Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 87588-87589 [2024-25555]

Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87588-87589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     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 www.regulations.gov.

    Please note:  Submit all comments through the Federal 
eRulemaking portal (www.regulations.gov) 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: 
[email protected].

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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