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TABLE 1—ANNUALIZED ESTIMATE OF HOUR BURDEN—Continued 

Type of respondents Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average time 

for response 

(hr) 

Total hour 

burden* 

Total ............................................................................................... 83 1 2 .14 177 .83 

Total Burden = N Respondents *Response Frequency *(minutes to complete/60). 

TABLE 2—ANNUALIZED COST TO RESPONDENTS

Type of respondents Number of 

respondents 

Response 

frequency 

Approx. 

hourly wage 

rate 

Total 

respondent 

cost** 

Awardees ......................................................................................................... 22 1 $64.72 $1,423.84 

Finalists ............................................................................................................ 20 1 64.72 215.52 

Pioneer Lab Members ..................................................................................... 25 1 46.23 577.88 

Focus Group Panel .......................................................................................... 14 1 64.72 9,060.80 

Total ................................................................................................... 83 1 63.59 11,308.21 

** Total Respondent Cost = Total Hour Burden * Hourly Wage Rate. 

Request for Comments: Written 

comments and/or suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies are invited 

on one or more of the following points: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

For Further Information Contact: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact G. Stephane 

Philogene, Ph.D., Assistant Director for 

Policy and Planning, Office of 

Behavioral and Social Sciences 

Research, National Institutes of Health, 

31 Center Drive. Building 31, Room B2– 

B37, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call nontoll-free number 301–402–3902 or email your request, including your 

address to: philoges@od.nih.gov. 

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 60-days of the date of 

this publication. 

Dated: April 8, 2009. 

G. Stephane Philogene, 

Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, 

OBSSR, National Institutes of Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–09–09BI] 

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 

Minority HIV/AIDS Research 

Initiative (MARI) Project-Family and 

Cultural Influences on Talking 

Strategies (New 60-day FRN); National 

Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, 

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and 

Tuberculosis Elimination Programs 

(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC is requesting OMB approval to 

conduct an assessment of the 

determinants of factors associated with 

parent-adolescent communication about 

sex among African-American and 

Hispanic mothers and their children in 

the southwestern United States. In the 

United States, non-Hispanic Black and 

Hispanic adolescents have been 

disproportionately impacted by HIV/ 

AIDS. In 2006, based on CDC data from 

the 50 states and the District of 

Columbia, non-Hispanic Blacks and 

Hispanics made up 16% and 17%, 

respectively (34% total), of the 13–19 

year-old population, but 69% and 19% 

respectively (88% total) of AIDS 

diagnoses among that age group. In 

addition, current trends suggest that a 

large number of persons with HIV/AIDS 

are infected in their adolescent years, 

and there may be a long latency period 

before signs of infection present in later 

years. Individuals may develop patterns 

of sexual behavior in adolescence that 

put them at risk for infection with HIV. 


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Data suggest that parent-adolescent 

communication about sex is an 

important determinant of adolescent 

sexual risk behavior. 

The purpose of the proposed study is 

to identify effective strategies African 

American and Latino parents use to 

communicate with their children about 

sex. Families will be enrolled at a local 

community Boys and Girls Club that has 

ongoing activities for youth and their 

parents. In phase 1 (sample=48), African 

American and Hispanic mothers will 

complete a 90 minute focus group. In 

phase 2 (sample=800), mothers and 

their children (ages 12–15) will 

complete a 100 minute selfadministered survey on a lap-top 

computer using Audio-computer 

Assisted Interviewing (ACASI). 

Findings will be used to provide 

recommendations for behavioral 

interventions and educational materials 

for parent-adolescent sexual health 

communications for minority families. 

The survey will take approximately 100 

minutes to complete. The total response 

burden for the two-year period is 

estimated to be 1406 hours (703 

annualized burden hours). There is no 

cost to respondents except for their 

time. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Types of data collection Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

(in hours) 

Focus Group .................................................................................................... 48 1 2 96 

ACASI (Computer) Survey—Mothers .............................................................. 400 1 2 800 

ACASI (Computer) Survey—Children .............................................................. 400 1 2 800 

Total burden hours ................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1696 

Dated: April 8, 2009. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Strategic Plan of the Chronic Fatigue 

Syndrome Research Program 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) announces an open 

meeting concerning chronic fatigue 

syndrome. 

Name: Strategic Plan of CDC’s 

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) 

Research Program. 

Times and Date: 1 p.m.–5 p.m., April 

27, 2009. 

Place: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, Global Communications 

Center, Building 19, Auditorium B2, 

1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, Georgia 

30333. 

Status: Open to the public, limited 

only by the space available. 

Purpose: The purpose of the public 

meeting is to solicit input from 

interested parties on issues that CDC 

will consider as it develops a five-year 

strategic plan for its chronic fatigue 

syndrome research program. Input is 

sought only on the CFS strategic 

research plan, not on CDC’s overall CFS 

program. As CDC is one of many 

institutions conducting research on 

chronic fatigue syndrome, the strategic 

plan will only address research that is 

within CDC’s purview. 

Topics Include: The objective of the 

five-year strategic plan is to conduct 

public health research leading to the 

control and prevention of medically 

unexplained chronically fatiguing 

illnesses, in particular CFS. The agenda 

will focus on the goals and objectives of 

CDC’s chronic fatigue syndrome 

research program in five major 

categories: 

1. Studies of Defined populations. 

2. Provider-based Patient Registries. 

3. In-hospital Clinical Studies. 

4. Laboratory Studies. 

5. Provider and Public Educational 

Intervention Research. 

The agenda does not include 

development of consensus positions, 

guidelines, or discussions or 

endorsements of specific commercial 

products. Agenda items are subject to 

change as priorities dictate. Members of 

the public wishing to make an oral 

statement during the meeting should 

limit their remarks to 5 minutes and 

should address the research agenda. 

Written comments and suggestions from 

the public on the research agenda are 

encouraged and may be submitted to the 

e-mail address listed below by April 22, 

2009. While CDC will carefully consider 

the individual comments and opinions 

it receives, it will retain discretion in its 

decision-making process. A draft 

strategic plan will also be presented to 

the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory 

Committee meeting held May 27–28, 

2009. 

Background: CDC recently solicited 

and considered recommendations from 

an external review panel that evaluated 

the research and professional education 

components of the CFS research 

program. The panel’s report 

summarizing the findings of the peer 

review has been published on the CDC 

CFS Web site at www.cdc.gov/cfs/pdf/ 

cdc_cfs_research_programexternal_review.pdf. In brief, the panel 

noted that: (1) The CDC team currently 

leads the world in both the breadth and 

depth of their research into CFS; (2) the 

efforts of CDC have highlighted the 

public health importance of CFS; (3) all 

current research projects address 

important issues; (4) CDC is uniquely 

positioned to conduct a broadly based 

research program derived from the 

population, a large-scale educational 

outreach program, particularly to 

healthcare professionals, and to provide 

expert Web-based resources for patients, 

their families and non-healthcare 

professionals; and (5) CDC is the bestplaced institution to lead the 

establishment of research and 

educational networks, both nationally 

and internationally. 

The report included several valuable 

recommendations which CDC has begun 

to implement, starting with the 

development of a strategic plan to drive 

the program’s research, prevention, and 

control activities for the next five years. 

This meeting will provide input to that 

strategic plan. 

Persons anticipating attending the 

meeting are requested to send written 

notification by April 22, 2009, including 

name, organization (if applicable), 

address, phone, fax, and e-mail 

addresses to the contact below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

CFSResearchPlan@cdc.gov. 


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