Notice2022-18583
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
August 30, 2022
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Abstract
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 Safe Spaces in CDC- directly funded Community-based Organizations (CBOs). This project is designed to collect data from persons attending safe spaces, CBO staff perceptions of safe spaces, and descriptions of those spaces selected from 10 CBOs funded through Comprehensive High-Impact HIV Prevention Programs for young men of Color who have sex with men and young transgender persons of Color.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52974-52975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18583]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-22IJ; Docket No. CDC-2022-0104]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: 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 Safe Spaces in CDC-
directly funded Community-based Organizations (CBOs). This project is
designed to collect data from persons attending safe spaces, CBO staff
perceptions of safe spaces, and descriptions of those spaces selected
from 10 CBOs funded through Comprehensive High-Impact HIV Prevention
Programs for young men of Color who have sex with men and young
transgender persons of Color.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0104 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) 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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e18e8c83a1828582cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b7476795b787f78357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>.
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;
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; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Evaluation of Safe Spaces in CDC-directly funded Community-based
Organizations (CBOs)--New--National Centers for HIV, Viral Hepatitis,
STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The CDC-funded HIV prevention program for young men of Color who
have sex with men (YMSM) and young transgender persons (YTG) of Color
employs an innovative strategy to address the social determinants of
health (e.g., housing, employment) that contribute to health inequities
and impact HIV outcomes: safe spaces. Safe spaces are culturally,
linguistically, and age-appropriate physical spaces for engaging people
who are at increased risk for HIV and providing HIV prevention and care
activities. Under this program, funded community-based organizations
(CBOs) must address at least two social determinants of health within
their safe spaces. CBOs will employ a community-driven approach and
work with people who are at increased risk for HIV to select social
determinants of health with the most potential to reduce barriers to
accessing HIV prevention and care services and promote health equity.
The purpose of this data collection is to assess the implementation
of safe spaces, participant perceptions about the role of space spaces
in addressing social determinants of health and promoting HIV
prevention and care, and the association between safe space
implementation and HIV process and outcome indicators. The primary
objectives of this data collection are to obtain data to: (a) describe
the implementation of safe spaces; (b) to describe the impact on
participants served; and (c) identify successful models for safe spaces
to inform other CBOs and CDC.
By describing safe spaces and their impact on HIV-related outcomes,
this data collection provides an important data source for evaluating a
public
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health strategy aimed at reducing new infections, increasing HIV
testing, and prioritizing populations at high risk for acquiring HIV.
The CDC requests approval for a two-year information collection.
Data are collected through surveys with participants of the safe spaces
and phone-based interviews conducted with safe space staff. Persons
attending the safe spaces are young men who have sex with men and young
transgender persons of Color over the age of 18. A brief eligibility
screener will be used to determine eligibility for participation in the
participant survey. No other federal agency systematically collects
this type of information from persons attending safe spaces. These data
may inform prevention program development and monitoring at both the
local and national levels.
CDC estimates that this data collection will involve, eligibility
screening for 1,250 persons, and a participant survey for 1,000
eligible respondents at 10 CBOs, annually. At each CBO, two staff
members will be interviewed about their perceptions of safe spaces,
totaling 20 staff interviews. CDC requests OMB approval for an
estimated 369 annual burden hours. Participation of respondents is
voluntary and there is no cost to the respondents other than their
time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Persons Screened.............. Eligibility 1,250 1 5/60 104
Screener.
Eligible Participants......... Participant 1,000 1 15/60 250
survey.
Community-based organization Staff interview. 20 1 45/60 15
staff.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 369
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Jeffery M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-18583 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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