[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42066-42067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14370]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-05-05CP]


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 404-371-5983 
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Micro-Finance Project for HIV Prevention--New--National Center for 
HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is requesting a 3-year approval from the Office of Management 
and Budget to conduct focus groups and administer a one-on-one 
qualitative interview to women who are at risk for HIV infection and 
community leaders in four communities in the southeastern United 
States.
    The purpose of this project is to conduct formative research to 
determine the most realistic and efficacious approach for developing a 
micro-finance project to reduce HIV/STD-related risk behavior among 
unemployed or underemployed high-risk African-American women in the 
southeastern United States, who are among those most at risk for HIV 
infection in the country. The project addresses goals of the CDC HIV 
Prevention Strategic Plan,'' specifically the goal of decreasing the 
number of persons at high risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV 
infection. Information from this project will inform the development of 
economic empowerment interventions to reduce risk for HIV infection.
    A focus group will be conducted with eight women (who are screened 
for eligibility) in each of the four communities (a total of 32 women) 
in the southeast United State with high prevalence of HIV and other 
sexually transmitted diseases. A subset of these women will participate 
in individual interviews. Another focus group will include community 
leaders in each of the four communities (a total of 32 individuals). 
The focus groups will capture demographic information, attitudes, and 
knowledge regarding income-generating activities that are feasible (can 
be done with small capitalization and by these women with some training 
and other preparation), attractive (women will do this work), and 
useful (likely to produce income to address a reasonable proportion of 
economic need; the community will use the service or purchase the 
product of the activity).
    The subset of focus group participants who also participate in 
individual interviews (five women in each of the four communities, with 
a maximum of 20 individual interviews) will respond to more personal 
questions. The semi-structured individual interviews will explore 
behavioral, social, and economic conditions that might contribute to 
risk for HIV infection.
    The focus groups and interviews will take about two hours each to 
complete. A screening interview for women participants will take about 
10 minutes to complete. There are no costs to respondents other than 
their time.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Women--Screening interview......................              55               1           10/60              10
Women--Focus groups.............................              32               1               2              64
Women--individual interviews....................              20               1               2              40
Community leaders--Focus groups.................              32               1               2              64
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             178
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    Dated: July 15, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-14370 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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