[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 42067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14371]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-05-05CN]


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

    2005 Business Responds to AIDS (BRTA) Survey--New--National Center 
for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Business Responds to AIDS (BRTA) program is a partnership among 
CDC, business, labor, and the public health sector that began in 1992. 
The purpose of the program is to encourage businesses to implement HIV/
AIDS policies and education programs in the workplace. CDC is 
requesting a 3-year approval from OMB to administer a survey to 
business owners or human resource directors to assess business 
practices and policies relating to HIV/AIDS in the workplace. This 
proposed data collection will incorporate some questions, but will be a 
shorter version, from a previously approved data collection, ``Business 
Responds to AIDS Benchmark Study,'' OMB No. 0920-0359, which expired on 
January 31, 1996.
    The target population for the 2005 survey will be private-sector 
worksites employing 15 or more individuals and operating in the United 
States at the time of the survey. Selected worksites will be able to 
respond to the survey by telephone or electronically through the 
internet. An introductory letter describing the BRTA program and the 
survey will be mailed to each selected worksite two weeks prior to 
implementation of the actual survey. The initial point of contact at 
the worksites is expected to be the business owner for smaller sites 
and the human resources director for larger sites. This individual will 
be asked to either complete the interview or provide an appropriate 
referral within the company. CDC anticipates that information from the 
survey will allow the agency to revise and strengthen the objectives 
and strategies of the BRTA program in an effort to support business 
practices and policies related to HIV/AIDS.
    There is no cost to respondents participate in the survey other 
than their time.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent         hrs)
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Business Owners or Human Resources Directors....           2,200               1           20/60             733
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    Dated: July 15, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-14371 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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