[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 12 (Friday, January 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2529-2530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-705]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-07AG]


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 Joan F. Karr, CDC Acting 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

    National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS)--New--National 
Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The purpose of this data collection is to monitor behaviors related 
to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection among persons at high 
risk for infection in the United States. The primary objectives of the 
system are to obtain data from samples of persons at risk to: (a) 
Describe the prevalence and trends in risk behaviors; (b) describe the 
prevalence of and trends in HIV testing and HIV infection; (c) describe 
the prevalence of and trends in use of HIV prevention services; (d) 
identify met and unmet needs for HIV prevention services in order to 
inform health departments, community based organizations, community 
planning groups and other stakeholders. This project addresses the 
goals of CDC's HIV prevention strategic plan, specifically the goal of 
strengthening the national capacity to monitor the HIV epidemic to 
better direct and evaluate prevention efforts.
    Data are collected through in-person interviews conducted with 
persons systematically selected from 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas 
(MSAs) throughout the United States; these 25 MSAs were chosen based on 
having high AIDS prevalence. Persons at risk for HIV infection to be 
interviewed for NHBS include men who have sex with men (MSM), injecting 
drug users (IDU), and heterosexual persons living in census tracts that 
have high HIV/AIDS prevalence (HET). A brief screening interview will 
be used to determine eligibility for participation in the full survey. 
The data from the full survey will provide estimates of behavior 
related to the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, 
prior testing for HIV, and use of HIV prevention services. All persons 
interviewed will also be offered an HIV test, and will participate in a 
pre-test counseling session. No other federal agency systematically 
collects this type of information from persons at risk for HIV 
infection. This data will have substantial impact on prevention program 
development and monitoring at the local, state, and national levels.
    CDC estimates that NHBS will involve, per year in each of the 25 
MSAs, eligibility screening for 50 to 200 persons and eligibility 
screening plus the survey and HIV testing with 500 eligible 
respondents, resulting in a total of 37,500 eligible survey respondents

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and 7,500 ineligible screened persons during a 3-year period. Data 
collection will rotate such that interviews will be conducted among one 
group per year: MSM in year 1, IDU in year 2, and HET in year 3. The 
type of data collected for each group will vary slightly due to 
different sampling methods and risk characteristics of the group. 
Participation of respondents is voluntary and 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     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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MSM:
    Screener only...............................           5,000               1            5/60             417
    Screener, survey, and testing...............          12,500               1           65/60          13,542
IDU:
    Screener only...............................           1,250               1            5/60             104
    Screener, survey, and testing...............          12,500               1           90/60          18,750
HET:
    Screener only...............................           1,250               1            5/60             104
    Screener, survey, and testing...............          12,500               1           75/60          15,625
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        Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          48,542
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    Dated: January 12, 2007.
Deborah Holtzman,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-705 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am]
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