[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25484-25485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10324]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-12-12IN]


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) 639-7570 
and send comments to Kimberly S. Lane, at CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-
D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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

    Developing a Responsive Plan for Building the Capacity of Community 
Based Organizations (CBOs) to Implement HIV Prevention Services--New--
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention 
(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 
over 1 million people in the United States are living with HIV. Each 
year, approximately 50,000 people in the United States become newly 
infected. Some groups are disproportionately affected by this epidemic. 
For example, between 2006 and 2009, there was an almost 50% increase in 
the number of new HIV infections among young Black men who have sex 
with men (MSM). In order to address these health disparities, the CDC 
funded 34 community-based organizations via cooperative agreement PS11-
1113 to implement HIV prevention programs targeting young MSM of color 
and young transgender persons of color.
    Building the capacity of community based organizations (CBOs) is a 
priority to ensure effective and efficient delivery of HIV prevention 
services. Since the late 1980s, CDC has been working with CBOs to 
broaden the reach of HIV prevention efforts. Over time, the CDC's 
program for HIV prevention has grown in size, scope, and complexity, 
responding to changes in approaches to addressing the epidemic, 
including the introduction of new guidances; effective behavioral, 
biomedical, and structural interventions; and public health strategies. 
The Capacity Building Branch within the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention 
(D provides national leadership and support for capacity building 
assistance (CBA) to help improve the performance of the HIV prevention 
workforce. One way that it accomplishes this task is by funding CBA 
providers via cooperative agreement PS09-906 to work with CBOS, health 
departments, and communities to increase their knowledge, skills, 
technology, and infrastructure to implement and sustain science-based, 
culturally appropriate interventions and public health strategies.
    CBA providers will conduct face-to-face field visits with the CBOs 
utilizing a structured organizational needs assessment tool that was 
developed in collaboration with CDC. This comprehensive tool offers a 
mixed-methods data collection approach consisting of checklists, close-
ended (quantitative) questions, and open-ended (qualitative) questions. 
CBOs will be asked to complete the tool prior to the field visits in 
order to maximize time during the visits for discussion and strategic 
planning.
    Findings from this project will be used by the participating CBOs, 
the CBA providers, and the Capacity Building Branch. By the end of the 
project, the participating CBOs will have tailored CBA strategic plans 
that they can use to help sustain their programs across and beyond the 
life of their five-year cooperative agreements. Based on these plans, 
the CBA providers (in collaboration with CDC) will be able to better 
identify and address those needs most reported by CBOs. Finally, the 
Capacity Building Branch will be able to refine its approach to 
conceptualizing and providing CBA on a national level in the most cost-
effective manner possible.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The CBA 
providers will complete their field visits in one day (8 hours). 
Eighteen of the participating CBOs are dually funded under both PS11-
1113 and PS10-1003; they participated in a similar process under the 
earlier cooperative agreement. Therefore, they will not need to 
complete the full tool nor participate in a full-day field visit; the 
burden will be reduced for these respondents.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                    Number of     Average Burden
     Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per    per response    Total burden
                                                   respondents     respondent       (in hours)      (in hours)
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CBOs only funded under PS11-   CBO/CBA Needs                 16               1              3                48
 1113.                          Assessment.
Dually funded CBOs (funded     CBO/CBA Needs                 18               1              1.5              27
 under both PS11-1113 and       Assessment.
 PS10-1003).
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    Total....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ...............              75
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-10324 Filed 4-27-12; 8:45 am]
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