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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–19–0770; Docket No. CDC–2019–
0054]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
a proposed and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled National HIV Behavioral
Surveillance System (NHBS). CDC is
requesting approval for a revision to the
previously approved project to continue
collecting standardized HIV-related
behavioral data from persons at risk for
HIV, selected from up to 25
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
throughout the United States.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before September 3,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2019–
0054 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.

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To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7570; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate 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. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Proposed Project
National HIV Behavioral Surveillance
System (NHBS)—(OMB Control No.
0920–0770, Exp. 05/31/2020)—
Revision—National Center for HIV/
AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this data collection is
to monitor behaviors of persons at high

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risk for infection that are related to
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
transmission and prevention in the
United States. The primary objectives of
the NHBS are to obtain data from
samples of persons at risk to: (a)
Describe the prevalence and trends in
risk behaviors; (b) describe the
prevalence of and trends in HIV testing
and HIV infection; (c) describe the
prevalence of and trends in use of HIV
prevention services; (d) identify met and
unmet needs for HIV prevention
services in order to inform health
departments, community based
organizations, community planning
groups and other stakeholders.
By describing and monitoring the HIV
risk behaviors, HIV seroprevalence and
incidence, and HIV prevention
experiences of persons at highest risk
for HIV infection, NHBS provides an
important data source for evaluating
progress towards national public health
goals, such as reducing new infections,
increasing the use of condoms, and
targeting high-risk groups.
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention requests approval for a threeyear revision of this information
collection. Data are collected through
anonymous, in-person interviews
conducted with persons systematically
selected from up to 25 Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) throughout the
United States; these 25 MSAs are
chosen based on having high HIV
prevalence. Persons at risk for HIV
infection to be interviewed for NHBS
include men who have sex with men
(MSM), persons who inject drugs (IDU),
and heterosexually active persons at
increased risk of HIV infection (HET). A
brief screening interview will be used to
determine eligibility for participation in
the behavioral assessment.
The data from the behavioral
assessment will provide estimates of (1)
behavior related to the risk of HIV and
other sexually transmitted diseases, (2)
prior testing for HIV, (3) and use of HIV
prevention services.
All persons interviewed will also be
offered an HIV test, and will participate
in a pre-test counseling session. No
other federal agency systematically
collects this type of information from
persons at risk for HIV infection. These
data have substantial impact on
prevention program development and
monitoring at the local, state, and
national levels.
CDC estimates that NHBS will
involve, per year in up to 25 MSAs,
eligibility screening for 100 persons and
eligibility screening plus the behavioral
assessment with 500 eligible
respondents, resulting in a total of
37,500 eligible survey respondents and

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7,500 ineligible screened persons during
a three-year period. Data collection will
rotate such that interviews will be
conducted among one group per year:
MSM in Year 1, IDU in Year 2, and HET

in Year 3. The type of data collected for
each group will vary slightly due to
different sampling methods and risk
characteristics of the group.

Participation of respondents is
voluntary and there is no cost to the
respondents other than their time.

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

Total burden
(in hours)

Form name

Persons Screened ............................
Eligible Participants ...........................
Eligible Participants ...........................
Eligible Participant ............................
Peer Recruiters .................................

Eligibility Screener ............................
Behavioral Assessment MSM ..........
Behavioral Assessment IDU ............
Behavioral Assessment HET ...........
Recruiter Debriefing .........................

15,000
4,167
4,167
4,167
4,167

1
1
1
1
1

5/60
24/60
43/60
31/60
2/60

1,250
1,667
2,986
2,153
139

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

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

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

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

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8,195

Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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health system level changes to support
prevention and management of diabetes
and heart disease.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before September 3,
2019.
You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2019–
0055 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7570; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
ADDRESSES:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–19–19BHC; Docket No. CDC–19–
0055]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
a proposed and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled EVALUATION OF THE DP18–
1815 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
PROGRAM: IMPROVING THE HEALTH
OF AMERICANS THROUGH
PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF
DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE AND
STROKE. The purpose of data collection
is to determine CDC-funded recipients’
progress towards using DP18–1815
funds to implement evidence-based
strategies, and to determine how those
efforts are contributing to state level and

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proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate 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. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Evaluation of the DP18–1815
Cooperative Agreement Program:
Improving the Health of Americans
Through Prevention and Management of
Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke—
New—National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).

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