[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 2 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 307-308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31599]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-13-0696]


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

    National HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation (NHM&E) 
(OMB 0920-0696, Expiration 08/31/2013)--Revision--National Center for 
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is requesting a 3-year approval for revision to the previously 
approved project.
    The purpose of this revision is to continue collecting standardized 
HIV prevention program evaluation data from health departments and 
community-based organizations (CBOs) who receive federal funds for HIV 
prevention activities. Grantees have the option of key-entering or 
uploading data to a CDC-provided web-based software application 
(EvaluationWeb[supreg]).
    The following changes have occurred since project 0920-0696 has 
been implemented:(1) The previous reporting system (PEMS) has been 
replaced by a more efficient reporting software. (2) Many data 
variables that were previously required or optional but reported have 
been deleted in order to reduce data reporting burden on grantees. 
Other variables have been added or modified to adapt to changes in HIV 
prevention and the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan. (3) reporting has 
been changed from quarterly to semiannual. (4) the number of grantees 
has changed as new FOAs were awarded.

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    The evaluation and reporting process is necessary to ensure that 
CDC receives standardized, accurate, thorough evaluation data from both 
health department and CBO grantees. For these reasons, CDC developed 
standardized NHM&E variables through extensive consultation with 
representatives from health departments, CBOs, and national partners 
(e.g., The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, 
Urban Coalition of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services, and National Minority 
AIDS Council).
    CDC requires CBOs and health departments who receive federal funds 
for HIV prevention to report non-identifying, client-level and 
aggregate-level, standardized evaluation data to: (1) Accurately 
determine the extent to which HIV prevention efforts are carried out, 
what types of agencies are providing services, what resources are 
allocated to those services, to whom services are being provided, and 
how these efforts have contributed to a reduction in HIV transmission; 
(2) improve ease of reporting to better meet these data needs; and (3) 
be accountable to stakeholders by informing them of HIV prevention 
activities and use of funds in HIV prevention nationwide.
    CDC HIV prevention program grantees will collect, enter or upload, 
and report agency-identifying information, budget data, intervention 
information, and client demographics and behavioral risk 
characteristics with an estimate of 200,846 burden hours. Data 
collection will include searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining data, document compilation, review of data, and data entry 
or upload into the web-based system.
    There are no additional costs to respondents other than their time. 
The total estimated annual burden hours are 206,226.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
       Type of respondents                   Form name              respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Health jurisdictions.............  Agency Data..................              69               2            1377
                                   HE/RR Data...................              69               2              67
                                   HIV Testing Data.............              69               2           1,229
                                   NEM&E Data Training..........              69               2              52
Community-based Organizations....  Agency Data..................             200               2           30/60
                                   HE/RR Data...................             200               2              20
                                   NHM&E Data Training..........             200               2              20
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    Dated: December 27, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate 
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-31599 Filed 1-2-13; 8:45 am]
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