[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 246 (Monday, December 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78375-78376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30329]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information 
Collection: Indian Health Service; HIV Knowledge/Attitudes/Practice 
Customer Survey

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 which requires 30 days for public comment on 
proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service 
(IHS) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a 
request to review and approve the information collection listed below. 
This proposed information collection project was previously published 
in the Federal Register (73 FR 23254) on August 25, 2008 and allowed 60 
days for public comment. No public comment was received in response to 
the notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public 
comment to be submitted directly to OMB.
    Proposed Collection: Title: 0917-NEW, ``Indian Health Service HIV 
Knowledge/Attitudes/Practice Customer Survey.'' Type of Information 
Collection Request: This is a one time survey to deliver the mission of 
the IRS and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) national guidelines 
collection, 0917-NEW, ``Indian Health Service HIV Knowledge/Attitudes/
Practice Customer Survey.'' Form Number(s): None. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The IHS goal is to raise the health status of 
the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people to the highest 
possible level by providing comprehensive health care and preventive 
health services. To support the IHS mission, the Division of 
Epidemiology and Disease Prevention (DEDP) and the Human 
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Program collaborate to provide 
programmatic, technical, and financial assistance to IRS Areas and 
Service Units for improving prevention, detection, and treatment of 
infectious and chronic disease, specifically in this case, HIV and 
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD).
    The ``HIV Knowledge/Attitudes/Practice Customer Survey'' (hereafter 
referred to as Customer Survey), will provide the information needed to 
understand the most effective and appropriate methods to complete these 
goals. With the information collected from patients, the DEDP and HIV 
programs will be able to offer recommendations to Service Units on how 
to best scale up screening for sensitive topics such as HIV and STDs in 
AllAN communities. Also, the information will give lETS the tools to 
assist the IHS Service Units with implementation of current national 
recommendations by CDC. At the

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moment, the DEDP and HIV programs are encouraging uptake of current CDC 
national recommendations; however, without this information, the DEDP 
and HIV programs are unable to maximize effectiveness, dispel myths, 
and identify misinformation.
    Voluntary customer surveys will be conducted through self-
administered questionnaires, face-to-face interviews, and potentially 
electronic media. The information gathered will be used by DEDP and the 
HIV Program to identify how patients would prefer to be offered 
expanded testing in a way that is respectful, confidential, and 
effective. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: IHS 
customers.
    The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, 
estimated number of respondents, responses per respondent, average 
burden hour per response, and total annual burden hour(s).

                                             Estimated Burden Hours
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                                                     Estimated                    Average burden
           Data collection instrument                number of     Responses per     hour per      Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent       response      burden hours
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Customer Survey.................................           1,000               1           10/60             166
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    Total.......................................           1,000  ..............  ..............             166
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    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report.
    Request for Comments: Send written comments and/or suggestions are 
invited on one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the 
information collection activity is necessary to carry out an agency 
function; (b) whether the agency processes the information collected in 
a useful and timely fashion; (c) the accuracy of the public burden 
estimate (the estimated amount of time needed for individual 
respondents to provide the requested information); (d) whether the 
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates are 
logical; (e) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information being collected; and (f) ways to minimize the public burden 
through the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Send written comments and suggestions 
regarding the proposed information collection contained in this notice, 
especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated 
response time to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, Attention: Desk Officer for IHS.
    To request more information on the proposed collection or to obtain 
a copy of the data collection instrument(s) and/or instruction(s) 
contact: Ms. Janet Ingersoll, Freedom of Information Act Coordinator, 
801 Thompson Avenue, TMP Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852-1601; call non-
toll free (301) 443-1116; send via facsimile to (301) 443-9879; or e-
mail requests, comments, and return address to: 
[email protected].
    Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having full effect if received within 30 days of 
the date of this publication.

    Dated: December 15, 2008.
Robert G. McSwain,
Director, Indian Health Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-30329 Filed 12-19-08; 8:45 am]
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