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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Form name

Hospital DHIM or DHIT ..................................

Prepare and transmit UB–04 for Inpatient
and Ambulatory.
Prepare and transmit EHR for Inpatient and
Ambulatory.
Annual Hospital Interview .............................
Annual Ambulatory Hospital Interview ..........

Hospital DHIM or DHIT ..................................
Hospital CEO/CFO .........................................
Hospital CEO/CFO .........................................

Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014–19825 Filed 8–20–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60-Day–14–0913]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations

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Number of
respondents

Type of respondents

The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce public
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To
request more information on the below
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to [email protected].
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. 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;(d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection

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techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Evaluating Locally-Developed HIV
Prevention Interventions for AfricanAmerican MSM in Los Angeles (OMB
Control No. 0920–0913, expires 01/15/
2015)—Extension — National Center for
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Data on HIV cases reported in 33 U.S.
states with HIV reporting indicate the
burden of HIV/AIDS is most
concentrated in the African-American
population compared to other racial/
ethnic groups. Of the 49,704 AfricanAmerican males diagnosed with HIV
between 2001 and 2004, 54% of these
cases were among men who have sex
with men (MSM). In Los Angeles
County (LAC), the proportion of HIV/
AIDS cases among African-American
males attributable to male-to-male
sexual transmission is even greater
(75%).
In the absence of an effective vaccine,
behavioral interventions represent one
of the few methods for reducing high

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Number of
responses per
respondent

Avgerage
burden per
response
(in hrs)

481

12

1

100

4

1

581
385

1
1

2
1.5

HIV incidence among African American
MSM (AAMSM). Unfortunately, in the
third decade of the epidemic, very few
of the available HIV-prevention
interventions for African-American
populations have been designed
specifically for MSM. In fact, until very
recently, none of CDC’s evidence-based
HIV-prevention interventions had been
specifically tested for efficacy in
reducing HIV transmission among MSM
of color. Given the conspicuous absence
of (1) evidence-based HIV interventions
and (2) outcome evaluations of existing
AAMSM interventions, our
collaborative team intends to address a
glaring research gap by implementing a
best-practices model of comprehensive
program evaluation.
The purpose of this project is to test,
in a real-world setting, the efficacy of an
HIV transmission prevention
intervention for reducing sexual risk
among African-American men who have
sex with men in Los Angeles County.
The intervention is a three-session,
group-level intervention that will
provide participants with the
information, motivation, and skills
necessary to reduce their risk of
transmitting or acquiring HIV.
The intervention is being evaluated
using baseline, 3-month and 6-month
follow up assessments. This project also
intends to conduct in-depth qualitative
interviews with a total of 36 men in
order to assess the experiences with the
intervention, elicit recommendations for
improving the intervention, and to
better understand the factors that place
young African American MSM at risk
for HIV.
CDC is requesting approval for a 1year clearance to complete data
collection. The data collection system
involves screenings, limited locator
information, contact information,
baseline questionnaire, client
satisfaction surveys, 3-month follow-up
questionnaire, 6-month follow-up
questionnaire, and case study
interviews.
An estimated 160 men will be
screened for eligibility in order to enroll
80 additional men to reach the desired

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sample size of 528. The baseline and
follow up questionnaires contain
questions about participants’ socio-

demographic information, health and
healthcare, sexual activity, substance
use, and other psychosocial issues.

There is no cost to participants other
than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
respondent
(in hours)

Total
annual
burden
(in hours)

Form name

Prospective Participant .....................

160

1

5/60

13

160
80
80

1
1
1

5/60
10/60
10/60

13
13
13

80
40
100
170
10

1
3
1
1
1

1
5/60
1
1
10/60

80
10
100
170
2

Enrolled Participant ...........................

Outreach Recruitment Assessment
(screener).
Limited Locator Form .......................
RCT Informed Consent Form ..........
Participant
Contact
Information
Form.
Baseline Questionnaire ....................
Client Satisfaction Survey ................
3-month follow up Questionnaire .....
6-month follow up Questionnaire .....
Success Case Study Informed Consent Form.
Success Case Study Interview ........

10

1

1.5

15

Total ...........................................

...........................................................

........................

........................

........................

429

Prospective Participant .....................
Enrolled Participant ...........................
Enrolled Participant ...........................
Enrolled
Enrolled
Enrolled
Enrolled
Enrolled

Participant
Participant
Participant
Participant
Participant

...........................
...........................
...........................
...........................
...........................

Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014–19827 Filed 8–20–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60-Day–14–0278]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Number
responses per
respondent

Number of
respondents

Type of respondent

The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce public
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To
request more information on the below
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to [email protected].
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. Comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of

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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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
National Hospital Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) (OMB
Control No. 0920–0278, expires 12/31/
2014)—Revision—National Center for

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Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through NCHS, shall collect
statistics on ‘‘utilization of health care’’
in the United States. The National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey (NHAMCS) has been conducted
annually since 1992. NCHS is seeking
OMB approval to extend this survey for
an additional three years and make
minor modifications to survey
questionnaires.
The purpose of NHAMCS is to meet
the needs and demands for statistical
information about the provision of
ambulatory medical care services in the
United States. Ambulatory services are
rendered in a wide variety of settings,
including physicians’ offices and
hospital outpatient and emergency
departments. The target universe of the
NHAMCS is in-person visits made to
outpatient departments (OPDs),
emergency departments (EDs), and
ambulatory surgery locations (ASLs) of
non-Federal, short-stay hospitals
(hospitals with an average length of stay
of less than 30 days) or those whose
specialty is general (medical or surgical)
or children’s general.
NHAMCS was initiated to
complement the National Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey (NAMCS, OMB
No. 0920–0234), which provides similar
data concerning patient visits to
physicians’ offices. NAMCS and
NHAMCS are the principal sources of

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