[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3989-3990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01167]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-23-0822]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled ``The National Intimate Partner and Sexual 
Violence Survey (NISVS)'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data 
Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on 
March 7, 2022, to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies. CDC received one comment related to the previous notice. This 
notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected 
agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct 
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in 
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management 
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice 
publication.

Proposed Project

    The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) 
(OMB Control No. 0920-0822, Exp. 03/31/2023)--Revision--National Center 
for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    This is a revision request for the currently approved National 
Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS, OMB# 0920-0822). 
Sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking are 
significant public health issues that impact the health and well-being 
of women and men across the United States. An extensive field of 
research has demonstrated that sexual violence, intimate partner 
violence, and stalking can have serious long-term health consequences 
and significant social and public health costs. Sexual violence is a 
major public health problem; 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experienced 
sexual violence involving physical contact during their lifetimes. 
Nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 38 men have experienced completed or 
attempted rape. Sexual violence starts early; 1 in 3 female and 1 in 4 
male rape victims experienced it for the first time between 11-17 years 
old.
    In 2010, the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence 
Surveillance System (NISVS) reported that approximately 6.9 million 
women and 5.6 million men experienced rape, physical violence and/or 
stalking by an intimate partner within the last year. The health care 
costs of sexual violence exceed $5.8 billion each year, nearly $3.9 
billion of which is for direct medical and mental health care services. 
To address this important public health problem, CDC implemented, 
beginning in 2010, the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence 
Surveillance System that produces national and state level estimates of 
Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence and stalking on an annual 
basis.
    This Revision request describes the redesign of the NISVS and the 
approach for collecting NISVS data. More specifically, this Revision 
request is to use the restructured methodology based on recommendations 
resulting from experimental studies conducted in 2018-2021 and approved 
by OMB 6/19/2019, 3/20/2020, and 9/2/2021. This Revision request 
incorporates methodological design changes to improve response rate, 
reduce cost, and reduce non-response bias. Additionally, survey 
questions and their formatting were revised to improve clarity and 
reduce respondent burden or to update content with more recent concerns 
(e.g., stalking technology, technology-facilitated sexual violence). 
The survey question revisions were modified by results from cognitive 
testing conducted in 2021-2022. Data are analyzed using appropriate 
statistical software to account for the complexity of the survey design 
to compute weighted counts, percentages, and confidence intervals using 
national and state-level data.
    NISVS is a surveillance system used to monitor the magnitude of 
sexual violence, stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence victimization 
among adults in the U.S. Data are used by the federal government, 
states, partner organizations, and stakeholders to inform prevention 
programs and policies related to sexual violence, stalking, and 
Intimate Partner Violence. OMB approval is requested for three years. 
The total estimated annualized burden hours are 17,949. There are no 
costs to respondents other than their time to participate.

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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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Individuals and Households............  Advance Letter..........         134,933               1            1/60
                                        Screener................          48,667               1            5/60
                                        Questionnaire, web......          26,667               1           25/60
                                        Questionnaire, phone....             800               1           40/60
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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. 2023-01167 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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