[Federal Register: July 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 143)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-05-0437X]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 371-5983 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Program Evaluation and Monitoring System (PEMS)--New--National
Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is requesting OMB approval of this data collection to
collection HIV prevention evaluation data from health departments and
directly funded community-based organizations (CBOs). The proposed data
collection will incorporate data elements from three other OMB-approved
data collections: Evaluating CDC Funded Health Department HIV
Prevention Programs (OMB Control No. 0920-0497, expiration date 4/30/
2006); Assessing the Effectiveness of CBOs for the Delivery of HIV
Prevention Programs (OMB Control No. 0920-0525, expiration date 10/31/
2004); and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Surveillance Project Reports for
counseling, testing, and referral (CTR) (OMB Control No. 0920-0208,
expiration date 10/31/2005).
CDC needs non-identifying, client-level, standardized evaluation
data from health departments and CBO grantees to: (1) More accurately
determine the extent to which HIV prevention efforts have been carried
out by assessing what types of agencies are providing services, what
resources are allocated to those services, to whom services are being
provided, and how these efforts have contributed to a reduction in HIV
transmission; (2) improve ease of reporting to better meet that goal;
and (3) be accountable to stakeholders by informing them of efforts
made and use of funds in HIV prevention nationwide.
Although CDC receives evaluation data from grantees, the data
received to date is insufficient for evaluation and accountability.
Furthermore, there has not been standardization of required evaluation
data from both health departments and CBOs. Changes to the evaluation
and reporting process have become necessary to ensure CDC receives
standardized, accurate, thorough evaluation data from both health
departments and CBOs. For these reasons, CDC developed PEMS and
consulted with representatives from health departments, CBOs, and the
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors during
development of PEMS.
Respondents will report general agency information, program model
and budget; intervention plan and delivery characteristics; and client
demographics and behavioral characteristics. After initial set-up of
the PEMS, data collection will include searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining data, document compilation, review of data,
and data entry into a Web-based system. Respondents will submit data
quarterly. Respondents may choose one of the three options to enter and
submit the required PEMS data variables: (1) Use the PEMS software
provided and installed by CDC at no cost to the respondent; (2) revise
their own existing HIV prevention information technology system and use
the import-export data transfer process in PEMS; or (3) deploy PEMS
locally, within the respondent facility using equipment purchased by
the respondents. In addition, respondents may choose to utilize the
optional CDC scan form for the data collection. If the respondent
chooses the
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scan form, the annual cost to respondents is approximately $1,700 for
the purchase of a scanner and scanning software. The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 122,172.
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Health Departments.............................................. 59 4 137
Health Departments (CTR)........................................ 30 4 174
Health Departments (Training)................................... 59 4 10
Community-Based Organizations................................... 160 4 84
Community-Based Organizations (CTR)............................. 70 4 23
Community-Based Organizations (Training)........................ 160 4 10
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Dated: July 21, 2005.
Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-14788 Filed 7-26-05; 8:45 am]
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