[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 106 (Thursday, June 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26866-26867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13044]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-09-09AP]


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, Washington, DC or fax to (202) 395-6974. Written comments 
should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance 
System (NISVSS)--New--National Center for

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Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The health burden of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Sexual 
Violence (SV) and stalking are substantial. Approximately 1.5 million 
women and 834,700 men are raped and/or physically assaulted by an 
intimate partner each year. Women are more likely than men to be 
victimized by almost every type of IPV, including rape, physical 
assault, and stalking by a current or former intimate partner. The 
health care costs of IPV exceed $5.8 billion each year, nearly $3.9 
billion of which is for direct medical and mental health care services.
    SV also has a profound and long-term impact on the physical and 
mental health of the victim. Existing estimates of lifetime experiences 
of rape range from 15% to 36% for females. Sexual violence against men, 
although less prevalent, is also a public health problem; 
approximately, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men have experienced an 
attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. Over 302,000 women and 
92,000 men were raped in the past 12 months. Thirty percent of rape 
victims experience major depressions at some time in their lives; 33% 
of victimized women and 24.2% of victimized men are counseled by a 
health professional; 31% develop post traumatic stress disorder; 33% 
contemplate suicide; and 13% attempt suicide.
    Each year, approximately 1 million women and 371,000 men in the 
United States are stalked. There is a strong link between stalking and 
other forms of violence in intimate relationships; 81% of women who 
were stalked by a current or former intimate partner were also 
physically assaulted by that partner and 31% were sexually assaulted by 
that partner. Furthermore, 76% of female victims of intimate partner 
homicides were stalked by their partners before they were killed.
    Currently, the United States lacks a national data source that 
systematically and routinely collects valid and reliable information on 
the magnitude and trends in IPV, SV and stalking. Such a system is 
needed to (1) help formulate public policies and prevention strategies 
related to IPV, SV and stalking; (2) guide and evaluate progress in 
reducing the huge health and social burden associated with IPV, SV and 
stalking; and (3) improve the effectiveness of federal agencies 
responding to IPV, SV and stalking.
    In order to address this important public health problem, CDC plans 
to develop a national surveillance system that will generate national 
and state level estimates of IPV, SV and stalking. A total of 73,318 
eligible households will be screened; out of the households screened 
approximately 38,318 will not consent or agree to participate and 
35,000 will complete the survey each year. The survey will be conducted 
among English and/or Spanish speaking male and female adults (18 years 
and older) living in the United States.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated annual burden hours are 18,249.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                     responses      respondent      (in hours)
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Households............................  Screened................          73,318               1            3/60
                                        Surveyed................          35,000               1           25/60
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    Dated: May 28, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-13044 Filed 6-3-09; 8:45 am]
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