Att 2b - 60d Pub Cmmts

Attachment 2B

Public Comment

Public Comment

One non-substantive comment received. CDC’s standard response was sent.

Subject: public comment on federal register FW: cut this budget by 75% - we have a dept of justice on thius issue - dont need duplicate agencies

police and us justice dept are adequately handling this issue. thee is absolutely no need for the do nothign cdc to get involved on this issue. american taxpayers are being gouged by this agency when  no results are forthcominjg from the agency efforts. this issue is already taken care of by a dept. we dont need multiple depts all involved spending huge sums of tax dollars on this issue.

american taxpayers are gouged by this big govt that grows and grows like topsy. they all want to work on everything and cause huge tax increases by so many agencies working on an issue. american taxpayers want small cheap govt. taxpayers cannot fund every problem in multipl agency sizes. we all need smaller, cheaper more effective govt. this project at cdd should be shut down. the budget should be zero. cdc delta program has been notoriously ineffective and a drain on taxpayer wallets to do nothing. cedc is a fat cat bureaucracy that needs tightening up with priorities that count for america, like autism and colitis. neither of which gets attention. we hire high priced health people and they want to get into other agencies business instead of working on solving heatlh issues. this cmment is for ht epublic record. jean public

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2012)]

[Notices]

[Pages 49798-49799]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [http://www.gpo.gov/]

[FR Doc No: 2012-20211]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-12-12QR]

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 404-639-7570

and send comments to Kimberly S. Lane, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74,

Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.

    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

    Monitoring And Reporting System For DELTA FOCUS Awardees--New--

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a serious, preventable public

health problem that affects millions of Americans and results in

serious consequences for victims, families, and communities. IPV occurs

between two people in a close relationship. The term ``intimate

partner'' describes physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a

current or former partner or spouse. IPV can impact health in many

ways, including long-term health problems, emotional impacts, and links

to negative health behaviors. IPV exists along a continuum from a

single episode of violence to ongoing battering; many victims do not

report IPV to police, friends, or family.

    Research indicates that on average, 24 people per minute are

victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner

in the United States. Over the course of one year, more than 12 million

women and men reported being a victim of rape, physical violence, or

stalking by an intimate partner. Also, on average nearly three women

are murdered each day by an intimate partner. In 2007, IPV resulted in

more than 2,300 deaths. Of these deaths, 30 percent were men and 70

percent were women. The medical care, mental health services, and lost

productivity (e.g., time away from work) cost of IPV is estimated at

$8.3 billion per year.

    The objective of primary prevention is to stop IPV before it

occurs. In 2002, authorized by the Family Violence Prevention Services

Act (FVPSA), CDC developed the Domestic Violence Prevention

Enhancements and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) Program, with a

focus on the primary prevention of IPV. The CDC funded DELTA Program

provides funding to state domestic violence coalitions (SDVCs) to

engage in statewide primary prevention efforts and to provide training,

technical assistance, and financial support to local communities for

local primary prevention efforts. DELTA FOCUS (Domestic Violence

Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances, Focusing on

Outcomes for Communities United with States) builds on that history by

providing focused funding to states and communities for intensive

implementation and evaluation of IPV primary prevention strategies that

address the structural determinants of health at the societal and

community levels of the social-ecological model (SEM).

    By emphasizing primary prevention, the DELTA FOCUS program will

support comprehensive and coordinated approaches to IPV prevention. The

strategies will address the structural determinants of health at the

outer layers (societal and community) of the SEM that coordinate and

align with existing prevention strategies at the inner layers of the

SEM. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2020'' focus area(s)

of Injury and Violence Prevention and Social Determinants of Health.

    Information will be collected from the 12 DELTA FOCUS awardees

through an electronic Performance Management Information System (PMIS).

The PMIS will collect information about the staffing resources

dedicated by each awardee, as well as partnerships with external

organizations. Information collected through the PMIS will be used to

inform performance monitoring and program evaluation. Information will

also be used to respond to requests from the National Center for Injury

Prevention and Control, Department of Health and Human Services, White

House, Congress, and other sources.

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DELTA FOCUS awardees will use the information collection to manage and

coordinate their activities and to improve their efforts to prevent

IPV.

    The PMIS will collect a limited amount of information in

identifiable form (IIF) for key program staff (e.g., Executive

Director). Only names and professional contact information will be

collected, limiting the potential negative impact this data collection

might have on the privacy of respondents. No personal contact

information will be collected. All respondents will be state and

territorial domestic violence coalitions. The time commitments for data

entry and training are greatest during the initial population of the

PMIS, typically in the first six months of funding. Estimated burden

for the first-time population of the PMIS is fifteen hours. Semi-Annual

Reporting is estimated at three hours per respondent.

    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                   Estimated Annualized Burden to Respondents

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                                                                                      Average

                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden

      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)

                                                                    respondent        hours)

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State and/or Territorial        DELTA FOCUS                   12               1              15             180

Domestic Violence Coalitions.   PMIS: Initial

                                 population.

                                DELTA FOCUS                   12               2               3              72

                                 PMIS: Semi-

                                 annual

                                 reporting.

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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             252

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Kimberly S. Lane,

Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the

Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 2012-20211 Filed 8-16-12; 8:45 am]

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