[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67375-67376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27603]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-11-0794]


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 Carol E. Walker, CDC Acting Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].

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    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) (0920-0794 exp. 12/31/
2010)--Reinstatement with change--National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, 
STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Transgender persons, who were born male (male-to-female) are 
considered to be a high risk group for acquiring Human Immunodeficiency 
Virus (HIV) infection. The National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United 
States calls for reducing new infections, in part, by intensifying HIV 
prevention efforts in communities where HIV is most heavily 
concentrated. The strategy also calls for state and local health 
departments as well as federal agencies to monitor progress towards the 
strategy's goal. This project addresses national goals by providing a 
mechanism for describing and monitoring the HIV risk behaviors and HIV 
prevention experiences of transgender persons.
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention request approval for 
a 3-year reinstatement with change of the previously approved 
Transgender HIV Behavioral Survey (THBS)--(OMB No. 0920-0794, expires 
December 31, 2010). The previously approved project was a pilot. The 
purpose of this request is to conduct a behavioral survey among male-
to-female transgender persons to assess prevalence of and trends in: 
(1) Risk behaviors for HIV infection, (2) HIV testing behaviors, and 
(3) exposure to, use of, and impact of HIV prevention services. The 
results of this data collection will be used to assess progress toward 
CDC's goals to increase the proportion of people who consistently 
engage in behaviors that reduce risk of HIV transmission or 
acquisition; and to monitor behaviors that increase the risk of HIV 
infection (among those who are not infected).
    For the proposed data collection, the questionnaire used for the 
previously approved pilot has been shortened and a recruiter debriefing 
instrument has been added. The project activities and methods will 
remain the same as those used in the previously approved pilot.
    Data will be collected through in-person, computer-assisted 
interviews conducted by trained interviewers in 5 Metropolitan 
Statistical Areas (MSA) or MSA Divisions in the United States. The MSAs 
chosen will be among those currently participating in the National HIV 
Behavioral Surveillance system (see Federal Register dated January 19, 
2007: Vol. 72, No. 12, pages 2529-2530).
    Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) will be used to recruit 
participants. Except for a few initial (``seed'') recruits, persons 
will be recruited by peers for participation in THBS. A screener 
questionnaire will be used to determine eligibility for participation. 
In one year, approximately 1,100 individuals will be approached and 
screened (through a 5-minute interview) for eligibility to participate. 
Approximately 1,000 individuals are expected to be eligible and 
participate in the 40-minute behavioral assessment interview each year. 
After the interview, the interviewer will train the respondent to 
recruit up to five of her peers. When she returns to the field site, 
she will be debriefed using a computer-assisted, interviewer-
administered recruiter debriefing instrument. Approximately 600 peer 
recruiters are expected to participate as peer recruiters, about 500 of 
whom will return to be debriefed through a 2-minute interview. 
Participation of respondents is voluntary and there is no cost to the 
respondents other than their time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                        Number of      Average burden
              Type of respondent                            Form name                 Number of       responses per     per response      Total burden
                                                                                     respondents       respondent        (in hours)           hours
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Persons Referred by Peer Recruiters...........  Screener........................             1,100                 1              5/60                92
Eligible Transgender Persons..................  Behavioral assessment...........             1,000                 1             40/60               667
Peer Recruiters...............................  Recruiter Debriefing............               500                 1              2/60                17
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    Dated: October 27, 2010.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-27603 Filed 11-1-10; 8:45 am]
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