Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 59 / Monday, March 30, 2009 / Notices 14129 

Seleda Perryman, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–7023 Filed 3–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4151–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–09BG] 

Proposed Data Collection 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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, 

GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

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 

Field Test of Communication and 

Marketing Variables for Health 

Protection—New—National Center for 

Health Marketing/Coordinating Center 

for Health Information Service (NCHM/ 

CCHIS), Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC does not have a mechanism to 

assess and monitor the health 

communication and marketing 

components of health protection. While 

CDC does evaluate specific health 

communication and marketing programs 

and projects, the common elements 

rooted in communication and marketing 

theories and constructs are not 

identified across programs and projects, 

nor frequently compared after the fact to 

ascertain the underlying factors and 

dynamics that inform and shape 

individual and group behaviors and 

actions. The purpose of this project is to 

develop a core set of communication 

and marketing constructs to inform CDC 

health protection programs and projects 

as well as track population-level 

changes over time. 

CDC seeks a flexible platform that can 

be adapted to explore a wide range of 

health protection behaviors and inform 

communication and marketing efforts 

across CDC program areas. The survey 

platform underlying this field test is 

based on the People and Places 

framework (Maibach et al., 2007; 

http://www.biomedcentral.com/ 

1471=2458/7/88), and incorporates key 

constructs from health behavior theories 

and communication models to illustrate 

how personal and environmental factors 

may influence behavior. This platform 

offers the flexibility to develop survey 

items to assess a specific health topic 

(e.g., pan/seasonal flu, natural hazards, 

bioterrorism, etc.) while simultaneously 

relying on a standardized set of core 

underlying social-psychological and 

communication constructs. 

The proposed data collection is to 

conduct a field test of the survey 

instrument focusing on the core 

communication and marketing 

constructs for health protection 

behaviors. The field test survey will be 

administered to a purposive sample of 

1,500 respondents. Two modes of 

administration will be tested, telephone 

(both landline and cell) and selfadministration via the Web. The 

telephone survey will be conducted in 

three metropolitan areas. The Web 

survey will use an on-going national 

consumer panel. 

Rather than representative random 

sampling from the population, the 

sampling is purposive, designed to 

reach subpopulations of those who are 

vulnerable from a health protections 

perspective and those who have low 

health literacy, that is, difficulty 

accessing and/or understanding health 

messages. Therefore, included in the 

target groups are the elderly, who may 

be somewhat isolated and for whom 

health messages may be confusing; 

people of low socioeconomic status, 

whose level of education can be a 

barrier to comprehending and following 

health messages; and persons not fluent 

in English, for whom innovative ways of 

communicating health messages may be 

necessary. For this nonprobability 

sample, telephone respondents will be 

recruited through commercial lists that 

optimize reaching specific 

subpopulations. Members of the general 

population will be surveyed as well in 

order to provide a benchmark for the 

subpopulations of interest. Web 

respondents will be recruited through 

an existing national consumer panel. 

CDC will use the field test data to 

assess continuity of response patterns 

within each of the subgroups and to 

determine differences in administration 

time. In addition to subgroup 

population differences in attitudes, 

beliefs, and health behaviors, CDC will 

use the data to examine item-level mode 

effects, regional differences, and 

administrative/logistical barriers to 

guide the design of core measure 

surveys for other health protection 

behaviors. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time to complete the survey. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Screener .......................................................................................................... 15,000 1 2/60 500 

General Population Survey .............................................................................. 750 1 18/60 225 

Elderly Survey .................................................................................................. 250 1 18/60 75 

Low SES English Survey ................................................................................. 250 1 18/60 75 

Hispanic (in-language) Survey ........................................................................ 150 1 18/60 45 

Chinese (in-language) Survey ......................................................................... 50 1 18/60 15 


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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

Respondents Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Vietnamese (in-language) Survey ................................................................... 50 1 18/60 15 

Total ................................................................................................................. 16,500 ........................ ........................ 950 

Dated: March 16, 2009. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E9–6938 Filed 3–27–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–09–09BC] 

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 or send 

comments to Maryam Daneshvar, CDC 

Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton 

Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or 

send an e-mail to omb@cdc.gov. 

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 

Exploring HIV Prevention 

Communication Among Black Men Who 

Have Sex with Men In New York City: 

Project BROTHA—New—National 

Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, 

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and 

Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description: 

CDC is requesting OMB approval to 

administer a survey, conduct interviews 

and offer HIV rapid testing in Black Men 

who have sex with Men (BMSM) and 

other Men who have Sex with Men 

(MSM) in New York City. The purpose 

of the proposed study is to assess how 

interpersonal communication within 

BMSM social networks may be related 

to risk for HIV infection and attitudes 

towards HIV testing. 

Data collection will occur over the 

course of 2–3 years. After screening for 

eligibility, a total of 300 BMSM and 

other MSM in their social networks will 

be enrolled in 2 phases: (1) 350 BMSM 

will be recruited and screened to find 

100 eligible BMSM participants, and (2) 

the 100 first phase participants will then 

recruit 200 other MSM within their 

social networks to participate in the 

second phase. Quantitative surveys will 

be administered by computers and 

personal interviews will be conducted 

to collect qualitative data (at baseline 

and 3-month follow-up). Participants in 

both phases will be offered rapid HIV 

testing, and declining an HIV test will 

not negatively impact their study 

participation. The research questions 

being explored are relevant for 

understanding how interpersonal 

communication with members of one’s 

social networks are related to risk for 

contracting HIV infection and attitudes 

towards HIV testing. 

This study will provide important 

epidemiologic information useful for the 

development of HIV prevention 

interventions for BMSM. Men will 

complete a 5-minute eligibility 

screening interview. The baseline 

computer-based survey will take 45 

minutes. The qualitative interview will 

take approximately 75 minutes. The 

number of respondents who will accept 

HIV testing is estimated to be 200 

(accounting for those who did not test 

at baseline and those who do not 

consent to test at follow-up). HIV 

counseling and rapid testing will take 

45 minutes. The 3-month follow-up 

survey will take approximately 30 

minutes; the follow-up qualitative 

interview will take approximately 45 

minutes. There is no cost to the 

respondents other than their time. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Respondents Types of 

data collection 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Burden per 

response (In 

hours) 

Total burden 

(In hours) 

BMSM respondents only: .................. Screening interview .......................... 750 1 5/60 63 

BMSM and other MSM respondents: 

Baseline.

ACASI survey interview ................... 300 1 45/60 225 

Qualitative interview ......................... 300 1 1.25 375 

HIV testing & counseling .................. 200 1 45/60 150 

BMSM and other MSM respondents: 

3 month follow-up.

ACASI survey interview ................... 300 1 30/60 150 

Qualitative interview ......................... 300 1 45/60 225 

HIV testing & counseling .................. 200 1 45/60 150 


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