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97% for the presence of a tattoo as 

indicator of having HIV, HCV, HBV, or 

syphilis infection. The researchers then 

estimated the impact on blood donor 

selection and disease marker testing 

using the results from their hospitalbased case control study. However, the 

assumptions such as disease marker 

prevalence of as much as 15% in donors 

who are deferred for tattoos and a 

prevalence of 4% of the potential donor 

base having a tattoo (2) do not represent 

current temporary deferrals in Brazil 

and do not address the most common 

behavior-related deferrals. A more 

detailed and targeted assessment of the 

value of relevant deferrals could be used 

to help inform blood donation policies 

in Brazil. 

In Brazilian blood collection centers, 

donor deferral is initiated either by the 

blood center staff, based on information 

disclosed by prospective donors, or by 

the donor through self-deferral. Either 

type of deferral occurs because of the 

belief that a donor’s behavior, 

exposures, or history represents an 

increased risk to the safety of the blood 

supply. 

Although the general eligibility 

criteria are mandated by the Brazilian 

Ministry of Health, the specific criteria 

for screening potential donors and the 

procedures for implementing them may 

vary across the regional blood collection 

centers. This study will focus on sexual 

behavior deferrals and their impact on 

blood safety. The two main study aims 

are: (1) To assess infectious disease 

marker prevalence in donors who are 

deferred for higher risk sexual and noninjection drug use behavior; and (2) To 

determine if the different deferral 

classification procedures used by 

different blood centers in Brazil lead to 

a measurable difference in disease 

marker prevalence in deferred donors. 

To do this, deferred donors who agree 

to participate in this study will be asked 

to complete an audio computer assisted 

self interview (ACASI) questionnaire 

that measures two content areas (1) 

motivations for attempting to donate, (2) 

additional information on the deferral 

and other potentially undisclosed 

deferrable behaviors. A blood sample 

will be collected from the deferred 

donors and tested for the panel of 

infections currently screened for in 

Brazil (HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, 

Human T-lymphotropic virus, syphilis, 

and Trypanosoma cruzi) using the same 

high-throughput laboratory reagents and 

procedures that are used to screen 

donations. These deferred donor marker 

rates will be compared to the marker 

rates among accepted donors with the 

same demographic characteristics. 

Marker rates in deferred donors will 

also be compared between the blood 

centers. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Affected Public: Individuals. Type of 

Respondents: Adult Blood Donors. The 

annual reporting burden is as follows: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,860; Estimated Number of Responses 

per Respondent: 1; Average Burden of 

Hours per Response: 0.33 (including 

administration of the informed consent 

form and questionnaire completion 

instructions); and Estimated Total 

Annual Burden Hours Requested: 1,604. 

The annualized cost to respondents is 

estimated at: $10,426 (based on $6.50 

per hour). There are no Capital Costs to 

report. There are no Operating or 

Maintenance Costs to report. 

Estimated number of respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

hours 

requested 

4,860 ............................................................................................................................................ 1 0.33 1,604 

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. 

Direct Comments to OMB: Written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the item(s) contained in this notice, 

especially regarding the estimated 

public burden and associated response 

time, should be directed to the: Office 

of Management and Budget, Office of 

Regulatory Affairs, 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by 

fax to 202–395–6974, Attention: Desk 

Officer for NIH. To request more 

information on the proposed project or 

to obtain a copy of the data collection 

plans and instruments, contact: Dr. 

George Nemo, Project Officer, NHLBI, 

Two Rockledge Center, Suite 10042, 

6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 

20892–7950, or call 301–435–0075, or Email your request to nemog@nih.gov. 

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 30-days of the date of 

this publication. 

Dated: April 29, 2010. 

George Nemo, 

Project Officer, NHLBI, National Institutes of 

Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10899 Filed 5–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; A Generic Submission for 

Formative Research, Pretesting, and 

Stakeholder Measures at NCI 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity 

for public comment on proposed data 

collection projects, the National Cancer 

Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of 

Health (NIH) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects to be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. 

