[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20600-20601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9087]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-10-10CM]


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

    HIV/AIDS Risk Reduction Interventions for African-American 
Heterosexual Men--New--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, 
STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    African Americans continue to be disproportionately affected by 
HIV/AIDS. Although they account for approximately 13 percent of the 
U.S. population, surveillance data indicate that in 2007, African 
Americans accounted for the majority (51 percent) of HIV/AIDS diagnoses 
in 34 states (CDC, 2009). When compared to other racial and ethnic 
groups, rates of heterosexually transmitted HIV are substantially 
higher among African Americans.
    Presently, there is insufficient knowledge regarding African 
American heterosexual men's sexual risk behaviors and the context in 
which they occur. Increasing the number of evidence-based prevention 
interventions is a necessary requisite to decreasing HIV/AIDS among 
this target population. Thorough examinations of sexual risk behaviors 
and the context in which they occur is essential for developing 
effective HIV/AIDS prevention interventions and for informing policies 
and programs that will more effectively protect African American men 
and their partners from infection.
    This research is being conducted by three sites to pilot test three 
unique HIV risk reduction interventions for feasibility, acceptability, 
and to provide preliminary evidence of intervention efficacy in 
reducing HIV risk behaviors. Findings from this research will also 
contribute knowledge on how to design culturally appropriate 
interventions for this target population.
    The intervention evaluations are a pre-post test design (i.e., 
baseline assessment and 3-month follow-up assessment) with three 
convenience samples of African American heterosexual men, ages 18 to 
45, living in New York and North Carolina.
    Three sites will participate in this project. Each site will use a 
screener form to determine participant eligibility for inclusion in the 
study. Additionally, each site will use a locator form to collect 
contact information from participants so that staff can follow up to 
schedule future appointments. A baseline and three-month follow-up 
assessment will also be administered to participants enrolled at each 
site. The baseline and follow-up assessments will contain questions 
about the participants' socio-demographic background, sexual health, 
substance use, history of incarceration, HIV testing history, self-
efficacy, perceptions of sex roles, HIV communication, access to 
healthcare, and intervention acceptability and feasibility. The pilot 
intervention evaluation will be conducted with 50 to 80 African 
American heterosexual men at each site. There is no cost to respondents 
other than their time.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
            Types of data collection                 Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Screener--Site A................................             200               1           10/60              33
Locator--Site A.................................              80               1            5/60               7
Baseline Assessment--Site A.....................              80               1           20/60              27
Follow-up Assessment--Site A....................              80               1           20/60              27

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Screener--Site B................................             214               1           10/60              36
Locator--Site B.................................              80               1            5/60               7
Baseline Assessment--Site B.....................              80               1           45/60              60
Follow-up Assessment--Site B....................              80               1           45/60              60
Screener--Site C................................             200               1            5/60              17
Locator--Site C.................................              80               1            5/60               7
Baseline Assessment--Site C.....................              80               1           20/60              27
Follow-up Assessment--Site C....................              80               1           20/60              27
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             335
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    Dated: April 14, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-9087 Filed 4-19-10; 8:45 am]
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