[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32329-32330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12053]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-16-16BX]


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

    Monitoring and Reporting System (MRS) for Rape Prevention and 
Education (RPE) Program Awardees--New--National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Sexual violence (SV) is a major public health problem, but it is 
preventable. According to CDC's National Intimate Partner and Sexual 
Violence Survey (NISVS), nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men in the 
U.S. have been raped during their lifetime, and nearly 1 in 2 women and 
1 in 5 men have experienced severe SV victimization other than rape at 
some point in their lives. The majority of victimization starts early 
in life with approximately 80% of female victims experiencing their 
first rape before the age of 25, and almost half experiencing their 
first rape before the age of 18.
    CDC's RPE Program is a national initiative that addresses SV 
through cooperative agreement funding and technical assistance to 
health

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departments in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and four 
territories (e.g., Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the 
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands) to conduct state-, district-, 
and territorial-wide SV prevention activities. The Violence against 
Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and as amended in the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 authorize the RPE program and legislatively 
states that awardees will allot RPE funds for prevention activities 
conducted by local organizations (i.e., RPE sub-awardees), which 
include rape crisis centers; State, territorial, or tribal sexual 
assault coalitions; and other public and private nonprofit entities 
(e.g., community-based organizations, nongovernmental organizations, 
and academic institutions).
    The CDC seeks a three-year OMB approval to collect information from 
55 RPE awardees (health departments in all 50 states, District of 
Columbia, and four U.S. territories, i.e., Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. 
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands) and 
their designees. RPE awardees will report activity information to CDC 
annually through the Monitoring and Reporting System (MRS), which 
consists of two reporting tools, Work Plan Tool and Program Report 
Tool. The Work Plan Tool consists of items about awardees' annual 
goals, objectives, progress, and performance towards overall 
cooperative agreement purpose and strategies. The Program Report Tool 
consists of items to assess awardees' implementation, use of evidence-
based prevention strategies, and use of the public health approach. The 
tools in the MRS provide a systematic format to collect data related to 
implementation and performance consistently across all awardees.
    Information to be collected will provide crucial data for program 
performance monitoring, will allow CDC analyze and synthesize 
information across multiple RPE programs, help ensure consistency in 
documenting progress and TA, enhance accountability of the use of 
federal funds, and provide timely reports as frequently requested by 
HHS, the White House, and Congress. It provides CDC with the capacity 
to respond in a timely manner to requests for information about the 
program, improve real-time communications between CDC and RPE awardees, 
and strengthen CDC's ability to monitor and evaluate awardees' progress 
and performance.
    The estimated annual burden hours are 654. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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RPE Program Awardees..................  Work Plan Tool--Initial.              18               1              10
(State, District of Columbia, and
 Territorial Health Departments) and
 Designees.
                                        Program Report Tool--                 18               1               8
                                         Initial.
                                        Work Plan Tool--Annual                55               1               3
                                         Reporting.
                                        Program Report Tool--                 55               1               3
                                         Annual Reporting.
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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. 2016-12053 Filed 5-20-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P