OMB is approving
this pilot study for a period of three years during which time CDC
will request approval to extend or revise the collection if the
agency seeks to continue the information collection activity beyond
the period approved under this action. Should CDC seek to revise or
change the methodology, incentives structure, questions, or
sampling design at any or all of the participating sites, CDC will
work with their desk officer to submit a nonsubstantive change
request.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2022
36 Months From Approved
2,790
0
0
713
0
0
0
0
0
National HIV Behavioral Surveillance
System among Transgender Women (NHBS-Trans) is a formative needs
assessment regarding HIV risk behaviors, gaps and barriers to
services, and other experiences of transgender women within racial
and ethnic minority populations. This project seeks to improve our
understanding of how to best measure HIV risk behaviors, gaps and
barriers to services, and other experiences of transgender women by
field-testing interviews and rapid HIV testing among 1,800 minority
TG women living in 9 U.S. cities with high burden of HIV.
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.