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from the start of the project. The total

cost to respondents is estimated at

$30,080, assuming an average working

wage for assigned personnel at $20.00

per hour in the study period.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses per

respondent

Average

burden response (in

hrs.)

Total burden

per response

(in hrs.)

CBO General Questionnaire ............................................................................ 79 4 1 316

CBO Needs Assessment & Epi Profile Questionnaire .................................... 79 4 20/60 105

CBO Staffing Plan Questionnaire .................................................................... 79 4 40/60 211

CBO Cultural, Linguistic, and Educational Appropriateness Questionnaire ... 79 4 10/60 53

CBO Interview Schedule ................................................................................. 79 3 2 474

CBA Program Plan .......................................................................................... 16 4 15/60 16

CBA Needs Assessment Questionnaire .......................................................... 16 4 20/60 21

CBA Staffing Plan Questionnaire .................................................................... 16 4 40/60 43

CBA Cultural, Linguistic, and Educational Appropriateness Questionnaire .... 16 4 10/60 11

CBA Resource Networks and Community Advisory Board Questionnaire ..... 16 4 20/60 21

Provision of Capacity-Building Assistance Questionnaire ............................... 16 4 2 128

CBA Interview Schedule .................................................................................. 16 3 2 96

Faith-Based Needs Assessment Questionnaire .............................................. 1 4 20/60 1

Faith-Based General Questionnaire ................................................................ 1 1 1 1

Faith-Based Staffing Plan Questionnaire ........................................................ 1 4 40/60 3

Faith-Based Cultural, Linguistic, and Educational Appropriateness Questionnaire ............................................................................................................. 1 4 10/60 1

Faith-Based Curriculum Development and Training Program Interview

Schedule ...................................................................................................... 1 3 1 3

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1504

Dated: May 11, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[60 Day–01–41]

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 the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

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. Send comments to Anne

O’Connor, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project: Report of Verified

Cases of Tuberculosis (RVCT) OMB No.

0920–0026—Extension—The National

Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention

(NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC) proposes to

continue data collection for the Report

of Verified Case of Tuberculosis (RVCT).

This request is for a 1-year extension of

clearance.

To accomplish the CDC goal of

eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in the

United States, CDC maintains the

national TB surveillance system. The

system, initiated in 1953, has been

modified several times to better monitor

and respond to changes in TB

morbidity. The most recent modification

was implemented in 1993 when the

RVCT was expanded in response to the

TB epidemic of the late 1980s and early

1990s and incorporated into a CDC

software for electronic reporting of TB

case reports to CDC. The expanded

system improved the ability of CDC to

monitor important aspects of TB

epidemiology in the United States,

including drug resistance, TB risk

factors, including HIV coinfection, and

treatment. The timely system also

enabled CDC to monitor the recovery of

the nation from the resurgence and

identify that current TB epidemiology

supports the renewed national goal of

elimination. To measure progress in

achieving this goal, as well as continue

to monitor TB trends and potential TB

outbreaks, identify high risk

populations for TB, and gauge program

performance, CDC proposes to extend

use of the RVCT.

Data are collected by 60 Reporting

Areas (the 50 states, the District of

Columbia, New York City, Puerto Rico,

and 7 jurisdictions in the Pacific and

Caribbean) using the RVCT. An RVCT is

completed for each reported TB case

and contains demographic, clinical, and

laboratory information. A

comprehensive software package, the

Tuberculosis Information Management

System (TIMS) is used for RVCT data

entry and electronic transmission of TB

case reports to CDC. TIMS provides

reports, query functions, and export

functions to assist in analysis of the

data. CDC publishes an annual report

summarizing national TB statistics and

also periodically conducts special

analyses for publication in peerreviewed scientific journals to further

describe and interpret national TB data.

These data assist public health officials

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and policy makers in program planning,

evaluation, and resource allocation.

Reporting Areas also review and analyze

their RVCT data to monitor local TB

trends, evaluate program success, and

assist in focusing resources to eliminate

TB.

No other federal agency collects this

type of national TB data. In addition to

providing technical assistance for use of

the RVCT, CDC also provides Reporting

Areas with technical support for the

TIMS software. There are no costs to

respondents.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

Average

burden per

response

(in hours)

Total burden

in

hours

State & Local Health Departments .................................................................. 60 280 30/60 8,400

Dated: May 18, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 01–13321 Filed 5–25–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[60Day–01–42]

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 the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

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. Send comments to Anne

O’Connor, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project: Formative Research

and Evaluation of CDC Youth Media

Campaign—New—National Center for

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In FY 2001, Congress established the

Youth Media Campaign at the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention.

Specifically, the House Appropriations

Language said: The Committee believes

that, if we are to have a positive impact

on the future health of the American

population, we must change the

behaviors of our children and young

adults by reaching them with important

health messages. CDC, working in

collaboration with the Health Resources

and Services Administration (HRSA),

the National Center for Child Health and

Human Development (NICHD), and the

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration (SAMHSA), is

coordinating an effort to plan,

implement, and evaluate a campaign

designed to clearly communicate

messages that will help kids develop

habits that foster good health over a

lifetime. The Campaign will be based on

principles that have been shown to

enhance success, including: designing

messages based on research; testing

messages with the intended audiences;

involving young people in all aspects of

Campaign planning and

implementation; enlisting the

involvement and support of parents and

other influencers; tracking the

Campaign’s effectiveness and revising

Campaign messages and strategies as

needed.

For the Campaign to be successful, a

thorough understanding of tweens

(youth ages 9–13), the health behaviors

promoted, and the barriers and

motivations for adopting and sustaining

them is essential. Additionally, a

thorough understanding of those who

can influence the health behaviors of

tweens is important. This understanding

will facilitate the development of

messages, strategies, and tactics that

resonate with tweens, parents and other

influencers.

Research for the national and

minority audience components of the

Youth Media Campaign will identify the

target audience(s) using standard market

research techniques and will address

geographic and demographic diversity

to the extent necessary to assure

appropriate audience representation.

This audience research may include, but

not be limited to, intercept interviews,

theater testing, expert reviews, in-depth

interviews, pilot/field tests/partial

launches, internet questionnaires,

telephone interviews, and mail

questionnaires with various audiences

(tweens, ages 9–13; parents; adult

influencers; older teen influencers; and

partners/alliances). In addition, panels

or reoccurring focus groups of tweens

and parents will convene to generate ongoing feedback to the Campaign. The

panels will suggest ideas, review

creative executions, and provide

feedback on what works and what does

not work.

The intent of this audience research is

to solicit input and feedback from

audiences on a national level and from

audiences within targeted populations.

Information gathered from both

audiences will be used to modify/refine

and/or revise Campaign messages and

strategies and evaluate Campaign

effectiveness.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average

burden per

response

(in hours)

Total burden

in

hours

Tweens (ages 9–13) ........................................................................................ 30,000 1 15/60 7,500

Reoccurring tween panel(s) ............................................................................. 40 4 2 320