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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 

Transgender HIV Behavioral Survey 

(THBS) (0920–0794 exp. 12/31/2010)— 

Reinstatement with change—National 

Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB 

Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Transgender persons, who were born 

male (male-to-female) are considered to 

be a high risk group for acquiring 

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 

infection. The National HIV/AIDS 

Strategy for the United States calls for 

reducing new infections, in part, by 

intensifying HIV prevention efforts in 

communities where HIV is most heavily 

concentrated. The strategy also calls for 

state and local health departments as 

well as federal agencies to monitor 

progress towards the strategy’s goal. 

This project addresses national goals by 

providing a mechanism for describing 

and monitoring the HIV risk behaviors 

and HIV prevention experiences of 

transgender persons. 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention request approval for a 3-year 

reinstatement with change of the 

previously approved Transgender HIV 

Behavioral Survey (THBS)—(OMB No. 

0920–0794, expires December 31, 2010). 

The previously approved project was a 

pilot. The purpose of this request is to 

conduct a behavioral survey among 

male-to-female transgender persons to 

assess prevalence of and trends in: (1) 

Risk behaviors for HIV infection, (2) HIV 

testing behaviors, and (3) exposure to, 

use of, and impact of HIV prevention 

services. The results of this data 

collection will be used to assess 

progress toward CDC’s goals to increase 

the proportion of people who 

consistently engage in behaviors that 

reduce risk of HIV transmission or 

acquisition; and to monitor behaviors 

that increase the risk of HIV infection 

(among those who are not infected). 

For the proposed data collection, the 

questionnaire used for the previously 

approved pilot has been shortened and 

a recruiter debriefing instrument has 

been added. The project activities and 

methods will remain the same as those 

used in the previously approved pilot. 

Data will be collected through inperson, computer-assisted interviews 

conducted by trained interviewers in 5 

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) or 

MSA Divisions in the United States. The 

MSAs chosen will be among those 

currently participating in the National 

HIV Behavioral Surveillance system (see 

Federal Register dated January 19, 2007: 

Vol. 72, No. 12, pages 2529–2530). 

Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) 

will be used to recruit participants. 

Except for a few initial (‘‘seed’’) recruits, 

persons will be recruited by peers for 

participation in THBS. A screener 

questionnaire will be used to determine 

eligibility for participation. In one year, 

approximately 1,100 individuals will be 

approached and screened (through a 5- 

minute interview) for eligibility to 

participate. Approximately 1,000 

individuals are expected to be eligible 

and participate in the 40-minute 

behavioral assessment interview each 

year. After the interview, the 

interviewer will train the respondent to 

recruit up to five of her peers. When she 

returns to the field site, she will be 

debriefed using a computer-assisted, 

interviewer-administered recruiter 

debriefing instrument. Approximately 

600 peer recruiters are expected to 

participate as peer recruiters, about 500 

of whom will return to be debriefed 

through a 2-minute interview. 

Participation of respondents is 

voluntary and there is no cost to the 

respondents other than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Persons Referred by Peer Recruiters.Screener ................................... 1,100 1 5/60 92 

Eligible Transgender Persons .. Behavioral assessment ............ 1,000 1 40/60 667 

Peer Recruiters ......................... Recruiter Debriefing .................. 500 1 2/60 17 

Total ................................... ................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 776 

Dated: October 27, 2010. 

Carol E. Walker, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27603 Filed 11–1–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Tracking of Participants in the 

Early Head Start Research and 

Evaluation Project. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) within the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) will conduct tracking of 

children/families who participated in 

the Early Head Start Research and 

Evaluation Project (EHSREP). The 

purpose of tracking these participants is 

to maintain up-to-date contact 

information for the children/families in 

the event that the Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) determines 

that a future follow-up to the EHSREP 

will take place. 

The EHSREP is a longitudinal study 

designed to meet the requirement in the 

1994 reauthorization (continued in the 

1998 reauthorization) for a national 

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program. 3001 children and families in 

17 sites were randomly assigned either 

to the program group (allowed to enroll 

in EHS), or to the control group 

(precluded from enrolling in EHS, 

although they could receive other 

services in the community). Child and 

family assessments were conducted 

when children were 14 months old, 24 

months old, 36 months old, in the 

spring prior to kindergarten entry, and 

again in the spring of the sixth year of 

formal schooling (5th grade for most 

children). 

If the decision is made to follow the 

sample through high school, it is 

important to maintain contact with the 

participants so that response rates at 

follow-up points will be maximized and 

will not further deteriorate. The success 

that the contractor has in contacting the 

sample members will be taken into 

consideration in the decision whether to 

pursue further follow up. It is hoped 

that this strenuous effort in location and 

tracking will re-establish contact with 

participants who were not reached in 

the fifth grade data collection wave. 

Telephone interviews will be conducted 

in order to update the respondent’s 

location and contact information. This 

information will be collected from 

parents or guardians in the spring of 

2011. A small set of additional items 

will provide information on the parents’ 

perception of the children’s status. 

Respondents: Treatment and control 

group members in the Early Head Start 

Research and Evaluation Project. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Tracking interview ............................................................................................ 2,700 1 0.25 675 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 675. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments 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) 

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. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Dated: October 28, 2010. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27593 Filed 11–1–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects: 

Title: Reunification Procedures for 

Unaccompanied Alien Children. 

OMB No.: 0970–0278. 

Description: Following the passage of 

the 2002 Homeland Security Act (Pub. 

L. 107–296), the Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), Office of 

Refugee Resettlement (ORR), is charged 

with the care and placement of 

unaccompanied alien children in 

Federal custody, and implementing a 

policy for the release of these children, 

when appropriate, upon the request of 

suitable sponsors while awaiting 

immigration proceedings. In order for 

ORR to make determinations regarding 

the release of these children, the 

potential sponsors must meet certain 

conditions pursuant to section 462 of 

the Homeland Security Act and the 

Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement 

No. CV85–4544–RJK (C.D. Cal. 1997). 

The proposed information collection 

requests information to be utilized by 

ORR for determining the suitability of a 

sponsor/respondent for the release of a 

minor from ORR custody. The proposed 

instruments are the Sponsors Agreement 

to Conditions of Release, Verification of 

Release, Family Reunification Packet, 

and the Authorization for Release of 

Information. 

Respondents: Sponsors requesting 

release of unaccompanied alien children 

to their custody. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Sponsor’s Agreement to Conditions of Release ............................................. 4,288 2 0.08 686.08 

Verification of Release ..................................................................................... 4,288 1 0.17 728.96

Family Reunification Packet ............................................................................ 4,288 18 0.04 3,087.36 

Authorization for Release of Information ......................................................... 4,288 15 0.22 14,150.40 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 18,652.80. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 


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