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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
Transgender HIV Behavioral Survey
(THBS) (0920–0794 exp. 12/31/2010)—
Reinstatement with change—National
Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Transgender persons, who were born
male (male-to-female) are considered to
be a high risk group for acquiring
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
infection. The National HIV/AIDS
Strategy for the United States calls for
reducing new infections, in part, by
intensifying HIV prevention efforts in
communities where HIV is most heavily
concentrated. The strategy also calls for
state and local health departments as
well as federal agencies to monitor
progress towards the strategy’s goal.
This project addresses national goals by
providing a mechanism for describing
and monitoring the HIV risk behaviors
and HIV prevention experiences of
transgender persons.
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention request approval for a 3-year
reinstatement with change of the
previously approved Transgender HIV
Behavioral Survey (THBS)—(OMB No.
0920–0794, expires December 31, 2010).
The previously approved project was a
pilot. The purpose of this request is to
conduct a behavioral survey among
male-to-female transgender persons to
assess prevalence of and trends in: (1)
Risk behaviors for HIV infection, (2) HIV
testing behaviors, and (3) exposure to,
use of, and impact of HIV prevention
services. The results of this data
collection will be used to assess
progress toward CDC’s goals to increase
the proportion of people who
consistently engage in behaviors that
reduce risk of HIV transmission or
acquisition; and to monitor behaviors
that increase the risk of HIV infection
(among those who are not infected).
For the proposed data collection, the
questionnaire used for the previously
approved pilot has been shortened and
a recruiter debriefing instrument has
been added. The project activities and
methods will remain the same as those
used in the previously approved pilot.
Data will be collected through inperson, computer-assisted interviews
conducted by trained interviewers in 5
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) or
MSA Divisions in the United States. The
MSAs 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).
Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS)
will be used to recruit participants.
Except for a few initial (‘‘seed’’) recruits,
persons will be recruited by peers for
participation in THBS. A screener
questionnaire will be used to determine
eligibility for participation. In one year,
approximately 1,100 individuals will be
approached and screened (through a 5minute interview) for eligibility to
participate. Approximately 1,000
individuals are expected to be eligible
and participate in the 40-minute
behavioral assessment interview each
year. After the interview, the
interviewer will train the respondent to
recruit up to five of her peers. When she
returns to the field site, she will be
debriefed using a computer-assisted,
interviewer-administered recruiter
debriefing instrument. Approximately
600 peer recruiters are expected to
participate as peer recruiters, about 500
of whom will return to be debriefed
through a 2-minute interview.
Participation of respondents is
voluntary and there is no cost to the
respondents other than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Average burden
per response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Type of respondent
Form name
Persons Referred by Peer Recruiters.
Eligible Transgender Persons ..
Peer Recruiters .........................
Screener ...................................
1,100
1
5/60
92
Behavioral assessment ............
Recruiter Debriefing ..................
1,000
500
1
1
40/60
2/60
667
17
Total ...................................
...................................................
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............................
............................
776
Dated: October 27, 2010.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Tracking of Participants in the
Early Head Start Research and
Evaluation Project.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) within the
Department of Health and Human
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Services (HHS) will conduct tracking of
children/families who participated in
the Early Head Start Research and
Evaluation Project (EHSREP). The
purpose of tracking these participants is
to maintain up-to-date contact
information for the children/families in
the event that the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) determines
that a future follow-up to the EHSREP
will take place.
The EHSREP is a longitudinal study
designed to meet the requirement in the
1994 reauthorization (continued in the
1998 reauthorization) for a national
evaluation of the new infant-toddler
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program. 3001 children and families in
17 sites were randomly assigned either
to the program group (allowed to enroll
in EHS), or to the control group
(precluded from enrolling in EHS,
although they could receive other
services in the community). Child and
family assessments were conducted
when children were 14 months old, 24
months old, 36 months old, in the
spring prior to kindergarten entry, and
again in the spring of the sixth year of
formal schooling (5th grade for most
children).
