Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 210 / Monday, November 1, 2004 / Notices 63391

Background 

CDC is requesting approval for the 

continued use of three currently 

approved forms (under OMB Control 

No. 0920–0497) for collecting HIV 

partner counseling and referral services 

(PCRS) program data. The current forms 

expire October 31, 2004. This request is 

for clearance for use of these forms 

through April, 2006. The extension of 

the current forms will allow grantees to 

continue to collect PCRS data as they 

transition to the new Program 

Evaluation and Monitoring System 

(PEMS) over the next year. This 

clearance will also allow CDC to collect 

information on how federal funds are 

allocated by grantees for HIV 

prevention. 

CDC funds HIV prevention projects in 

65 public health agencies (50 states, 6 

cities, 7 territories, Washington, DC, and 

Puerto Rico) through cooperative 

agreements. PCRS is one of a number of 

public health strategies supported by 

CDC that is designed to control and 

prevent the spread of HIV. 

A fundamental feature of PCRS is 

informing current and past partners of 

an HIV-infected person that they have 

been identified as a sex or injectiondrug-paraphernalia-sharing partner, and 

advising them to be tested for HIV. 

Informing partners of their exposure to 

HIV is confidential, and partners are not 

told who reported their name, or when 

the reported exposure occurred. 

Notified partners who may not have 

suspected their risk can choose whether 

to have HIV counseling and testing. 

Those who choose to be tested and are 

found to be HIV positive can receive a 

medical evaluation, treatment, and 

prevention services designed to modify 

their high risk behavior, thereby 

possibly reducing the number of new 

HIV infections. 

HIV prevention programs that 

conduct PCRS interventions can reach 

significant numbers of persons at very 

high risk of contracting HIV. The CDC 

requires aggregate PCRS program data to 

determine if interventions are being 

delivered as intended, gauge the degree 

to which program performance indicator 

targets are being achieved, and help 

agencies improve their programs to 

better deliver effective PCRS. Until 

grantees transition to PEMS, it is 

essential that they be allowed to 

continue to collect aggregate PCRS data 

using the existing forms. 

Each health department funded to 

conduct PCRS will prepare and submit 

aggregate PCRS data to the CDC 

annually.

ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Form Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average

burden per response

(in hrs.) 

PCRS Process Monitoring Form ................................................................................................. 65 1 2 

Budget by Major Funding Activities Form ................................................................................... 65 1 30/60 

Budget by Major Providers Form ................................................................................................ 65 1 30/60 

Dated: October 25, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–05–0214] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

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) 498–1210 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 

395–6974. Written comments should be 

received within 30 days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

2005 National Health Interview 

Survey, OMB No. 0920–0214—

Revision—National Center for Health 

Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

The annual National Health Interview 

Survey (NHIS) is a basic source of 

general statistics on the health of the 

U.S. population. Respondents to the 

NHIS also serve as the sampling frame 

for the Medical Expenditure Panel 

Survey which is conducted by the 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality. The NHIS has long been used 

by government, university, and private 

researchers to evaluate both general 

health and specific issues, such as 

cancer, AIDS, and access to health care. 

Journalists use its data to inform the 

general public. It will continue to be a 

leading source of data for the 

Congressional-mandated ‘‘Health US’’

and related publications. NHIS is the 

single most important source of 

statistics to track progress toward the 

National Health Promotion and Disease 

Prevention Objectives, ‘‘Healthy People 

2010.’’

The NHIS has been in the field 

continuously since 1957. Due to survey 

integration and changes in the health 

and health care of the U.S. population, 

demands on the NHIS have changed and 

increased, leading to a major redesign of 

the annual core questionnaire or Basic 

Module, and a shift from paper 

questionnaires to computer assisted 

personal interviews (CAPI). These 

redesigned elements were fully 

implemented in 1997. This clearance is 

for the ninth full year of data collection 

using the core questionnaire on CAPI, 

and for the implementation of a 

supplement sponsored by the National 

Cancer Institute. There is no cost to the 

respondents other than their time. The 

estimated annualized burden is 39,837 

hours.

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ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Respondents Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses/respondent 

Average

burden/

response

(in hrs) 

Family Core (adult family member) ............................................................................................. 39,000 1 24/60 

Adult Core (sample adult) ............................................................................................................ 32,000 1 18/60 

Adult Topical Module (sample adult) ........................................................................................... 32,000 1 18/60 

Child Core (adult family member) ............................................................................................... 13,000 1 16/60 

Child Topical Module (adult family member) ............................................................................... 13,000 1 6/60 

Re-interview Survey ..................................................................................................................... 3,250 1 5/60 

Dated: October 25, 2004. 

