[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34342-34343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12706]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-16-0984]


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

    DELTA FOCUS Program Evaluation (OMB No. 0920-0984)--Reinstatement 
with Change--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. 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 purpose of the DELTA FOCUS program is to promote the prevention 
of IPV through the implementation and evaluation of strategies that 
create a foundation for the development of practice-based evidence. By 
emphasizing primary prevention, this program will support comprehensive 
and coordinated approaches to IPV prevention. On March 2, 2013, CDC 
awarded 10 cooperative agreements to state domestic violence coalitions 
(SDVCs).
    Each SDVC is required to identify and fund one to two well-
organized, broad-based, active local organizations (referred to as 
coordinated community responses or CCRs) that are already engaging in, 
or are at capacity to engage in, IPV primary prevention strategies 
affecting the structural determinants of health at the societal and/or 
community levels of the SEM. SDVCs must facilitate and support local-
level implementation and hire empowerment evaluators (EEs) to support 
the evaluation of IPV prevention strategies by the CCRs. SDVCs must 
also implement and with their empowerment evaluators, evaluate state-
level IPV prevention strategies.
    The CDC seeks OMB approval for three years to collect program 
evaluation data. Information will be collected from awardees funded 
under FOA-CE13-1302, the DELTA FOCUS (Domestic Violence Prevention 
Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances, Focusing on Outcomes for 
Communities United with States) cooperative agreement program. The 
information will be used to guide program improvements by CDC in the 
national DELTA FOCUS program implementation and program improvements by 
SDVCs in implementation of the program within their state. Not 
collecting this data could result in inappropriate implementation, 
resulting in ineffective use of tax payer resources. Thus, this data 
collection is an essential program evaluation activity and the results 
will not be generalizable to the universe of study. The estimated 
annual burden hours are 59. There is no cost to respondents other than 
their time.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Number of      Average burden
         Type of respondent                  Form name            Number of      responses per     per response
                                                                 respondents       respondent       (in hours)
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DELTA FOCUS Awardees (SDVC executive  DELTA FOCUS Survey.....              59                1                1
 directors, SDVC project
 coordinators, SDVC empowerment
 evaluators, and SDVC-funded CCR
 project coordinators).
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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. 2016-12706 Filed 5-27-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P