If the decision is made to follow the
sample through high school, it is
important to maintain contact with the
participants so that response rates at
follow-up points will be maximized and
will not further deteriorate. The success
that the contractor has in contacting the
sample members will be taken into
consideration in the decision whether to
pursue further follow up. It is hoped
that this strenuous effort in location and
tracking will re-establish contact with
participants who were not reached in
the fifth grade data collection wave.
Telephone interviews will be conducted
in order to update the respondent’s
location and contact information. This
information will be collected from
parents or guardians in the spring of
2011. A small set of additional items
will provide information on the parents’
perception of the children’s status.
Respondents: Treatment and control
group members in the Early Head Start
Research and Evaluation Project.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Tracking interview ............................................................................................
2,700
1
0.25
675
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 675.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments 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)
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.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: October 28, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Reunification Procedures for
Unaccompanied Alien Children.
OMB No.: 0970–0278.
Description: Following the passage of
the 2002 Homeland Security Act (Pub.
L. 107–296), the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR), is charged
with the care and placement of
unaccompanied alien children in
Federal custody, and implementing a
policy for the release of these children,
when appropriate, upon the request of
suitable sponsors while awaiting
immigration proceedings. In order for
ORR to make determinations regarding
the release of these children, the
potential sponsors must meet certain
conditions pursuant to section 462 of
the Homeland Security Act and the
Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement
No. CV85–4544–RJK (C.D. Cal. 1997).
The proposed information collection
requests information to be utilized by
ORR for determining the suitability of a
sponsor/respondent for the release of a
minor from ORR custody. The proposed
instruments are the Sponsors Agreement
to Conditions of Release, Verification of
Release, Family Reunification Packet,
and the Authorization for Release of
Information.
Respondents: Sponsors requesting
release of unaccompanied alien children
to their custody.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
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Instrument
Sponsor’s Agreement to Conditions of Release .............................................
Verification of Release .....................................................................................
Family Reunification Packet ............................................................................
Authorization for Release of Information .........................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 18,652.80.
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Number of
responses per
respondent
2
1
18
15
Average
burden hours
per response
0.08
0.17
0.04
0.22
Total burden
hours
686.08
728.96
3,087.36
14,150.40
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Tracking of Participants in the Early Head Start Research
and Evaluation Project.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will conduct
tracking of children/families who participated in the Early Head Start
Research and Evaluation Project (EHSREP). The purpose of tracking these
participants is to maintain up-to-date contact information for the
children/families in the event that the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) determines that a future follow-up to the EHSREP will
take place.
The EHSREP is a longitudinal study designed to meet the requirement
in the 1994 reauthorization (continued in the 1998 reauthorization) for
a national evaluation of the new infant-toddler
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program. 3001 children and families in 17 sites were randomly assigned
either to the program group (allowed to enroll in EHS), or to the
control group (precluded from enrolling in EHS, although they could
receive other services in the community). Child and family assessments
were conducted when children were 14 months old, 24 months old, 36
months old, in the spring prior to kindergarten entry, and again in the
spring of the sixth year of formal schooling (5th grade for most
children).
If the decision is made to follow the sample through high school,
it is important to maintain contact with the participants so that
response rates at follow-up points will be maximized and will not
further deteriorate. The success that the contractor has in contacting
the sample members will be taken into consideration in the decision
whether to pursue further follow up. It is hoped that this strenuous
effort in location and tracking will re-establish contact with
participants who were not reached in the fifth grade data collection
wave. Telephone interviews will be conducted in order to update the
respondent's location and contact information. This information will be
collected from parents or guardians in the spring of 2011. A small set
of additional items will provide information on the parents' perception
of the children's status.
Respondents: Treatment and control group members in the Early Head
Start Research and Evaluation Project.
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tracking interview.......................... 2,700 1 0.25 675
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 675.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments 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) 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.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: October 28, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-27593 Filed 11-1-10; 8:45 am]
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