am]
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