[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11446-11448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04192]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-22-1286; Docket No. CDC-2022-0029]


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, Annual Reporting of the Rape 
Prevention and Education (RPE) Program. The RPE Program is the 
principal federally funded program focused on sexual violence (SV) 
prevention. This data collection allows

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CDC to collect information about the implementation and outcomes of 
CE19-1902 cooperative agreement.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before May 2, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0029 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS H21-8, 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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS H21-8, 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;
    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; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Annual Reporting of the Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program 
(OMB Control No. 0920-1286, Exp. 3/31/2023)--Revision--National Center 
for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    This is a request for a Revision of the currently approved Annual 
Reporting of the Rape prevention and Education (RPE) Program collection 
(OMB Control No. 0920-1286, Exp. 03/31/2023). This Revision is being 
requested to continue to collect information related to implementation 
and outcomes annually from 53 recipients or their designated delegates 
funded through the funding opportunity, CE19-1902. Sexual violence (SV) 
is a major public health problem. One in three women and one in four 
men experienced SV involving physical contact during their lifetimes. 
Nearly one in five women and one in 38 men have experienced completed 
or attempted rape. SV starts early: One in three female and one in four 
male rape victims experienced it for the first time between 11-17 years 
old. CDC's Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) provides national 
leadership in prevention of SV perpetration and victimization before it 
begins (i.e., primary prevention). DVP administers the RPE Program, 
which provides funding to health departments in all 50 states, the 
District of Columbia (DC), Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, 
and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
    The RPE Program is the principal federally funded program focused 
on SV primary prevention. Collecting information about the 
implementation and outcomes of CE19-1902 cooperative agreement through 
the online data system (DVP Partners Portal) is crucial to informing SV 
prevention nationally; enhancing accountability of the use of federal 
funds; providing timely program reports and responses to information 
requests, such as Congressional requests mandated by the authorizing 
legislation; improving real-time communications between CDC and RPE 
recipients; and strengthening CDC's capacity to provide responsive 
data-driven technical assistance and to monitor and evaluate 
recipients' progress and performance.
    Information will be collected annually from recipients through the 
DVP Partners Portal. The DVP Partners Portal is organized by forms, 
which are further organized by sections and sub-sections. Recipients 
and program staff are able to review information reported in previous 
years within the DVP Partners Portal per their authenticated access. In 
addition, information from previous reports will be carried over and 
pre-populated for the next annual reporting as appropriate. Thus, with 
DVP Partners Portal most of the burden is required during the initial 
population of information (Year 1), Recipients will only need to enter 
changes, provide progress information, and add new information after 
Year 1.
    CDC will use the information to be collected for the following:

 Enhance accountability of the use of federal funds
 Provide timely program reports and responses to information 
request
 Improve real-time communications between CDC and recipients
 Strengthen CDC's capacity to provide responsive and data-
driven TA
 Strengthen CDC's capacity to monitor and evaluate recipients' 
progress and performance towards activities required as part of the 
cooperative agreement
 Allow both CDC and recipients to track their own state 
activities and outcomes, and ensure alignment between their state and 
local activities
 Generate a variety of routine and customizable reports 
specifically for each recipient and in aggregate nationally for CDC 
stakeholders

    The total estimated annual burden for this collection is 424 hours. 
CDC is requesting a one-year approval. There is no cost to respondents 
other than their time.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                          Average
                                                            Number of      Number of     burden per     Total
        Type of respondents               Form name        respondents   responses per    response    burden (in
                                                                          respondent     (in hours)     hours)
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RPE-funded Health Departments       Annual Reporting--              53               1            4          212
 (State, DC, and Territories) and    Initial Population.            53               2            2          212
 their Designated Delegates.        Annual Reporting--
                                     Subsequent Reporting.
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    Total.........................  .....................  ...........  ..............  ...........          424
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-04192 Filed 2-28-22; 8:45 am]
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