[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44269-44270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17419]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-05CS]


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 or 
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

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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

    Nurse Delivered Risk Reduction Intervention for HIV-Positive 
Women--New--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB 
Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    During the past two decades, HIV surveillance data indicate an 
increase in HIV/AIDS cases among women in the non-urban Southeastern 
United States. In 2006, the majority of HIV/AIDS cases (80%) among 
women were attributed to high-risk heterosexual contact with an 
infected partner. Women of color, particularly Black women, are 
disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS which also serves as a leading 
cause of death for Black women. Factors shown to be associated with HIV 
in the South include poverty, lack of access to medical care, poor 
education, lack of awareness of the disease, and exposure to other 
sexually transmitted diseases. Presently, there is an urgent need for 
enhanced HIV transmission prevention interventions for HIV positive 
women in the southeastern United States.
    The purpose of this project is to adapt and test the efficacy of an 
HIV transmission prevention intervention for reducing sexual risk among 
330 HIV positive women in the Southeastern United States, and to study 
factors associated with risk among women. A brief, nurse delivered, 
single session intervention will be evaluated using a randomized wait-
list comparison design with a three-month follow-up assessment. This 
project will also conduct in-depth qualitative interviews with a 
subgroup of 25-30 women, in order to assess experiences with the 
intervention, elicit recommendations for developing risk reduction 
intervention strategies, and to better understand the factors that 
place women at risk for HIV.
    CDC is requesting approval for a 2-year clearance for data 
collection. This project will collect data from HIV positive women 
using a screening form to determine eligibility for participation in 
the study, a locator form to collect contact information from 
participants and a baseline and follow-up behavioral assessment that 
will be administered to 330 HIV positive women. The baseline and 
follow-up assessments contain questions about participants' socio-
demographic information, health and health care, sexual activity, 
substance use, and other psychosocial issues. The duration of each 
assessment is estimated to be 45 minutes; the in-depth interview 60 
minutes; the screening form 10 minutes; and the locator form 3 minutes.
    There is no cost to the participants other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                  Type of form                      respondents    responses per   response (in     (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Screening Form..................................             550               1           10/60              92
Locator Form....................................             330               1            3/60              17
Assessment Baseline/Follow-up...................             330               2           45/60             495
In-depth Interview Guide........................              30               1               1              30
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             634
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    Dated: July 24, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-17419 Filed 7-29-08; 8:45 am]
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