[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 100 (Thursday, May 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29168-29169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10027]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-07BB]


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 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Testing of Sexual Violence Definitions and Recommended Data 
Elements in Three Different Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities -New-
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data collection methodology 
will be conducted in two phases. The first phase consists of 36 in-
person cognitive interviews conducted with women of African American, 
Hispanic, or American Indian descent. To assess the effectiveness and 
appropriateness of questions in the sexual violence survey instrument, 
we will conduct a series of 12 cognitive interviews with adult women 
from each of these minority groups (for a total of 36 interviews). 
Cognitive interviewing offers a structured methodology for ascertaining 
whether the respondent has understood the questions in the way the 
researchers intend them to be understood, and to assess the ability of 
the respondents to provide meaningful, accurate, and honest 
information. A secondary purpose is to make sure that issues pertinent 
to the research goals are covered adequately.
    The second phase of data collection (``main data collection'') will 
entail 200 in-person interviews with women in each of the minority 
groups to develop an estimate of sexual violence prevalence within 
these three communities and describe the characteristics of sexual 
violence within each community.

Background and Brief Description

    This study examines the definitions of sexual violence in three 
racial/ethnic minority communities: African-American, American Indian, 
and Hispanic. The purpose of this project is to develop an 
understanding of sexual violence in these communities. The developed 
survey will include the following: Projecting estimates of sexual 
violence; describing the type of sexual violence; and developing a 
strategy that will increase awareness of sexual violence in minority 
communities. In addition, this project will establish the groundwork 
for similar future research.
    This research builds on findings from the National Violence against 
Women Survey (NVAW) (OMB No. 1121-0188; expiration 5/1998), a joint 
research effort funded by the (CDC) and National Institute of Justice 
(NIJ) that explored

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the occurrence of violence against women through a survey administered 
to a national sample of adult females and males. The proposed study 
will expand on this work by clarifying definitions, expanding the 
categories of sexual violence, and examining the sexual violence event.
    This study will focus on women and will occur in two phases: 
Cognitive and in-person interviews. In each of the three communities, 
in-depth cognitive interviews will be conducted with 12 adult women, 
for a total of 36 cognitive interviews. However, a total of 66 
individuals will be screened. Respondents will be identified through 
agencies working with victims of sexual violence. Participants will be 
interviewed (in either English or Spanish) at the referral agency. The 
primary purpose of this interview is to assess the questions for the 
next phase of the study.
    In the next phase, researchers will conduct face-to-face interviews 
with approximately 200 women in each of the three minority communities 
for a total of 600 women. However, a total of 701 individuals will be 
screened. Female respondents who are 18 years old will be selected 
randomly from the communities. Letters will be mailed to each household 
in the sample. These households will be contacted at a later date in 
order to collect eligibility information and to randomly select an 
individual. Participants will complete a 45 minute interview.
    There are no costs to respondents except for their time to 
participate in the interview.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Phase One: Screening for Cognitive Interview....              66               1            3/60               3
Phase One: Cognitive Interview..................              36               1               2              72
Phase Two: Screening for Main Survey............             701               1            5/60              58
Phase Two: Main Survey..........................             600               1           45/60             450
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             583
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    Dated: May 18, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-10027 Filed 5-23-07; 8:45 am]
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