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Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
Program in Alameda County, California.
NIOSH has obtained input on the
content and operational aspects of the
survey through local stakeholder
meetings. The survey instrument has
been reviewed by subject matter experts
and cognitive interviews have been
conducted using the survey instrument.
Input received was used to guide
development of the survey instrument
and plans for survey implementation.
Rather than inviting all 15,000 home
care workers to participate through a
mailing, as was stated in the 60 day
notice, instead we will recruit
participants through a mailing to a
stratified random sample of 5000
current home care workers extracted
from the regularly updated Alameda
County IHSS program employee
database. The sample will be stratified
to reflect approximately equal numbers
of English, Spanish and Chinese
speaking home care workers using the
preferred language variable included in
the employee database. The mailing will
include a letter explaining the study and
an interest response form. Interested
workers who would like to volunteer to
participate in the study will complete
the interest response form and return it
in a self addressed envelope to the study
contractor. The first 107 home care
worker volunteers from each of the three
language groups (320 total home care
workers) who return their interest
response forms will be randomized in
equal groups into either an intervention
or a control group and will be called
and enrolled in the study by the survey
contractor. The change from sending
recruitment letters to all 15,000 workers
to a more targeted recruitment pool of
5,000 English, Spanish, and Chinese
speakers was made following additional
input from our community partners.
They considered the 5,000 to be
sufficient to recruit the necessary 320
volunteers.
The primary client for each home care
worker participant will also be called by
the contractor and invited to participate
in the study but the clients’ willingness
to participate will not affect whether a
home care workers can remain as a
study participant. Both the home care
worker and their primary client will
complete a pre- and a post-intervention
telephone survey with a two-month
interval between the two surveys. Data
from the telephone surveys will be
captured directly into an electronic
database. Home care workers in the
intervention group will receive the
intervention materials and training
during the interval between the pre and
the post surveys. Home care workers in
the control group will receive the
intervention materials and training after
the completion of the post survey. Each
telephone survey will last
approximately 30 minutes for home care
workers and 15 minutes for clients.
Because of the demographics of the
population intervention materials as
well as the evaluation surveys are in
three languages: English, Spanish and
Chinese.
Information will be collected on
demographic variables including age,
sex, race, education, income, primary
language, and marital status.
Information will be collected on the
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form name
Home care workers .........................................
Home care worker interest response form ....
Home care worker pre survey .......................
Home care worker training program ..............
Home care worker post survey ......................
Client pre survey ............................................
Client post survey (post) ................................
Home care clients ...........................................
Dated: October 27, 2010.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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number of years a worker has been
employed as a home care worker and
the number of years a client has
received home care services.
Information will also be collected on
working conditions and occupational
exposures, work related injuries,
knowledge of work-related health risks
and workers’ perception of the ease of
controlling hazards. Finally,
information will be collected from
workers on their job satisfaction and
clients on their satisfaction with
caregiver services, on the quality of the
caregiver and client relationships, and
specific questions regarding use of the
intervention materials.
The purpose of this information
collection is to evaluate whether or not
the educational materials (the Home
Care Worker Handbook and training
session) are effective in (1) conveying
the intended message and (2)
encouraging home care workers and
their clients to make changes to reduce
hazards. Without benefit of the
evaluation, CDC will be unable to
determine the effectiveness of the
materials or formulate recommendations
on their appropriate use and broader
dissemination.
Once the study is completed, results
will be made available via various
means including the NIOSH internet
site. NIOSH expects to complete data
collection no later than spring of 2011.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.
The total estimated annual burden
hours are 842.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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burden per
response
(in hours)
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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 Carol E. Walker, CDC
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
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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 ...................................
...................................................
............................
............................
............................
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.
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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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-11-0794]
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 Carol E. Walker, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
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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 in-person, 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 5-minute 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
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Persons Referred by Peer Recruiters........... Screener........................ 1,100 1 5/60 92
Eligible Transgender Persons.................. Behavioral assessment........... 1,000 1 40/60 667
Peer Recruiters............................... Recruiter Debriefing............ 500 1 2/60 17
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Total..................................... ................................ ................ ................ ................ 776
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Dated: October 27, 2010.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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