Proposed Collection: Title: A Generic 

Submission for Formative Research, Pretesting, and Stakeholder Measures at 

NCI. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New. Need and Use of 

Information Collection: In order to carry 

out NCI’s legislative mandate, the Office 

of Advocacy Relations (OAR) 

disseminates cancer-related information 

to a variety of stakeholders, seeks their 


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input and feedback, and facilitates 

collaboration between the Institute and 

these external partners to advance NCI’s 

authorized programs. It is beneficial for 

NCI, through the OAR, to pretest 

strategies, concepts, activities and 

materials while they are under 

development. This pre-testing, or 

formative evaluation, helps ensure that 

the products and services developed by 

NCI have the greatest capacity of being 

received, understood, and accepted by 

their target audiences. 

Additionally, since OAR is 

responsible for matching advocates to 

NCI programs and initiatives across the 

cancer continuum, it is necessary to 

measure the satisfaction of both internal 

and external stakeholders with this 

collaboration. This customer satisfaction 

research helps ensure the relevance, 

utility, and appropriateness of the many 

initiatives and products that OAR and 

NCI produce. The OAR will use a 

variety of qualitative (focus groups, 

interviews) and quantitative (paper, 

phone, in-person, and Web surveys) 

methodologies to conduct this research, 

allowing NCI to: (1) Understand 

characteristics (attitudes, beliefs, and 

behaviors) of the intended target 

audience and use this information in the 

development of effective strategies, 

concepts and activities; (2) use a 

feedback loop to help refine, revise, and 

enhance OAR’s efforts—ensuring that 

they have the greatest relevance, utility, 

appropriateness, and impact for/to 

target audiences; and (3) expend limited 

program resource dollars wisely and 

effectively. Frequency of Response: On 

occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Businesses or other for 

profit; Not-for-profit institutions and 

organizations; Federal Government; 

State, Local, or Tribal Government. Type 

of Respondents: Adult cancer research 

advocates; members of the public; 

health care professionals; organizational 

representatives. The table below 

outlines the estimated burden hours 

required for a three-year approval of this 

generic submission. There are no 

Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or 

Maintenance Costs to report. 

A.12–1—ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS

Survey/instrument Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average hours 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Self-Administered Post-Activity Questionnaires .............................................. 1,200 1 20/60 (.33) 400 

Other Self-Administered Questionnaires ......................................................... 600 1 20/60 (.33) 200 

Individual In-Depth Interviews ......................................................................... 75 1 1.0 75 

Focus Group Interviews ................................................................................... 100 1 1.5 150 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 1,975 ........................ ........................ 825 

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, contact 

Elizabeth Neilson, Advocacy Relations 

Manager, Office of Advocacy Relations 

(OAR), NCI, NIH, 31 Center Drive, Bldg. 

31, Room 10A28, MSC 2580, Bethesda, 

MD 20892, call non-toll-free number 

301–451–3321 or e-mail your request, 

including your address to: 

neilsone@mail.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 29, 2010. 

Vivian Horovitch-Kelley, 

NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National 

Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10897 Filed 5–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of Refugee Resettlement 

Administration for Children and 

Families; Single-Source Program 

Expansion Supplement Grant 

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, 

ACF, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice to award a single-source 

program expansion supplement grant. 

CFDA Number: 93.576. 

Legislative Authority: This program is 

authorized by section 412 (c)(1)(A) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(INA) [8 U.S.C. 1522 (c)(1)(A)], as 

amended, which authorizes the Director 

‘‘to make grants to, and enter into 

contracts with, public or private 

nonprofit agencies for projects 

specifically designed—(i) To assist 

refugees in obtaining the skills which 

are necessary for economic selfsufficiency, including projects for job 

training, employment services, day care, 

professional refresher training, and 

other recertification services; (ii) to 

provide training in English where 

necessary (regardless of whether the 

refugees are employed or receiving cash 

or other assistance); and (iii) to provide 

where specific needs have been shown 

and recognized by the Director, health 

(including mental health) services, 

social services, educational and other 

services.’’ 

Amount of Award: $150,000. 

Project Period: December 1, 2009– 

September 29, 2010. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee 

Resettlement (ORR) announces the 

award of a $150,000 single-source 

program expansion supplement to 

expand the provision of technical 

assistance to the Ethiopian Community 

Development Council, Inc. (ECDC), 

located in Arlington, VA. 

Current economic conditions have 

confronted community-based 

organizations (CBO) with a dire need for 

assistance yet limited resources to 

respond effectively. This supplemental 

award will support greater outreach and 

enhanced collaboration to meet these 

challenges. 

Provision of technical assistance is 

essential to support the long-term 


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