70264 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 232 / Friday, December 3, 2004 / Notices 

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 

The Minority HIV/AIDS Research 

Initiative: Gay and Non-gay Black and 

Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men—

New—National Center for HIV, STD, 

and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC). 

Background 

CDC is requesting a two year approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to administer an 

epidemiological survey on the internet. 

As part of the Minority HIV/AIDS 

Research Initiative (MARI), CDC is 

funding an internet study that examines 

behaviors of gay and non-gay Black and 

Latino men who have sex with men. 

The objectives of the study are 

threefold: (1) To determine if Black and 

Latino men who have sex with men 

(MSM) who use the internet to meet 

sexual partners report greater HIVrelated sexual and drug risks than those 

who do not; (2) to identify respondents’

non-internet sex-seeking behaviors; and 

(3) to explore to what degree Black and 

Latino MSM with internet access view 

this medium as a potential tool for HIV 

prevention. 

African American and Latino men, 

especially those men who have sex with 

men, continue to be an extremely 

vulnerable population affected by high 

rates of HIV/AIDS. The impact of HIV/

AIDS on African American and Latino 

communities has been devastatingly 

disproportionate as compared to 

European American populations. 

Through December 2001, CDC reported 

that while African Americans 

represented only 12% of the total U.S. 

population, they accounted for almost 

38% of all of the AIDS cases in this 

country. Similarly, the Latino 

population represented 13% of the total 

U.S. population, but accounted for 19% 

of the total number of new AIDS cases. 

For all men, the exposure category of 

‘‘men who have sex with men’’

represented the largest transmission 

route for HIV infection. 

While existing studies show that 

Black and Latino MSM may be at greater 

risk for contracting and transmitting 

HIV/AIDS to partners, CDC knows little 

about Black and Latino MSM using the 

internet and/or potential avenues for 

HIV prevention with this population 

since most of the studies conducted 

thus far have been with White MSM 

samples. Data gathered from this study 

will guide CDC development of risk 

reduction programs for this high-risk 

population. 

A convenience sample of 500 Black 

(African American, African-Latin, 

African-Caribbean, African, Mixed race) 

and 500 Latino (Caribbean, Central or 

South American ancestry) MSM will be 

asked to respond to a one-time survey 

of attitudes, knowledge and behavior 

related to internet sex seeking behavior 

and HIV/STD (sexually transmitted 

disease) transmission. This survey will 

take approximately 30 minutes to 

complete and will include questions on 

the following topics: demographics (i.e., 

age, education, income, HIV status, etc.); 

sexual identity; racial/ethnic identity; 

homophobia; HIV/AIDS knowledge, 

attitudes, behavior; perceived HIV/AIDS 

susceptibility; STD history; 

characteristics of sexual partners and 

perceived HIV/AIDS susceptibility of 

sexual partners; risk behavior specific to 

online versus traditional venues; use of 

screen names and cruising sites; sexual 

compulsivity; substance use; time spent 

online and time spent sex seeking. The 

only cost to respondents will be their 

time to complete the survey. The 

estimated annualizdd burden is 500 

hours.

ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Respondents Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses

per respondent 

Average burden response/

hours

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Black Men ........................................................................................................ 500 1 30/60 250 

Latino Men ....................................................................................................... 500 1 30/60 250 

Total .......................................................................................................... 1000 ........................ ........................ 500 

Dated: November 29, 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 Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–R–249, CMS–

2088, CMS–R–48 and CMS–382] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) (formerly known as the 

Health Care Financing Administration 

(HCFA), Department of Health and 

Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

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1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of currently 

approved collection. 

Title of Information Collection:

Hospice Cost Report and Supporting 

Regulations Contained in 42 CFR 413.20 

and 413.24. 

Use: The hospice cost report is the 

mechanism used to collect data from 

providers for rate evaluations for the 

Prospective Payment System (PPS). 

Once CMS obtains this information, we 

will update the PPS as mandated by 

Congress. 

Form Number: CMS–R–249 (OMB#: 

0938–0758). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

Institutions and Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,720. 

Total Annual Responses: 1,720. 

Total Annual Hours: 302,720. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of currently 

approved collection. 

Title of Information Collection:

Outpatient Rehabilitation Cost Report 

and Supporting Regulations Contained 

in 42 CFR 413.20 and 413.24. 

Use: This form is used by community 

mental health centers to report their 

health care costs to determine the 

amount of reimbursement for services 

furnished to Medicare beneficiaries. 

Form Number: CMS–2088–92 (OMB#: 

0938–0037). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for profit Institutions, State, 

Local or Tribal governments. 

Number of Respondents: 618. 

Total Annual Responses: 618. 

Total Annual Hours: 61,800. 

3. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

Title of Information Collection:

Hospital Conditions of Participation 

(COP) and Supporting Regulations in 42 

CFR 482.12, 482.13, 482.21, 482.22, 

482.27, 482.30, 482.41, 482.43, 482.45, 

482.53, 482.56, 482.57, 482.60, 482.61, 

482.62, 485.618 and 485.631. 

Use: Hospitals seeking to participate 

in the Medicare and Medicaid programs 

must meet the Conditions of 

Participation (COP) for Hospitals, 42 

CFR Part 482. The information 

collection requirements contained in 

this package are needed to implement 

the Medicare and Medicaid COP for 

hospitals and critical access hospitals 

(CAHs). 

Form Number: CMS–R–48 (OMB# 

0938–0328). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, 

Federal Government, and State, Local or 

Tribal Gov. 

Number of Respondents: 6,085. 

Total Annual Responses: 6,085. 

Total Annual Hours: 5,511,544. 

4. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of currently approved 

collection. 

Title of Information Collection: ESRD 

Beneficiary Selection and Supporting 

Regulations Contained in 42 CFR 

414.330. 

Use: ESRD facilities have each new 

home dialysis patient select one of two 

methods to handle Medicare 

reimbursement. The intermediaries pay 

for the beneficiaries selecting Method I 

and the carriers pay for the beneficiaries 

selecting Method II. This system was 

developed to avoid duplicate billing by 

both intermediaries and carriers. 

Form Number: CMS–382 (OMB#: 

0938–0372). 

Frequency: Other: One time only. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households, Business or other for-profit, 

and Not-for profit Institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 7,400. 

Total Annual Responses: 7,400. 

Total Annual Hours: 617. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS Web Site 

address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

regulations/pra/, or e-mail your request, 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and CMS document 

identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov,

or call the Reports Clearance Office on 

(410) 786–1326. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be mailed 

within 30 days of this notice directly to 

the OMB desk officer: OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, 

Attention: Christopher Martin, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: November 18, 2004. 

John P. Burke, III, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, CMS 

Reports Clearance Officer, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division 

of Regulations Development and Issuances.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2004N–0114]

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Announcement of Office of 

Management and Budget Approval; 

Protection of Human Subjects; 

Recordkeeping Requirements for 

Institutional Review Boards

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that a collection of information entitled 

‘‘Protection of Human Subjects; 

Recordkeeping Requirements for 

Institutional Review Boards’’ has been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Nelson, Office of Management 

Programs (HFA–250), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–1482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of July 22, 2004, (69 FR 

43852) the agency announced that the 

proposed information collection had 

been submitted to OMB for review and 

clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

a person is not required to respond to, 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. OMB has now approved the 

information collection and has assigned 

OMB control number 0910–0130. The 

approval expires on November 30, 2007. 

A copy of the supporting statement for 

this information collection is available 

on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/

ohrms/dockets.

Dated: November 26, 2004.

Jeffrey Shuren,

Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Government-Owned Inventions; 

Availability for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, 

Public Health Service, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice.