[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11096-11098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05556]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-19-1235]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled Assessments to Inform Program Refinement for 
HIV, other STD, and Pregnancy Prevention among Middle and High-School 
Aged Youth, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection 
Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on November 
15, 2018 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC 
did not receive comments related to the previous notice. This notice 
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency 
comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;

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    (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including, through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses; and
    (e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide 
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

    Assessments to Inform Program Refinement for HIV, other STD, and 
Pregnancy Prevention among Middle and High-School Aged Youth (OMB 
Control No. 0920-1235, Expiration 06/30/19)--Extension--National Center 
for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requests three 
year OMB approval for the Extension of a Generic information collection 
package (OMB #0920-1235) that supports collection of quantitative and 
qualitative information from adolescents (ages 11-19) and their 
parents/caregivers for the purpose of needs assessment and program 
refinement for programs and services to prevent HIV, other sexually 
transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy among middle and high school 
aged adolescents.
    NCHHSTP conducts behavioral and health service assessments and 
research projects as part of its response to the domestic HIV/AIDS 
epidemic, STD prevention, TB elimination and viral hepatitis control 
with national, state, and local partners. Adolescents are a population 
with specific developmental, health and social, and resource needs, and 
their health risk factors and access to health care are addressed as a 
primary mission by the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), 
and adolescents are a population of interest for several other NCHHSTP 
divisions. The assessment and research conducted by NCHHSTP is one 
pillar upon which recommendations and guidelines are revised and 
updated. Recommendations and guidelines for adolescent sexual risk 
reduction require that foundation of scientific evidence. Assessment of 
programmatic practices for adolescents helps to assure effective and 
evidence-based sexual risk reduction practices and efficient use of 
resources. Such assessments also help to improve programs through 
better identification of strategies relevant to adolescents as a 
population as well as specific sub-groups of adolescents at highest 
risk for HIV and other STDs so that programs can be better tailored for 
them.
    The information collection requests under this generic package are 
intended to allow for data collection with two types of respondents:
     Adolescents (11-19 years old) of middle and high school 
age; and
     Parents and/or caregivers of adolescents of middle and 
high school age. For the purposes of this generic package, parents/
caregivers include the adult primary caregiver(s) for a child's basic 
needs (e.g., food, shelter, and safety). This includes biological 
parents; other biological relatives such as grandparents, aunts, 
uncles, or siblings; and non-biological parents such as adoptive, 
foster, or stepparents.
    The types of information collection activities included in this 
generic package are:
    (1) Quantitative data collection through electronic, telephone, or 
paper questionnaires to gather information about programmatic and 
service activities related to the prevention of HIV and other STDs 
among adolescents of middle- and high-school age.
    (2) Qualitative data collection through electronic, telephone, or 
paper means to gather information about programmatic and service 
activities related to the prevention of HIV and other STDs among 
adolescents of middle- and high-school age. Qualitative data collection 
may involve focus groups and in-depth interviewing through group 
interviews, and cognitive interviewing.
    For adolescents, data collection instruments will include questions 
on demographic characteristics; experiences with programs and services 
to reduce the risk of HIV and other STD transmission; and knowledge, 
attitudes, behaviors, and skills related to sexual risk and protective 
factors on the individual, interpersonal, and community levels.
    For parents and caregivers, data collection instruments will 
include questions on demographic characteristics as well as parents'/
caregivers' (1) perceptions about programs and services provided to 
adolescents; (2) knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about their 
adolescents' health risk and protective behaviors; and (3) parenting 
knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills.
    Any data collection request put forward under this generic 
clearance will identify the programs and/or services to be informed or 
refined with the information from the collection and will include a 
cross-walk of data elements to the aspects of the program the project 
team seeks to inform or refine. Because this request includes a wide 
range of possible data collection instruments, specific requests will 
include items of information to be collected and copies of data 
collection instruments. It is expected that all data collection 
instruments will be pilot-tested, and will be culturally, 
developmentally, and age appropriate for the adolescent populations 
included. Similarly, parent data collection instruments will be pilot-
tested, and the data collection instruments will reflect the culture, 
developmental stage, and age of the parents' adolescent children. All 
data collection procedures will receive review and approval by an 
Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects and 
follow appropriate consent and assent procedures as outlined in the 
IRB-approved protocols, and these will be described in the individual 
information collection requests put forward under this generic package.
    The table below provides the estimated annualized response burden 
for up to 15 individual data collections per year under this generic 
clearance at 57,584 hours. Average burden per response is based on 
pilot testing and timing of quantitative and qualitative instrument 
administration during previous studies. Response times include the time 
to read and respond to consent forms and to read or listen to 
instructions. Participation of respondents is voluntary. There is no 
cost to the participants other than their time.

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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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Middle and High School Age Adolescents  Youth Questionnaire.....          20,000               1           50/60
Middle and High School Age Adolescents  Pre/Post youth                    10,000               2           50/60
                                         questionnaire.
Middle and High School Age Adolescents  Youth interview/focus              3,000               2           90/60
                                         group guide.
Parents/caregivers of adolescents.....  Parent/Caregiver                   7,500               2           25/60
                                         questionnaire.
Parents/caregivers of adolescents.....  Parent/Caregiver                   3,000               2           90/60
                                         interview/focus group
                                         guide.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-05556 Filed 3-22-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P