[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43987-43988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18288]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 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. The total estimated burden hours are 335.
    Estimated Annualized Burden Hours:

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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Potential Participants--Site A........  Screener................             200               1           10/60
                                        Locator Form............              80               1            5/60
Enrolled Participants--Site A.........  Baseline Assessment.....              80               1           20/60
                                        Follow-up Assessment....              80               1           20/60
Potential Participants--Site B........  Screener................             214               1           10/60
Enrolled Participants--Site B.........  Locator Form............              80               1            5/60
                                        Baseline Assessment.....              80               1           45/60
                                        Follow-up Assessment....              80               1           45/60
Potential Participants--Site C........  Screener................             200               1            5/60
Enrolled Participants--Site C.........  Locator (Keep in Touch)               80               1            5/60
                                         Form.
                                        Baseline Assessment.....              80               1           20/60
                                        Follow-up Assessment....              80               1           20/60
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    Dated: July 20, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer,
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-18288 Filed 7-26-10; 8:45 am]
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