Notice2024-25555
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
November 4, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
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 continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled The National Violent Death Reporting System. (NVDRS). NVDRS is a state-based surveillance system developed to monitor the occurrence of violent deaths, including homicide, suicide, deaths due to legal intervention, deaths of undetermined intent, and unintentional firearm deaths in the U.S.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87588-87589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25555]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-25-0607; Docket No. CDC-2024-0089]
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 continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled The National Violent Death Reporting System. (NVDRS). NVDRS is a
state-based surveillance system developed to monitor the occurrence of
violent deaths, including homicide, suicide, deaths due to legal
intervention, deaths of undetermined intent, and unintentional firearm
deaths in the U.S.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0089 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal
eRulemaking portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) 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-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef80828daf8c8b8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1aeaca381a2a5a2efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>.
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;
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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
The National Violence Death Reporting System (NVDRS) (OMB Control
No. 0920-0607, Exp. 9/30/2025)--Revision--National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Violence against others or oneself is a major public health problem
in the United States and is a particular problem for the young: suicide
and homicide were among the top four leading causes of death for
Americans 10-44 and 1-34 years of age in 2022. A key to preventing
these violent deaths is to understand and target their circumstances.
Given the magnitude of the problem, it is noteworthy that no national
surveillance system for violent deaths existed in the U.S. until the
National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) was developed. NVDRS is
a state-based surveillance system developed to monitor the occurrence
of violent deaths (e.g., homicide, suicide, deaths due to legal
intervention, deaths of undetermined intent, and unintentional firearm
deaths) in the U.S. by collecting comprehensive data from multiple
sources (e.g., death certificates, coroner/medical examiner reports,
law enforcement reports) into a useable, anonymous database.
CDC received initial OMB approval for NVDRS in November 2004 and
renewals through July 2020. This Revision request includes several
minor updates: (1) implement updates to the web-based system to improve
performance, functionality, and accessibility; (2) add new data
elements to the system; and (3) make minimal revisions to the NVDRS
Coding Manual. The School Associated Violent Death (SAVD) module was
added in the previous Revision request on July 2020, due to the
discontinuation of the SAVD Surveillance System (OMB Control No. 0920-
0604). SAVD currently monitors school-associated violent deaths across
the U.S. by abstracting data from media reports. These data play an
important role in assessing national trends in school-associated
violent deaths and helping inform efforts to prevent fatal school
violence. To address duplication, the SAVD was phased out and the SAVD
module in NVDRS will capture in depth information about such incidents.
The Public Safety Officer Suicide Reporting module was also added to
the system to capture more detailed information on suicides among
public safety officers. This module includes information specific to
first responders and builds upon elements collected as part of current
NVDRS. Like the SAVD module, it is a tab in the NVDRS web-based system
that only applies to a subset of incidents.
NVDRS is an ongoing surveillance system that captures annual
violent death counts, CDC aggregates de-identified data from each state
into one national database that is analyzed and released in annual
reports and other publications. A restricted access database is
available for researchers to request access to NVDRS data for analysis
and a web-based query system is open for public use that allows for
electronic querying of data. NVDRS generates public health surveillance
information at the national, state, and local levels that is more
detailed, useful, and timely. The information helps identify where
prevention efforts need to be focused. CDC requests OMB approval for an
estimated 41,827 annual burden hours. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Public Agencies................................ Web-based Data Entry................... 56 1,350 30/60 37,800
School Associated Violent Death Module. 45 1 30/60 23
Public Safety Officer Suicide Reporting 56 429 10/60 4,004
Module.
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 41,827
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-25555 Filed 11-1-24; 8:45 am]
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