Racial and
ethnic categories are approved wtihout modification in light of
need for comparability with 1990 census data.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2001
01/31/2001
78,000
0
0
25,997
0
0
0
0
0
This is the second large anonymous
mail survey to be sent to a random sample of blood donors at five
U.S. geographically diverse blood centers participating in the
NHLBI Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study (REDS) contract and at
five blood centers in non-REDS regions. Data will be used to
monitor the safety of the U.S. blood supply and will facilitate the
development, evaluation, and refinement of educational,
recruitment, and qualification strategies for U.S. blood
donors.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.