[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33465-33467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13692]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-12-0822]


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 404-639-7570 
and send comments to Kimberly S. Lane, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, 
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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

    National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance System 
(OMB No. 0920-0822, exp. 09/30/2012)--Revision--National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description

    The health burden of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Sexual 
Violence (SV) and stalking are substantial. To address this important 
public health problem, in 2010, CDC implemented the National Intimate 
Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance System (NISVSS) which produces 
national and state level estimates of IPV, SV and Stalking on an annual 
basis.
    NIVSS used a dual-frame sampling strategy that includes both 
landline and cellphone. In 2010, approximately 45.2% of interviews were 
conducted by landline telephone and 54.8% of interviews were conducted 
using respondent's cell phone. The overall weighted response for 2010 
data collection was 27.5%. The weighted cooperation rate was 81.3%. The 
cooperation rate reflects the proportion who agreed to participate in 
the interview among those who were contacted and determined eligible. 
The cooperation rate obtained for 2010 data collection suggests that, 
once contact was made and eligibility was determined, the majority of 
respondents chose to participate in the interview.
    In the first year of data collection, the NISVSS data found that 
approximately 6.9 million women and 5.6 million men experienced rape, 
physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner within the 
last year. NISVSS data also suggested that 18.3% of women and 1.4% of 
men in the U.S. experienced rape in their lifetime. In addition, 44.5% 
of women and 22.2% of men experienced sexual violence other than rape 
during their lifetime. NISVSS 2010 data also indicates that 
approximately 5 million women and 1.4 million men in the United States 
were stalked in the 12 months prior to the survey.
    There are also overlaps between stalking and other forms of 
violence in intimate relationships; approximately 14% of females who 
were stalked by an intimate partner in their lifetime also experienced 
physical violence by an intimate partner; while 12% of female victims 
experienced rape, physical violence and stalking by a current or former 
intimate partner in their lifetime. Furthermore, 76% of female victims 
of intimate partner homicides were stalked by their partners before 
they were killed.
    The lifetime impact of these types of violence on victims is 
extensive. Nearly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men in the United States 
have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate 
partner and reported at least one impact related to experiencing these 
or other forms of violent behavior within the relationship (e.g., fear, 
concern for safety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom, 
injury, crisis hotline consult, at least one day of work or school 
missed, and needs for health care, housing, victim advocate, and legal 
services.
    CDC proposes to continue this national surveillance system that 
will provide more detailed and timely information on intimate partner 
violence, sexual violence and stalking victimization in the U.S. The 
proposed changes to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence 
Surveillance System are two-fold: First, CDC will no longer collect 
data on special sub-populations (i.e. military, elderly AIAN) and thus, 
focuses the scope of data collection to the general population. Second, 
CDC will reduce the number of questions asked in the survey. Currently, 
NISVSS asks a total of 249 questions which comprise both behavioral 
gateway questions asked of every respondent and follow-up questions 
directed towards respondents who report experiencing various forms of 
intimate partner violence, sexual violence and stalking.
    The current proposal aims to reduce the number of questions to 178 
questions which will continue to be comprised of a combination of 
behavioral questions asked of every respondent and a series of follow-
up questions that will only be asked of respondents reporting 
victimization.
    Focusing the scope of data collection and reducing the number of 
questions will result in a decrease in burden to the respondents. 
Previously, the estimated number of respondents screened was 20,948 and 
the number of respondents surveyed was 10,000. This resulted in an 
average burden per individual respondent screened of 3 minutes and 
average burden per individual surveyed of 25 minutes with a total 
burden of 5,214 hours.
    This proposal seeks to increase the sample size and response rate. 
The proposed number of respondents screened is 85,000 while the 
proposed number of respondents surveyed is 22,000. The average burden 
per screened respondent remains at 3 minutes (total burden in hours 
equals 4,250) while the average burden per surveyed respondent is 15 
minutes (total burden in hours equals 5,500). This proposal reduces the 
average burden per surveyed respondent by 10 minutes. The increase in 
the number of individuals screened and individuals surveyed equals a 
total burden of 9,750 hours.
    Shortening the survey and reducing the burden on respondents will 
allow CDC to conduct more interviews thus increasing the reliability of 
both national and state estimates. The purpose of the information 
collected remains the same.
    There are no costs to respondents to participate other than their 
time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                     responses      respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Individuals...................  Non-                      85,000               1            3/60           4,250
                                 Participating
                                 Individuals
                                 (Screened).
                                Eligible                  22,000               1           15/60           5,500
                                 Individuals
                                 (Surveyed).
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           9,750
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Science Integrity, Office of the Associate 
Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-13692 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]
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