[Federal Register: June 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 106)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management, Washington, DC or fax to (202) 395-6974. Written comments
should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance
System (NISVSS)--New--National Center for
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Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The health burden of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Sexual
Violence (SV) and stalking are substantial. Approximately 1.5 million
women and 834,700 men are raped and/or physically assaulted by an
intimate partner each year. Women are more likely than men to be
victimized by almost every type of IPV, including rape, physical
assault, and stalking by a current or former intimate partner. The
health care costs of IPV exceed $5.8 billion each year, nearly $3.9
billion of which is for direct medical and mental health care services.
SV also has a profound and long-term impact on the physical and
mental health of the victim. Existing estimates of lifetime experiences
of rape range from 15% to 36% for females. Sexual violence against men,
although less prevalent, is also a public health problem;
approximately, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men have experienced an
attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. Over 302,000 women and
92,000 men were raped in the past 12 months. Thirty percent of rape
victims experience major depressions at some time in their lives; 33%
of victimized women and 24.2% of victimized men are counseled by a
health professional; 31% develop post traumatic stress disorder; 33%
contemplate suicide; and 13% attempt suicide.
Each year, approximately 1 million women and 371,000 men in the
United States are stalked. There is a strong link between stalking and
other forms of violence in intimate relationships; 81% of women who
were stalked by a current or former intimate partner were also
physically assaulted by that partner and 31% were sexually assaulted by
that partner. Furthermore, 76% of female victims of intimate partner
homicides were stalked by their partners before they were killed.
Currently, the United States lacks a national data source that
systematically and routinely collects valid and reliable information on
the magnitude and trends in IPV, SV and stalking. Such a system is
needed to (1) help formulate public policies and prevention strategies
related to IPV, SV and stalking; (2) guide and evaluate progress in
reducing the huge health and social burden associated with IPV, SV and
stalking; and (3) improve the effectiveness of federal agencies
responding to IPV, SV and stalking.
In order to address this important public health problem, CDC plans
to develop a national surveillance system that will generate national
and state level estimates of IPV, SV and stalking. A total of 73,318
eligible households will be screened; out of the households screened
approximately 38,318 will not consent or agree to participate and
35,000 will complete the survey each year. The survey will be conducted
among English and/or Spanish speaking male and female adults (18 years
and older) living in the United States.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 18,249.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
responses respondent (in hours)
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Households............................ Screened................ 73,318 1 3/60
Surveyed................ 35,000 1 25/60
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Dated: May 28, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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