[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1189-1190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00276]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-16-0604]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    The School-Associated Violent Death Surveillance System (SAVD)--
Revision (OMB Control No. 0920-0604, expiration 04/30/2016)--National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description

    School-associated violence, particularly homicides and suicides 
that occur in schools, has been a significant public concern for 
several years. Despite the important role of schools as a setting for 
violence research and prevention interventions, relatively little 
scientific or systematic work has been conducted to describe the nature 
and level of fatal violence associated with schools. Public health and 
education officials have had to rely on limited local studies and 
estimated numbers to describe the extent of school-associated violent 
death. As a result, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) requested 
assistance from the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP)/National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) in establishing an 
ongoing surveillance system of school-associated violent deaths (SAVD) 
in the United States with the goal of tracking and monitoring the 
extent of this problem on an ongoing basis. The SAVD surveillance 
system remains the only systematic effort to document school-associated 
violent deaths on a national basis. Data from the SAVD surveillance 
system are intended to contribute to the understanding of fatal 
violence associated with schools, guide further research in the area, 
and help direct ongoing and future prevention programs.
    The data collection methodology involves investigators reviewing 
public records and published press reports concerning each SAVD. For 
each identified case, investigators will interview an investigating law 
enforcement official and a school official who are knowledgeable about 
the case in question. Researchers will request information on both the 
victim and alleged offender(s)--including demographic data, their 
academic and criminal records, and their relationship to one another. 
They will also collect data on the time and location of the death; the 
circumstances, motive, and method of the fatal injury; and the security 
and violence prevention activities in the school and community where 
the death occurred, before and after the fatal injury event. 
Additionally, law enforcement reports on each case are obtained. The 
study population will include the victims and offenders from all 
identified events in which there was a school-associated violent death 
in the U.S.
    The surveillance system will continue to contribute to the 
understanding of fatal violence associated with schools, guide further 
research in the area, and help direct ongoing and future prevention 
programs. Data collected through the surveillance system will be 
reviewed and used by CDC, the US Department of Education, the US 
Department of Justice, and other outside agencies and organizations.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. The only cost to 
respondents will be time spent on the telephone responding to the 
survey.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                             Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
               Type of respondent                               Form name                   respondents    responses per   response  (in    hours  (in
                                                                                                            respondent        hours)          hours)
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Law Enforcement Officer........................  Law Enforcement Interview Tool.........              35               1           65/60              38
School Official................................  School Official Interview Tool.........              35               1           65/60              38
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              76
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-00276 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P