[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15430-15431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05756]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-22-1262]
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 Barriers and Facilitators to Expanding the
NHBS to Conduct HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women
(NHBS-Trans) 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
2, 2021 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC
received four 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;
(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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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
Barriers and Facilitators to Expanding the NHBS to Conduct HIV
Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women (NHBS-Trans) (OMB
Control No. 0920-1262, Exp. 4/30/2022)--Revision--National Center for
HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility of a
national surveillance system to monitor behaviors of transgender women
that are related to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission and
prevention in the United States. Findings of the NHBS-Trans project
will
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be used by CDC and local health department staff to assess changes made
to the NHBS-Trans system to monitor the prevalence of HIV among
transgender women of color and to strengthen understanding of the
behavioral and environmental HIV risk factors that contribute to the
disproportionately high prevalence of HIV within this population.
Improved surveillance of transgender women is necessary to help CDC and
health departments identify areas for community-level interventions,
track the progress of communities in implementing change, and evaluate
interventions that seek to reduce HIV risk factors and increase
engagement in HIV prevention and care.
CDC requests a three-year approval for a revised information
collection. Based on completion of data collection in 2019-2020 and
evaluation of the previous efforts, project activities and methods have
expanded to allow for remote variants of our in-person methods, such as
interview by videoconference or phone. The number of Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) participating in NHBS-Trans will increase
(from nine to up to 14) and the number of respondents recruited per
project area will increase from 200 to 300 adult minority transgender
women (4,200 interviews total). Selected content of the eligibility
screener and behavioral assessment was revised.
Data will be collected through anonymous, in-person interviews
conducted with persons systematically selected from up to 14 MSAs
throughout the United States. A brief screening interview will be used
to determine eligibility for participation in the behavioral
assessment. All participants will be provided HIV testing and referral
to services (as needed) following CDC protocol. Each participant will
respond one time over the course of the three-year project.
Participants will be recruited through respondent-driven sampling
(RDS), a scientifically proven recruitment strategy for reaching
hidden, hard-to-reach, or stigmatized populations. To assess non-
response bias from RDS, peer recruiters will be debriefed about their
recruitment efforts when they return to the field site. This
information will be used to understand if certain racial (or ethnic)
groups are not responding or if persons are not responding for a
particular reason. Interview data will be recorded on secure portable
computers, without internet connections. Data will be transferred to
secure, encrypted data servers. Data will be stored at CDC and shared
with local health departments in accordance with existing data use
agreements and the Assurance of Confidentiality for HIV/AIDS
Surveillance Data. Data will be disseminated in aggregate through
academic and agency publications, presentations, and reports. The
information will be collected over a three-year period beginning no
later than two months after OMB approval.
The NHBS-Trans behavioral assessment and optional HIV testing are
anonymous (neither names nor Social Security numbers are collected).
Data that will be collected through NHBS-Trans, while sensitive, are
not personally identifying. These data will provide estimates of (1)
behavior related to the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted
diseases, (2) prior testing for HIV, and (3) use of HIV prevention
services. No other federal agency systematically collects this type of
information from persons at risk for HIV infection. These data have
substantial impact on prevention program development and monitoring at
the local, state, and national levels.
The burden table below shows the estimated annualized burden hours
for the participants' time. Annually, 1,540 participants will complete
an eligibility screener (an average of five minutes to complete), 1,400
participants will complete the Behavioral Assessment (an average of 40
minutes to complete), and 1,400 will complete the Recruiter Debriefing
Form (an average of two minutes to complete). The estimated total
annualized burden is 1,108 hours. Participation of respondents is
voluntary, and there are no costs to respondents other than their time.
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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Transgender Women, >18 years old...... Eligibility Screener.... 1,540 1 5/60
Eligible and Consenting Respondents... NHBS-Trans Behavioral 1,400 1 40/60
Assessment.
Peer Recruiters....................... Recruiter Debriefing 1,400 1 2/60
Form.
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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. 2022-05756 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am]
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