[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66333-66334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19146]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-05CH]


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 404-639-5960 
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

    An assessment of the determinants of HIV risk factors for African-
American and Hispanic women in the southeastern United States--New--The 
National Center for HIV/AIDS, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is requesting OMB approval to administer a questionnaire and 
rapid oral test for HIV in heterosexual African American and Hispanic 
women at three sites in the southeastern United States. This proposed 
data collection will occur over 3 years.
    This study is designed to assess risk factors for HIV infection in 
these women and addresses goals of CDC's ``HIV Prevention Strategic 
Plan Through 2005''. CDC plans to meet specific goals by (1) decreasing 
the number of women at high risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV 
infection; (2) increasing the proportion of HIV-infected women who know 
they are infected; (3) increasing the number of HIV-infected women who 
are linked to appropriate prevention, care, and treatment services; and 
(4) strengthening the capacity nationwide to monitor the HIV epidemic. 
In addition, project data will provide important epidemiologic 
information useful for the development and targeting of future HIV 
prevention activities.
    To identify recruitment venues, 250 African American and 125 
Hispanic women (n = 375) will be recruited to take part in an anonymous 
one-time 3-minute intercept interview. (Data on the table below are 
shown annualized over the 3 year period for this project.) About 2025 
women, recruited directly from the selected venues (e.g. health 
clinics, beauty salons, laundromats, etc.) and by word of mouth using a 
respondent-driven sampling (RDS) approach, will be asked to complete a 
10-minute eligibility screening interview. We estimate that 80% of 
screened women will be eligible for our study. Among the estimated 1620 
eligible women about 270 women are anticipated to decline participation 
in the study. To get a better understanding of the reasons for 
declining participation, those 270 women will be asked to complete a 
10-minute questionnaire. The remaining 1350 eligible participants (850 
African American and 500 Hispanic) that are at risk for HIV infection 
will be enrolled. They will respond to a one-time, 45-minute 
computerized questionnaire capturing information on demographic, 
psychological, behavioral, sociocultural, and environmental/contextual 
dimensions relevant for understanding risk for contracting HIV 
infection. They will also receive rapid oral HIV testing and 
counseling. The HIV counseling and testing will take an additional 45 
minutes to complete. Each woman will receive 10-minute RDS training on 
how they can tell other women in their social networks about the study. 
A sub-sample of 40 African American and 20 Hispanic women (n = 60) will 
also take part in separate qualitative interviews. The one-hour 
qualitative interview will be scheduled for a different day that is 
convenient for the women.
    The total response burden for the three-year period is estimated to 
be 2711.25 hours (904 annualized burden hours). There is no cost to the 
respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
         Activity with women volunteers             respondents    responses per     response          Hours
                                                                    respondent        (hours)
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Venue intercept interview.......................             125               1            3/60            6.25
Eligibility screening interview.................             675               1           10/60           112.5
Refusal questionnaire...........................              90               1           10/60              15
ACASI survey interview..........................             450               1           45/60           337.5
HIV Testing & Counseling........................             450               1           45/60           337.5
RDS Training....................................             450               1           10/60              75
Qualitative interview...........................              20               1               1              20
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          903.75
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    Dated: November 6, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-19146 Filed 11-13-06; 8:45 am]
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