B. Kathy Skipper, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Grants for Dissertation Awards for 

Doctoral Candidates for ViolenceRelated and Unintentional Injury 

Prevention Research in Minority 

Communities 

Announcement Type: New. 

Funding Opportunity Number: CE05–

025. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 93.136. 

Key Dates: 

Letter of Intent Deadline: December 1, 

2004. 

Application Deadline: January 31, 

2005. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Authority: This program is authorized 

under section 301 (a) [42 U.S.C. 241(a)] of the 

Public Health Service Act, and section 391 

(a)[42 U.S.C. 280 b (a)] of the Public Service 

Health Act, as amended.

Purpose: The purposes of the program 

are to: 

• Solicit research applications that 

address the priorities reflected under 

the heading, ‘‘Research Objectives’’. 

• Build the scientific base for the 

prevention and control of injuries, 

disabilities, and deaths 

disproportionately experienced in 

minority communities. 

• Encourage doctoral candidates from 

a wide spectrum of disciplines, 

including epidemiology, medicine, 

biostatistics, public health, law and 

criminal justice, behavioral, and social 

sciences to perform research in order to 

prevent and control injuries more 

effectively. 

• Assist students in the completion of 

their dissertation research on a violencerelated or unintentional injury topic. 

• Encourage investigators to build 

research careers related to the 

prevention of violence-related or 

unintentional injuries, disabilities, and 

deaths in minority communities. 

This program addresses the ‘‘Healthy 

People 2010’’ focus area of Injury and 

Violence Prevention. 

A dissertation represents the most 

extensive research experience 

formulated and carried out by a doctoral 

candidate, with the advice and guidance 

of a mentor (the chair or another 

member of the dissertation committee). 

Dissertation research involves a major 

investment of the doctoral student’s 

time, energy, and interest and its 

substance is often the basis for 

launching a research career. This 

research initiative is aimed at providing 

students with assistance to complete 

their dissertation research on a violencerelated or unintentional injury topic 

and, thereby, increasing representation 

of junior investigators in violencerelated or unintentional injury research. 

Injuries are the number-one killer of 

children and young adults in the United 

States. They are the leading cause of 

years of potential life lost before age 65. 

More than five million people in the 

U.S. report suffering from chronic, 

injury-related disabilities, and the lives 

of millions of others have been 

dramatically affected by injuries to 

themselves or someone they love. 

Funding for research to prevent these 

injuries falls into two categories: 

violence prevention, and the prevention 

of unintentional injury.

Violence 

Deaths and injuries associated with 

interpersonal violence and suicidal 

behavior are a major public health 

problem in the United States and 

around the world. In 1999, more than 

46,000 people died from homicide and 

suicide in the United States. Among 15 

to 24 year olds, homicide and suicide 

rank as the second and the third leading 

causes of death. Violent deaths are the 

most visible consequence of violent 

behavior in our society. Morbidity 

associated with physical and emotional 

injuries and disabilities resulting from 

violence, however, also constitutes an 

enormous public health problem. For 

every homicide that occurs each year 

there are more than 100 non-fatal 

injuries resulting from interpersonal 

violence. For every completed suicide it 

is estimated that there are 20 to 25 

suicide attempts. The mortality and 

morbidity associated with violence are 

associated with a variety of types of 

violence including child mistreatment, 

youth violence, intimate partner 

violence, sexual violence, elder abuse, 

and self-directed violence or suicidal 

behavior. 

Violence has a disproportionate 

impact on racial and ethnic minorities. 

In 1999, homicide was the leading cause 

of death for African Americans and the 

second leading cause of death for 

Hispanics between the ages of 15 and 

34. Suicide was the second leading 

cause of death for American Indians and 

Alaskan Natives and Asian and Pacific 

Islanders 15 to 34 years of age. It is 

important to note that existing research 

indicates that race or ethnicity, per se, 

is not a risk factor for violent 

victimization or a cause of violent 

behavior. Rather, racial or ethnic status 

is associated with many other factors 

that do influence the risk of becoming 

a victim or behaving violently. As a 

result, racial and ethnic minorities in 

the United States experience high rates 

of both violent victimization and 

perpetration. A better understanding of 

the factors that contribute to this 

vulnerability or protection from such 

risk is important to furthering effective 

violence prevention programs that 

address racial and ethnic minorities. 

Unintentional Injury 

Unintentional injuries are a leading 

cause of death for Americans of all ages, 

regardless of gender, race, or economic 

status. Unintentional injuries are the 

leading cause of death for persons ages 

1–34 years, and the fifth leading cause 

of death overall. Nearly 100,000 people