[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37449-37450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15780]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-10-10FB]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, Ph.D., CDC Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Developing a Sexual consent Norms Instrument--New--National Center 
for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Sexual violence prevention strategies are increasingly focusing on 
promoting positive behavioral norms such as safety, equality and 
respect in relationships, however psychometrically validated measures 
do not exist for programs to use in evaluating their strategies. This 
project provides an opportunity to significantly contribute to the 
literature base and fill a gap in evaluation tools by developing a 
measure specific to consent norms for use in three populations: college 
students, late adolescents (ages 15-18) and early adolescents (ages 11-
14). Sound measures of sexual consent norms will improve program 
evaluation efforts and potentially contribute to understanding of 
effective prevention strategies as well as the etiology of sexual 
violence perpetration.
    The development of these measures will occur in four phases. Phase 
one will consist of multiple two-hour focus groups of 8-10 
participants: 1 with prevention educators, 8 with college students, 8 
with late adolescents (ages 15-18) and 8 with early adolescents (ages 
11-14). Samples of college students and adolescents will include Asian, 
Black and African American, Hispanic or Latino, and White students. 
Half of the college student focus groups will be conducted with 
students who grew up in the United States; the other half will be 
conducted with students who came to the United States within the last 
five years. Focus group participants will be asked to comment on the 
proposed instruments relevant to their group. Prevention educators will 
comment on all three instruments. Comments will be used to refine the 
measures.
    In phase two, 200 Asian, Black and African American, Hispanic or 
Latino, and White college students and 100 Asian, Black and African 
American, Hispanic or Latino, and White adolescents will complete the 
revised instrument appropriate to age group, plus a set of existing 
instruments that assess related variables, using online data collection 
methods.
    Phase three will consist of multiple two-hour focus groups of 8-10 
participants: 2 with prevention educators, 1 with college students, 1 
with late adolescents (ages 15-18) and 1 with early adolescents (ages 
11-14). Samples of college students and adolescents will include Asian, 
Black and African American, Hispanic or Latino, and White students as 
well as students who grew up in the United States and students who came 
to the United States in the last five years. All focus group 
participants will be asked to comment on data collected with the 
revised instruments in their age group. Prevention educators will be 
asked to comment on data from all age groups. Comments will be used to 
refine the instrument again, before administering it to larger samples.
    In phase four, the refined instruments plus a set of existing 
instruments that assess related variables will be administered to 500 
Asian, Black and African American, Hispanic or Latino, and White 
college students and 400 Asian, Black and African American, Hispanic or 
Latino, and White adolescents (200 early adolescents and 200 late 
adolescents). Data collection will occur via an online survey. These 
data will be used to examine the psychometric properties of the new 
instruments.
    Findings will be used to demonstrate the adequacy of new 
instruments for use in racially and ethnically diverse populations of 
college student and adolescents by sexual assault prevention programs 
funded through the Rape Prevention and Education Program. There is no 
cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                    Number of     Average burden
             Respondents/form name                  Number of     responses per    per response    Total burden
                                                   respondents     respondent        (hours)         (in hrs)
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Phase I: Focus Group of Prevention Educators...              10               1              3                30
Phase I: Focus Group of College Students.......              10               1              2.5              25
Phase I: Focus Group of Late Adolescents.......              10               1              3                30
Phase I: Focus Group of Early Adolescents......              10               1              3                30

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Phase II: College Student Survey...............             200               1              2               400
Phase II: Late Adolescent Survey...............              50               1              2               100
Phase II: Early Adolescent Survey..............              50               1              1                50
Phase III: Follow-up Focus Group of Prevention               20               1              3                60
 Educators.....................................
Phase III: Follow-up Focus Group of College                  10               1              2.5              25
 Students......................................
Phase III: Follow-up Focus Group of Late                     10               1              3                30
 Adolescents...................................
Phase III: Follow-up Focus Group of Early                    10               1              3                30
 Adolescents...................................
Phase IV: Confirmatory Survey of College                    500               1              2              1000
 Students......................................
Phase IV: Confirmatory Survey of Late                       200               1              2               400
 Adolescents...................................
Phase IV: Confirmatory Survey of Early                      200               1              1               200
 Adolescents...................................
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     Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ...............            2410
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    Dated: June 23, 2010.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-15780 Filed 6-28-10; 8:45 am]
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