[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88684-88685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29399]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-17-0770]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (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 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: 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 Behavioral Surveillance System ((NHBS), OMB Control
No. 0920-0770, exp. 03/31/2017)--Revision--National Center for HIV,
Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The CDC currently sponsors the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance
(NHBS) System. The system is designed to describe and monitor the HIV
risk behaviors, HIV seroprevalence and incidence, and HIV prevention
experiences of persons at highest risk for HIV infection in the United
States. NHBS awardees are state and local health departments that
provide HIV-related services, conduct NHBS interviews, and submit non-
identifiable information to CDC. To be eligible for NHBS funding, a
health department must serve one of the 30 Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (MSA) in the U.S. with high HIV prevalence. Twenty-two (22)
programs receive NHBS funding and technical assistance from CDC at this
time. Burden estimates are based on current availability of funds and
recruitment targets for 22 CDC-funded NHBS awardees. If additional
funding is received to support the participation of additional sites,
CDC will submit a Change Request to make the appropriate adjustments to
the total estimated annualized burden.
Information collection is based on rotating annual ``cycles'' of
surveillance with three populations: Men who have sex with men (MSM),
injecting drug users (IDUs), and heterosexuals at increased risk of HIV
(HET). Screening interviews and specialized behavioral assessment
interviews are conducted once every three years with each population:
MSM in year 1, IDU in year 2, and HET in year 3. The target number of
annual interviews for each NHBS-funded awardee is 500. Due to
differences in the risk characteristics of the MSM, IDU and HET groups,
the behavioral assessment is customized for each group. In addition, an
HIV test and pre-test counseling session are offered to all persons who
participate in an NHBS interview.
The surveillance system is focused on behaviors directly related to
HIV transmission and those that are amenable to intervention through
prevention programs. Information collected through the NHBS System
allows CDC to: (a) Describe the prevalence of and trends in risk
behaviors; (b) describe the prevalence of and trends in HIV testing and
HIV infection; (c) describe the prevalence of and trends in use of HIV
prevention services; and (d) identify met and unmet needs for HIV
prevention services in order to inform health departments, community-
based organizations, community planning groups and other stakeholders.
No other federal agency systematically collects this type of
information from persons at risk for HIV infection.
Venue-based sampling methods are used to identify respondents for
the MSM information collection cycle and respondent-driven sampling
methods are used to identify respondents for the IDU cycle and the HET
cycle. Consistent with these methods, persons who participate in the
IDU and HET interviews may be trained to recruit additional
respondents. Each person who serves as a peer recruiter will be asked
to participate in a short debriefing interview.
CDC requests OMB approval to continue information collection for
three years, with revisions. Selected questions in the eligibility
screener and the behavioral assessment interview instruments will be
updated to improve usability and data quality, and new questions will
be added to provide measures of high priority emerging issues including
pre-exposure prophylaxis, treatment as prevention, and opioid use and
abuse. Lower priority questions and repetitive content will be deleted
in order to manage project cost and respondent burden. There are no
changes to the estimated burden per response for any information
collection instrument. However, total burden will decrease due to a
reduction in the number of health departments funded to participate in
the NHBS System (from 25 to 22). Compared to the previous period of OMB
approval, this will reduce the total estimated number of interviews for
each cycle from 12,500 (4,167 annualized) to 11,000 (3,667 annualized).
Information collected through the NHBS has a substantial impact on
the design and delivery of targeted prevention programs aimed at
reducing new HIV infections and evaluating
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progress towards national public health goals. Participation is
voluntary and there is no cost to respondents other than their time.
The total estimated annualized burden hours are 8,735.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hr)
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Persons Screened...................... Eligibility Screener.... 13,142 1 5/60
Eligible Participants................. Behavioral Assessment 3,667 1 30/60
for MSM.
Behavioral Assessment 3,667 1 54/60
for IDU.
Behavioral Assessment 3,667 1 39/60
for HET.
Peer Recruiters....................... Recruiter Debriefing.... 3,667 1 2/60
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-29399 Filed 12-7-16; 8:45 am]
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