[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45616-45617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18746]


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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 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email 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

    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 
(DHAP) 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.
    CBOs funded under PS11-1113 will collaborate with CBA providers to 
develop Strategic Plans for Enhanced CBO Capacity. 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 CBA strategic plans that will 
help guide the success of their programs. 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.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                    Number of     Average burden
         Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per    per response
                                                                   respondents     respondent       (in hours)
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CBOs only funded under PS11-1113.....  CBO/CBA Needs Assessment              16               1              3
Dually funded CBOs (funded under both  CBO/CBA Needs Assessment              18               1              1.5
 PS11-1113 and PS10-1003).
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    Dated: July 25, 2012.
Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Science Integrity, Office of the Associate 
Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-18746 Filed 7-31-12; 8:45 am]
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