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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 48 (Friday, March 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10916-10917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5489]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-08-0740]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) (OMB No. 0920-0740, exp. June 
2010.)--Revision--National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB 
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Some MMP interview questions were revised to make them easier for 
patients to understand and respond appropriately. Medical record 
abstraction sections were removed, and a provider survey has been 
added. Revisions to previously approved instruments have been included. 
The purpose of MMP is to supplement the HIV/AIDS surveillance programs 
in 26 selected state and local health departments, which collect 
information on persons diagnosed with, living with, and dying from HIV 
infection and AIDS.
    MMP collects data on behaviors and clinical outcomes from a 
probability sample of HIV-infected adults receiving care in the U.S. 
Collection of data from interviews with HIV-infected patients provides 
information on patient demographics, and the current levels of 
behaviors that may facilitate HIV transmission: Sexual and drug use 
behaviors; patients' access to, use of and barriers to HIV-related 
secondary prevention services; utilization of HIV-related medical 
services; and adherence to drug regimens. Collection of data from 
patient medical records provide information on: Demographics and 
insurance status; the prevalence and incidence of AIDS-defining 
opportunistic illnesses and co-morbidities related to HIV disease; the 
receipt of prophylactic and antiretroviral medications; and whether 
patients are receiving screening and treatment according to Public 
Health Service guidelines. The provider survey will collect data from a 
nationally representative sample of HIV care providers selected to 
participate in MMP. The provider survey will collect information on: 
Health care providers' professional training history, ongoing sources 
of training and continuing education about HIV care and treatment, 
perceptions of patients' barriers to care and reasons for declining HIV 
care, awareness of HIV related resources, and approach to 
antiretroviral therapy management and HIV risk reduction counseling. No 
other Federal agency collects national population-based behavioral and 
clinical information from HIV-infected adults in care or HIV care 
providers.
    The data will have significant implications for policy, program 
development, and resource allocation at the state/local and national 
levels. Users of MMP data include, but are not limited to, Federal 
agencies, State and local health departments, clinicians, researchers, 
and HIV prevention and care planning groups.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time.
    The total estimated annualized burden hours are 9,603.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Patients..............................  Standard Interview......           7,988               1           45/60
Patients..............................  Short Interview.........             332               1           20/60
Facility office staff.................  Medical Record                     7,488               1            3/60
                                         Abstraction.
Facility office staff.................  None (providing                      936               1               2
                                         estimated patient
                                         loads).
Facility office staff.................  None providing patient             1,030               1           30/60
                                         lists).
Facility office staff.................  None approaching                   3,120               1            5/60
                                         patients for
                                         enrollment).
Physicians, nurse practitioners,        Provider Survey.........           1,440               1           20/60
 physician's assistants.
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    Dated: March 5, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-5489 Filed 3-12-09; 8:45 am]
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