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transnational referral. Modifications
include updates to drug regimens and
drug susceptibility tests. Date of death
and whether TB was a cause of death
were added to status at diagnosis. Major
site and additional sites of TB disease
were combined to a single question.
Smear, pathology, or cytology now
capture histology results in addition to
microbiology, and a single field for
anatomic specimen code replaced two
codes for positive specimens. Initial
chest radiograph or other chest imaging
was updated to capture whether an
abnormal chest image shows a cavity or
miliary TB, replacing miliary as a site of
disease and simplifying check boxes for
radiograph as cavitary, consistent with
TB, stable, worsening, improving, or
unknown. Whether patients were under
custody of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement was added to the
correctional facility variable, and
occupation was modified to capture the
past year, with check boxes to
differentiate persons not eligible for
employment from the unemployed.
Type of health care provider was
clarified with categories of outpatient
care. Reasons for culture conversion not
being documented were incorporated,
and adverse treatment event and death
were added as reasons TB therapy
stopped or never started. Deletions
include removal of: (1) Soundex, a
software code; (2) a text field to indicate
who submitted the RVCT; (3) a check
box asking whether the case was
anergic; (4) CDC AIDS patient number;
(5) how HIV positive status was
determined; (6) a check box for more
than one additional site of TB disease;
and (7) site of directly observed therapy.
DTBE is currently working with
stakeholders and software team
members towards development and
implementation of an updated software
module for the transition from the
current software for RVCT data entry
and electronic transmission of reports to
CDC to collection and reporting of
revised RVCT data. Following the
transition, respondents will be able to
use either the CDC associated TB
module or their own TB surveillance
application to collect and report RVCT
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data to CDC. CDC publishes an annual
report using RVCT data to summarize
national TB statistics and also
periodically conducts special analyses
for publication to further describe and
interpret national TB data. These data
assist in public health planning,
evaluation, and resource allocation.
Reporting areas also review and analyze
their RVCT data to monitor local TB
trends, evaluate program success, and
focus resources to eliminate TB. No
other Federal agency collects this type
of national TB data. In addition to
providing technical assistance on the
use of RVCT, CDC provides technical
support for reporting software. In this
request, CDC is requesting approval for
approximately 8050 burden hours, an
estimated increase of 490 hours. This
increase is due to the addition of
information on new clinical diagnostic
tests and factors to identify high-risk
patients. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time to participate in
the survey.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Types of respondents
Number of
respondents
No. of
responses per
respondent
Average burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Local, state, and territorial health departments ...............................................
60
230
35/60
8050
Dated: July 26, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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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 404–639–5960 and
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send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar,
CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer,
1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Rapid HIV Testing in Community
Mental Health Settings Serving African
Americans—New—National Center for
HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB
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Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
People with chronic mental illness,
including those with substance use
disorders, are at increased risk of HIV
infection compared with the general
population. However, not enough is
known about the risk behaviors,
willingness to be tested for HIV, and
HIV prevalence among persons with
chronic mental illness. In addition, the
interrelations among diagnosis of HIV
infection, compliance with medical
care, subsequent risk behaviors, and the
course of mental illness have not been
well-described. Mental health clinics
are an important setting for HIV rapid
testing and promoting prevention efforts
against the transmission of HIV
infection.
The objectives of this project are to (1)
increase the number of mental health
providers who routinely provide HIV
counseling, testing, and linkage to care
in settings that provide mental health
care, especially those serving African
American communities; and (2) describe
the relationship between mental illness,
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HIV risk behaviors, and access to HIV
testing and services, in order to inform
the development of optimal HIV
prevention interventions for persons
with chronic mental illness, and
particularly for African Americans with
chronic mental illness. Staff at selected
implementation sites will routinely offer
counseling and rapid HIV testing to
clients and administer a brief survey to
assess HIV risk behaviors, previous
access to HIV testing and services, and
mental health symptoms. Collection of
data from client medical records will
provide information on diagnoses,
clinical course, and treatment history.
Clients who enroll will be followed
longitudinally with a follow-up survey
offered at 6-month intervals and repeat
rapid HIV testing offered annually.
new survey respondents each year
across all sites. The average duration of
the initial survey is estimated to be 45
minutes. CDC estimates an 80%
acceptance rate at 6-month follow-up
among the initial 2,880 respondents,
resulting in 2,304 respondents for the
follow-up survey at 6-month intervals
and an average of 4,608 follow-up
respondents per year over the course of
the project. The average duration of the
follow-up survey is estimated to be 30
minutes. Participation is voluntary. Data
collection will provide important
insights into the relationship between
HIV risk behaviors and psychiatric
illness. There is no cost to the
respondents other than their time.
This project will collect data from
clients using brief surveys administered
on a voluntary basis. Collection of data
will provide information on client
demographics; current behaviors that
may facilitate HIV transmission,
including sexual and drug-use
behaviors; current psychiatric
symptoms, determined using brief rating
scales; access and barriers to HIV
testing, prevention, and treatment
services; and adherence to psychiatric
and medical treatment regimens. CDC is
requesting approval for a 3-year
clearance for data collection. Data will
be collected in 4 community mental
health sites. CDC estimates that an
average of 900 clients will be asked to
participate at each site annually and
that 80% will accept, resulting in 2,880
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of form
Average number of respondents per
annum
Average number of responses per
respondent
Average burden per response
(Hours)
Clinic Patient Initial Survey ..............................................................................
Clinic Patient Follow-up Survey .......................................................................
Total ..........................................................................................................
2,880
4,608
........................
1
2
........................
45/60
30/60
........................
Dated: July 26, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Families
Reallotment of FY 2006 Funds for the
Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP)
Office of Community Services,
ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of determination
concerning funds available for
reallotment.
AGENCY:
CFDA Number: 93.568
Notice is hereby given of a
preliminary determination that funds
from the fiscal year (FY) 2006 Low
Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) are available for
reallotment to States, Territories, and
Tribes and Tribal Organizations that
receive FY 2007 direct LIHEAP grants.
No subgrantees or other entities may
apply for these funds. Section 2607(b)(1)
of the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Act (the Act), Title XXVI of
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the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), as
amended, requires that if the Secretary
of the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) determines that, as of
September 1 of any fiscal year, an
amount in excess of certain levels
allotted to a grantee for any fiscal year
will not be used by the grantee during
the fiscal year, the Secretary must notify
the grantee and publish a notice in the
Federal Register that such funds may be
realloted to LIHEAP grantees during the
following fiscal year. If reallotted, the
LIHEAP block grant allocation formula
will be used to distribute the funds. (No
funds may be allotted to entities that are
not direct LIHEAP grantees during FY
2007.) It has been determined that
$326,894 may be available for
reallotment during FY 2007. This
determination is based on revised
Carryover and Reallotment Reports from
the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Indians in North Dakota and Southern
Ute Indian Tribe in Colorado, which
were submitted to the Office of
Community Services as required by 45
CFR 96.82.
The statute allows grantees who have
funds unobligated at the end of the
fiscal year for which they are awarded
to request that they be allowed to carry
over up to 10 percent of their allotments
to the next fiscal year. Funds in excess
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Total burden
per annum
(Hours)
2,160
4,608
6,768
of this amount must be returned to HHS
and are subject to reallotment under
section 2607(b)(1) of the Act. The
amount described in this notice was
reported as unobligated FY 2006 funds
in excess of the amount that the Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
could carry over to FY 2007.
Additionally, an amount from Southern
Ute Indian Tribe is excess funds for FY
2006 plus the 10 percent carryover,
since the tribe did not apply for FY 2007
LIHEAP funds.
The Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians was notified by
certified mail that $297,492 of its FY
2006 funds may be reallotted.
Additionally, the Southern Ute Indian
Tribe was notified by certified mail that
$29,402 of its FY 2006 funds may be
reallotted. In accordance with section
2607(b)(3), the Chief Executive Officers
of both the tribes have 30 days from the
date of the letter to submit comments to:
Josephine B. Robinson, Director, Office
of Community Services, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447.
The comment period expires August
31, 2007.
After considering any comments
submitted, the Chief Executive Officers
will be notified of the final reallotment
amount, and this decision also will be
published in the Federal Register. If
funds are reallotted, they will be
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-07-07BI]
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 404-639-5960
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
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. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Rapid HIV Testing in Community Mental Health Settings Serving
African Americans--New--National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD
and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
People with chronic mental illness, including those with substance
use disorders, are at increased risk of HIV infection compared with the
general population. However, not enough is known about the risk
behaviors, willingness to be tested for HIV, and HIV prevalence among
persons with chronic mental illness. In addition, the interrelations
among diagnosis of HIV infection, compliance with medical care,
subsequent risk behaviors, and the course of mental illness have not
been well-described. Mental health clinics are an important setting for
HIV rapid testing and promoting prevention efforts against the
transmission of HIV infection.
The objectives of this project are to (1) increase the number of
mental health providers who routinely provide HIV counseling, testing,
and linkage to care in settings that provide mental health care,
especially those serving African American communities; and (2) describe
the relationship between mental illness,
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HIV risk behaviors, and access to HIV testing and services, in order to
inform the development of optimal HIV prevention interventions for
persons with chronic mental illness, and particularly for African
Americans with chronic mental illness. Staff at selected implementation
sites will routinely offer counseling and rapid HIV testing to clients
and administer a brief survey to assess HIV risk behaviors, previous
access to HIV testing and services, and mental health symptoms.
Collection of data from client medical records will provide information
on diagnoses, clinical course, and treatment history. Clients who
enroll will be followed longitudinally with a follow-up survey offered
at 6-month intervals and repeat rapid HIV testing offered annually.
This project will collect data from clients using brief surveys
administered on a voluntary basis. Collection of data will provide
information on client demographics; current behaviors that may
facilitate HIV transmission, including sexual and drug-use behaviors;
current psychiatric symptoms, determined using brief rating scales;
access and barriers to HIV testing, prevention, and treatment services;
and adherence to psychiatric and medical treatment regimens. CDC is
requesting approval for a 3-year clearance for data collection. Data
will be collected in 4 community mental health sites. CDC estimates
that an average of 900 clients will be asked to participate at each
site annually and that 80% will accept, resulting in 2,880 new survey
respondents each year across all sites. The average duration of the
initial survey is estimated to be 45 minutes. CDC estimates an 80%
acceptance rate at 6-month follow-up among the initial 2,880
respondents, resulting in 2,304 respondents for the follow-up survey at
6-month intervals and an average of 4,608 follow-up respondents per
year over the course of the project. The average duration of the
follow-up survey is estimated to be 30 minutes. Participation is
voluntary. Data collection will provide important insights into the
relationship between HIV risk behaviors and psychiatric illness. There
is no cost to the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average number Average number Average burden Total burden
Type of form of respondents of responses per response per annum
per annum per respondent (Hours) (Hours)
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Clinic Patient Initial Survey................... 2,880 1 45/60 2,160
Clinic Patient Follow-up Survey................. 4,608 2 30/60 4,608
Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 6,768
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Dated: July 26, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-14893 Filed 7-31-07; 8:45 am]
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