[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49798-49799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20211]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-12-12QR]


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

    Monitoring And Reporting System For DELTA FOCUS Awardees--New--
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a serious, preventable public 
health problem that affects millions of Americans and results in 
serious consequences for victims, families, and communities. IPV occurs 
between two people in a close relationship. The term ``intimate 
partner'' describes physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a 
current or former partner or spouse. IPV can impact health in many 
ways, including long-term health problems, emotional impacts, and links 
to negative health behaviors. IPV exists along a continuum from a 
single episode of violence to ongoing battering; many victims do not 
report IPV to police, friends, or family.
    Research indicates that on average, 24 people per minute are 
victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner 
in the United States. Over the course of one year, more than 12 million 
women and men reported being a victim of rape, physical violence, or 
stalking by an intimate partner. Also, on average nearly three women 
are murdered each day by an intimate partner. In 2007, IPV resulted in 
more than 2,300 deaths. Of these deaths, 30 percent were men and 70 
percent were women. The medical care, mental health services, and lost 
productivity (e.g., time away from work) cost of IPV is estimated at 
$8.3 billion per year.
    The objective of primary prevention is to stop IPV before it 
occurs. In 2002, authorized by the Family Violence Prevention Services 
Act (FVPSA), CDC developed the Domestic Violence Prevention 
Enhancements and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) Program, with a 
focus on the primary prevention of IPV. The CDC funded DELTA Program 
provides funding to state domestic violence coalitions (SDVCs) to 
engage in statewide primary prevention efforts and to provide training, 
technical assistance, and financial support to local communities for 
local primary prevention efforts. DELTA FOCUS (Domestic Violence 
Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances, Focusing on 
Outcomes for Communities United with States) builds on that history by 
providing focused funding to states and communities for intensive 
implementation and evaluation of IPV primary prevention strategies that 
address the structural determinants of health at the societal and 
community levels of the social-ecological model (SEM).
    By emphasizing primary prevention, the DELTA FOCUS program will 
support comprehensive and coordinated approaches to IPV prevention. The 
strategies will address the structural determinants of health at the 
outer layers (societal and community) of the SEM that coordinate and 
align with existing prevention strategies at the inner layers of the 
SEM. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2020'' focus area(s) 
of Injury and Violence Prevention and Social Determinants of Health.
    Information will be collected from the 12 DELTA FOCUS awardees 
through an electronic Performance Management Information System (PMIS). 
The PMIS will collect information about the staffing resources 
dedicated by each awardee, as well as partnerships with external 
organizations. Information collected through the PMIS will be used to 
inform performance monitoring and program evaluation. Information will 
also be used to respond to requests from the National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control, Department of Health and Human Services, White 
House, Congress, and other sources.

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DELTA FOCUS awardees will use the information collection to manage and 
coordinate their activities and to improve their efforts to prevent 
IPV.
    The PMIS will collect a limited amount of information in 
identifiable form (IIF) for key program staff (e.g., Executive 
Director). Only names and professional contact information will be 
collected, limiting the potential negative impact this data collection 
might have on the privacy of respondents. No personal contact 
information will be collected. All respondents will be state and 
territorial domestic violence coalitions. The time commitments for data 
entry and training are greatest during the initial population of the 
PMIS, typically in the first six months of funding. Estimated burden 
for the first-time population of the PMIS is fifteen hours. Semi-Annual 
Reporting is estimated at three hours per respondent.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                   Estimated Annualized Burden to Respondents
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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State and/or Territorial        DELTA FOCUS                   12               1              15             180
 Domestic Violence Coalitions.   PMIS: Initial
                                 population.
                                DELTA FOCUS                   12               2               3              72
                                 PMIS: Semi-
                                 annual
                                 reporting.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             252
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-20211 Filed 8-16-12; 8:45 am]
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