Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a new information collection request entitled, ``Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to HIV prevention for Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)'' to conduct qualitative research with most at risk HIV-negative MSM. The research is intended to understand issues surrounding HIV risk for MSM, identify influences of high risk behaviors and to investigate risk management and resiliency among HIV-negative MSM.