[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 216 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52046-52047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24404]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-18-18CV; Docket No. CDC-2017-0102]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled ``Rapid Response Suicide 
Investigation Data Collection.'' CDC will use information collected to 
respond to urgent requests for CDC assistance.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0102 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. 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 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

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Proposed Project

    Rapid Response Suicide Investigation Data Collection--New--National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is frequently called upon to respond to urgent requests from 
one or more external partners (e.g., local, state, territory, and 
tribal health authorities; other federal agencies; local and state 
leaders; schools; or other partner organizations) to conduct 
investigations of suicide. Supporting rapid investigations to inform 
the implementation of effective suicide prevention strategies is one of 
the most important ways CDC can serve to protect and promote the health 
of the public. Prior to this information collection request, CDC had 
collected data for a suicide investigation via the OMB-approved 
Emergency Epidemic Investigations (EEI) generic information collection 
plan (OMB Control Number 0920-1011; expiration date 3/31/2020), which 
supported data collections for Epi-Aid investigations. However, this 
mechanism is no longer available for rapid suicide responses due to the 
narrowing in scope of that generic. CDC requests a three-year approval 
of a generic information collection plan that allows for rapid response 
to urgent CDC assistance requests to investigate an apparent and 
unexplained potential cluster or increase in suicidal behavior. CDC 
designed the Rapid Response Suicide Investigation Data Collections 
specifically to inform the implementation of prevention strategies in a 
state, county, community, or vulnerable population where a possible 
suicide cluster or increasing trend has been observed. CDC will not use 
this generic information collection plan to conduct research studies or 
to collect data designed to draw conclusions about the United States or 
areas beyond the defined geographic location or vulnerable population 
that is the focus of the investigation.
    These public health data are used by external partners (e.g., 
local, state, territory, and tribal health authorities; other federal 
agencies; local and state leaders; schools; or other partner 
organizations) to identify, prioritize, and implement strategies to 
prevent suicidal behavior and suicide.
    Rapid Response Suicide Investigation Data Collections methods will 
vary and depend on the unique circumstances of the urgent and rapid 
response and objectives determined by CDC. Investigations may use 
descriptive and/or cohort- or case-control designs. Data collection 
modes may include: (a) Archival record abstraction; (b) face-to-face 
interview; (c) telephone interview; (d) web-based questionnaire; (e) 
self-administered questionnaire; and (f) focus groups. CDC will likely 
employ multiple data collection designs and modes in a single 
investigation. The subpopulation will vary and depend on the unique 
circumstances of the Rapid Response Suicide Investigation Data 
Collections.
    Requests for assistance may include a state, county, community, or 
vulnerable population. Suicide rates are increasing across age-groups 
and vulnerable populations, include, but are not limited to, youth, 
middle-aged adults, active duty service personnel, veterans, and 
American Indian/Alaska Native communities. Investigations likely will 
often require collection of information from 10 or more respondents. 
The data analytic approach for the Rapid Response Suicide Investigation 
Data Collection will vary and depend on the objectives and methods of 
the investigation.
    Multiple analytical strategies are likely to be employed in a 
single investigation. This may include descriptive analyses, logistic 
regression, and temporal and spatial cluster analyses. The goal of the 
analyses is to inform suicide prevention strategies by understanding 
(a) significant increases in fatal or nonfatal suicidal behavior; (b) 
the risk factors associated with trends of fatal or nonfatal suicidal 
behavior; (c) the groups most affected (e.g., gender, age, location in 
community or state); and (d) current risk and protective factors and 
prevention opportunities. The total estimated annualized burden for 
this collection is 1,000 hours. The only cost to respondents will be 
time spent responding to the surveys.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Rapid Response Suicide          Rapid Response             2,000               1           30/60           1,000
 Investigation Data Collection   Suicide
 Participants.                   Investigation
                                 Data Collection
                                 Instruments.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,000
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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. 2017-24404 Filed 11-8-17; 8:45 am]
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