Notice2025-20582
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
November 21, 2025
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
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 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 from 21 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) systematically selected throughout the United States.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 223 (Friday, November 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52670-52671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20582]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-26-0770; Docket No. CDC-2025-0753]
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 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 from 21 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
systematically selected throughout the United States.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2025-
0753 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#bdd2d0dffdded9de93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4dbd9d6f4d7d0d79ad3dbc2">[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
National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS) (OMB Control No.
0920-0770, Exp. 4/30/2026)--Revision--National Center for HIV, 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 risk for infection 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; and (d) identify met and unmet needs for HIV
prevention services in order to inform health departments, community-
based organizations, community planning groups and other partners. 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 initiatives, such as
reducing new infections, increasing the use of condoms, and targeting
populations at high risk. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) requests a three-year approval for a Revision of this
information collection.
Data are collected through in-person interviews conducted with
persons systematically selected from 21 Metropolitan Statistical Areas
(MSAs) throughout the United States. These 21 MSAs are chosen based on
highest
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number of HIV infections diagnosed. Persons at risk for HIV infection
to be interviewed for NHBS include men who have sex with men (MSM),
persons who inject drugs (PWID), 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; and (3) 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. In each MSA, CDC estimates that NHBS will involve eligibility
screening for 125 persons and eligibility screening plus the behavioral
assessment with 500 eligible respondents, resulting in a total of
31,500 eligible survey respondents and 7,875 ineligible screened
persons during the three-year approval period. Data collection will
rotate such that interviews will be conducted among one group per year:
MSM in Year 1, PWID 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.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated total of 3,398 annual
burden hours. There is no cost to the respondents other than their time
to participate.
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 13,125 1 3/60 656
Screener.
Eligible Participants......... Behavioral 3,500 1 13/60 758
Assessment MSM.
Eligible Participants......... Behavioral 3,500 1 17/60 992
Assessment PWID.
Eligible Participant.......... Behavioral 3,500 1 15/60 875
Assessment HET.
Peer Recruiters............... Recruiter 3,500 1 2/60 117
Debriefing.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 3,398
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-20582 Filed 11-20-25; 8:45 am]
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