In September 2010, twelve U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) conducted the Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan (ECHPP) project. These twelve MSAs (Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, District of Columbia, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and San Juan, Puerto Rico) have the highest AIDS prevalence rates in the U.S. The purpose of ECHPP is to enhance existing HIV prevention services and provide an optimal mix of evidence-based behavioral, biomedical, and structural interventions to have maximum impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in high prevalence areas.
A new data collection activity is requested through this ICR to assist with the ECHPP evaluation. This data collection activity will occur in six of the 12 ECHPP MSAs (Houston, District of Columbia, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and San Francisco). This activity is designed to monitor community-level outcomes of ECHPP in these MSAs and supplement existing HIV surveillance data that are already being collected via CDC data systems in these cities. Information about behavioral risk, access of HIV-related services and programs, and exposure to HIV prevention messages will be collected from three populations at increased risk for HIV infection or transmission: injection drug users, heterosexuals at increased risk of HIV infection, and HIV-positive individuals who access HIV/medical care from clinics that provide HIV services.
US Code:
42 USC 241
Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
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.