[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22578-22579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11190]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-01-33]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    State Surveys on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Sexual 
Violence (SV)--NEW--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 
(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Violence against 
women has become a major public health issue in the nation. It is the 
leading cause of injury for women between the ages of 18 and 44. The 
National Violence Against Women Survey, conducted from November 1995 to 
May 1996, estimates that approximately 1.9 million women are physically 
assaulted annually in this country by an intimate partner (e.g., 
current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend or date). The 
1994 National Crime Victimization Survey estimates that over 432,000 
rapes or sexual assaults were perpetrated against U.S. females, age 12 
years and older.
    The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control has 
recognized intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual violence (SV) as 
public health problems for several years. Survey data are the most 
common data used to determine incidence and prevalence rates, risk and 
resiliency factors, and consequences (e.g., physical injuries, 
psychological trauma) of IPV and SV. The Department of Justice has 
compiled a number of one-time looks at VAW from a variety of 
perspectives, primarily provided by the criminal justice system,

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which counts only those cases that are reported.
    There is a need for collection of standardized data on a consistent 
and continual basis, at the state and community levels in order to 
target limited resources towards populations in greatest need of 
prevention and intervention programs and services. As a result CDC 
plans to develop and pilot test two surveys on IPV and SV for possible 
inclusion in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). 
The surveys will be administered to non-institutionalized women and 
men, 18 years of age and older. The pilot test will be conducted 
through a computer-assisted telephone interviewing system, using a 
sample of women and men randomly selected from six states. The overall 
benefit of this pilot is to increase knowledge regarding the magnitude 
and scope of violence against women and men in the U.S. Ultimately, the 
CDC intends to establish an on-going data collection system for 
monitoring IPV and SV at the state level.
    The goals of the project are to: (1) determine the questions' 
utility, participant reactions, and length of surveys; and (2) compile 
and disseminate the results of the pilot test and prepare a report for 
submission to the BRFSS coordinators for consideration for inclusion as 
an optional module for FY 2003. There are no costs to respondents.

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                                                                             No.
                                                             No. of       responses    Avg. burden  Total burden
         Survey IPV/SV              Type of respondent     respondents       per      per response    in hours
                                                           per survey    respondent     in hours
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State 1........................  Female/Male............          2400             1         30/60         1,200
State 2........................  Female/Male............          2400             1         30/60         1,200
State 3........................  Female/Male............          2400             1         30/60         1,200
State 4........................  Female/Male............          2400             1         30/60         1,200
State 5........................  Female/Male............          2400             1         30/60         1,200
State 6........................  Female/Male............          2400             1         30/60         1,200
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      Total....................  .......................  ............  ............  ............         7,200
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    Dated: April 27, 2001.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-11190 Filed 5-3-01; 8:45 am]
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