[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 84 (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 23465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9462]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-08-07BB]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 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).

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, (NCJ 183781, November 2000), a joint research effort 
funded by the (CDC) and National Institute of Justice (NIJ) that 
explored 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. 
However, a total of 1,315 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. The total estimated annualized burden 
hours are 646.

                                           Estimated Annualized Burden
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
                           Respondents                              respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Phase One:
    Screening for Cognitive Interview...........................              66               1            3/60
Phase One:
    Cognitive Interview.........................................              36               1               2
Phase Two:
    Screening for Main Survey...................................           1,315               1            5/60
Phase Two:
    Main Survey.................................................             614               1           45/60
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    Dated: April 23, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-9462 Filed 4-29-08; 8:45 am]
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