[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40298-40299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14283]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-07BK]


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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, 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

    Transgender HIV Behavioral Survey (THBS)--New--National Center for 
HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The purpose of this data collection is to pilot a survey that will 
be used to monitor behaviors related to Human Immunodeficiency Virus 
(HIV) infection among transgender persons who are assigned a male sex 
at birth. The goal of the survey will be to obtain data from samples of 
transgender persons to (a) describe the prevalence in risk behaviors; 
(b) describe the prevalence of HIV testing and HIV infection; (c) 
describe the prevalence of the 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. The objectives of the pilot 
will be to assess the content of the questionnaire as well as the 
efficiency and feasibility of the methods for sampling and recruiting 
transgender persons. 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 will be collected through in-person and computer-assisted self 
interviews conducted in 4 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) 
throughout the United States. The MSA chosen will be among those 
currently participating in the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance 
system (see Federal Registry dated January 19, 2007: Vol. 72, No. 12, 
pages 2529-2530). A brief in-person screening interview will be used to 
determine eligibility for participation in the full survey. Data for 
the full survey will be collected using computer-assisted self 
interviews. Besides determining the content of the final survey 
instrument and the sampling methods, 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. No other federal agency systematically collects 
this type of information from transgender 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 will request a 2-year clearance for this information 
collection. CDC estimates that, in each year, THBS will involve 
eligibility screening of a total of 240 persons and will collect survey 
information from 200 eligible respondents. Thus, over the two year 
period 480 persons are estimated to complete the screener and 400 
eligible respondents to complete the survey. Participation of 
respondents is voluntary and there is no cost to the respondents other 
than their time.

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                                                           Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                          Number of     Average  burden
               Type of respondent                                Form                    Number of      responses per     per response     Total burden
                                                                                        respondents       respondent       (in hours)       (in hours)
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General public..................................  Screener..........................             240                1             5/60               20
General public..................................  Survey............................             200                1            55/60              183
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    Total.......................................  ..................................  ...............  ...............  ...............             203
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    Dated: July 18, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-14283 Filed 7-23-07; 8:45 am]
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