[Federal Register: July 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 143)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-08-07BK]

 
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 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Transgender HIV Behavioral Survey (THBS)--New--National Center for 
HIV, 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 request approval for 
a term of 2 years for a new project that will pilot a questionnaire and 
protocol for an HIV-related behavioral survey among transgender persons 
of color. The objectives of the pilot will be to assess the content of 
the questionnaire as well as the efficiency and feasibility of the 
methods for sampling and recruiting transgender persons.
    The goal of the survey is to inform health departments, community 
based organizations, community planning groups and other stakeholders: 
(a) The prevalence of risk behaviors, (b) the prevalence of HIV testing 
and HIV infection; (c) the prevalence of the use of HIV prevention 
services; and, (d) identify met and unmet needs for HIV prevention 
services. This project addresses the goals of CDC's HIV Prevention 
Strategic Plan, specifically the goal of strengthening the national 
capacity to monitor the HIV epidemic to better direct and evaluate 
prevention efforts.
    Data will be collected through in-person and computer-assisted self 
interviews conducted in 4 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) 
throughout the United States. The MSA chosen will be among those 
currently participating in the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance 
system (see Federal Register dated January 19, 2007: Vol. 72, No. 12, 
pages 2529-2530). A brief, in-person, computer-assisted screening 
interview will be used to determine eligibility for participation in 
the full survey. Data for the full survey will be collected using 
computer-assisted self interviews. Besides determining the content of 
the final survey instrument and the sampling methods, the data from the 
full survey will provide estimates of behavior related to the risk of 
HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, prior testing for HIV, and 
use of HIV prevention services. No other federal agency systematically 
collects this type of information from transgender persons at risk for 
HIV infection. This data will have substantial impact on prevention 
program development and monitoring at the local, state, and national 
levels.
    CDC estimates that, in each year, THBS will involve eligibility 
screening of a total of 240 persons and will collect survey information 
from 200 eligible respondents. Thus, over the two year period 480 
persons are estimated to complete the screener and 400 eligible 
respondents to complete the survey. Participation of respondents is 
voluntary and there is no cost to the respondents other than their 
time. The total annualized burden is 170 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden  per
              Respondents                         Form              respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Referred Individuals..................  Screener................             240               1            5/60
Eligible Respondents..................  Survey..................             200               1           45/60
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    Dated: July 15, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers of Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-16938 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]

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