[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29135-29136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13320]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-01-38]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: Data Collection, Management, Reporting, and
Evaluation for the National Minority AIDS Initiative (NMAI) to be
conducted from 2001 to 2005--New--National Center for HIV, STD, and TB
Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The purpose of this request is to obtain OMB clearance to collect
primary and secondary data to assess the HIV prevention and capacity-
building activities of community-based organizations (CBOs) and other
not-for-profit organizations funded under the NMAI. The objective of
the NMAI is to implement an approach to HIV Prevention for communities
of color through three strategies: Support of CBOs to deliver HIV
prevention services; community coalition development projects to
increase access to a linked network of HIV, STD, TB, and substance
abuse services; and capacity-building assistance (CBA) (which includes
a Faith-Based component) to sustain, improve, and expand HIV prevention
services.
The CDC requires NMAI grantees to evaluate their programs. CDC has
the responsibility to support these evaluation efforts by assisting
grantees in the design and implementation of their program evaluation
activities, including the provision of evaluation forms and conducting
an overall evaluation of the NMAI. The data collected during this
evaluation will allow CDC to (1) address accountability needs, (2)
provide necessary information to the NMAI grantees for improving their
programs, and (3) provide a context for understanding the effectiveness
of programs targeting African Americans and other racial and ethnic
minorities.
Data collection will include self-administered questionnaires,
document reviews, and interviews with directors of CBOs (or their
representatives) and other collaborating organizations. The first phase
of data collection is planned for the fall of 2001. Subsequent phases
of data collection are planned for 2002, 2003, and 2004, with data
collection culminating by the summer of 2005. Self-administered
questionnaires will be submitted annually. Interviews will be conducted
at 24, 36, and 48 months
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from the start of the project. The total cost to respondents is
estimated at $30,080, assuming an average working wage for assigned
personnel at $20.00 per hour in the study period.
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Average
Number of Number of burden Total burden
Respondents respondents responses per response (in per response
respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)
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CBO General Questionnaire....................... 79 4 1 316
CBO Needs Assessment & Epi Profile Questionnaire 79 4 20/60 105
CBO Staffing Plan Questionnaire................. 79 4 40/60 211
CBO Cultural, Linguistic, and Educational 79 4 10/60 53
Appropriateness Questionnaire..................
CBO Interview Schedule.......................... 79 3 2 474
CBA Program Plan................................ 16 4 15/60 16
CBA Needs Assessment Questionnaire.............. 16 4 20/60 21
CBA Staffing Plan Questionnaire................. 16 4 40/60 43
CBA Cultural, Linguistic, and Educational 16 4 10/60 11
Appropriateness Questionnaire..................
CBA Resource Networks and Community Advisory 16 4 20/60 21
Board Questionnaire............................
Provision of Capacity-Building Assistance 16 4 2 128
Questionnaire..................................
CBA Interview Schedule.......................... 16 3 2 96
Faith-Based Needs Assessment Questionnaire...... 1 4 20/60 1
Faith-Based General Questionnaire............... 1 1 1 1
Faith-Based Staffing Plan Questionnaire......... 1 4 40/60 3
Faith-Based Cultural, Linguistic, and 1 4 10/60 1
Educational Appropriateness Questionnaire......
Faith-Based Curriculum Development and Training 1 3 1 3
Program Interview Schedule.....................
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 1504
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Dated: May 11, 2001.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-13320 Filed 5-25-01; 8:45 am]
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