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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Cruise ship crew ............................................. Self-administered Questionnaire .................... 5,750 1 15/60 

Interview ......................................................... 862 1 15/60 

Biospecimen Collection .................................. 2,300 1 15/60 

Cruise ship passengers .................................. Self-administered Questionnaire .................... 27,950 1 15/60 

Interview ......................................................... 4,192 1 15/60 

Biospecimen Collection .................................. 11,180 1 15/60 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–22–0607] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

has submitted the information 

collection request titled ‘‘The National 

Violent Death Reporting System 

(NVDRS)’’ to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. CDC previously published a 

‘‘Proposed Data Collection Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations’’ notice on August 6, 

2021, to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC 

received one non-substantive comment 

related to the previous notice. This 

notice serves to allow an additional 30 

days for public and affected agency 

comments. 

CDC will accept all comments for this 

proposed information collection project. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

that: 

(a) 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; 

(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and assumptions 

used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; 

(d) 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 submission of 

responses; and 

(e) Assess information collection costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570. 

Comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Direct written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the items contained in this notice to the 

Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by 

fax to (202) 395–5806. Provide written 

comments within 30 days of notice 

publication. 

Proposed Project 

The National Violent Death Reporting 

System (NVDRS) (OMB Control No. 

0920–0607, Exp. 7/31/2023)— 

Revision—National Center for Injury 

Prevention and Control (NCIPC), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Violence is a public health problem. 

The World Health Organization has 

estimated that 804,000 suicides and 

475,000 homicides occurred in the year 

2012 worldwide. Violence in the United 

States is a particular problem for the 

young; suicide and homicide were 

among the top four leading causes of 

death for Americans 10–34 and 1–34 

years of age in 2015, respectively. In 

2002 Congress approved the first 

appropriation to start the National 

Violent Death Reporting System 

(NVDRS). NVDRS is coordinated and 

funded at the federal level but is 

dependent on separate data collection 

efforts managed by the state health 

department (or their bona fide agent) in 

each state. 

NVDRS, implemented by the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC), is a state-based surveillance 

system developed to monitor the 

occurrence of violent deaths (i.e., 

homicide, suicide, undetermined 

deaths, and unintentional firearm 

deaths) in the United States (U.S.) by 

collecting comprehensive, detailed, 

useful, and timely data from multiple 

sources (e.g., death certificates, coroner/ 

medical examiner reports, law 

enforcement reports) into a useable, 

anonymous database. NVDRS is an 

ongoing surveillance system that 

captures annual violent death counts 

and circumstances that precipitate each 

violent incident. Violent deaths are 

defined as any death resulting from the 

intentional use of physical force or 

power (e.g., threats or intimidation) 

against oneself, another person, or 

against a group or community. CDC 

aggregates de-identified data from each 

state into one large national database 

that is analyzed and released in annual 

reports and publications. Descriptive 

analyses such as frequencies and rates 

are employed. 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. Government, state and local 

communities have used NVDRS data to 

develop and evaluate prevention 

programs and strategies. NVDRS is also 

used to understand magnitude, trends, 

and characteristics of violent death and 

what factors protect people or put them 

at risk for experiencing violence. 

CDC has received OMB approval for 

NVDRS since 2004. In this revision 

request CDC describes plans to (1) 

implement updates to the web-based 

system to improve performance, 

functionality, and accessibility, (2) add 


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13 new data elements to the web-based 

system, (3) add a School Associated 

Violent Death (SAVD) module as part of 

the NVDRS web-based system, (4) add 

new variables to NVDRS software, and 

(5) add a Public Safety Officer suicide 

module as part of the NVDRS web-based 

system. 

In 2018, the NVDRS expanded by 

adding 10 new states and now includes 

all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 

and U.S. territory health departments 

(56 jurisdictions). Jurisdictions are 

funded to abstract standard data 

elements from three primary data 

sources: Death certificates, coroner/ 

medical examiner records, and law 

enforcement records, into a web-based 

data entry system, supplied by CDC. 

The exception is for large states that 

have more than 2,000 violent deaths 

occurring per year; these states have the 

option to collect data in selected 

counties/targeted areas that represent at 

least 40% of all violent deaths occurring 

within their jurisdiction, and some may 

achieve statewide coverage. The goal of 

NVDRS is to collect state-wide data in 

all funded entities. No sampling 

methods will be employed. 

OMB approval is requested for three 

years. There are no costs to respondents 

other than their time. The total 

estimated annualized burden hours are 

41,827. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Public Agencies ...................... Web-based Data Entry ........................................................... 56 1,350 30/60 

School Associated Violent Death Module .............................. 45 1 30/60 

Public Safety Officer Suicide Reporting Module .................... 56 429 10/60 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10398 #17] 

Medicaid and Children’s Health 

Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic 

Information Collection Activities: 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On May 28, 2010, the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

issued Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

guidance 1 related to the ‘‘generic’’ 

clearance process. Generally, this is an 

expedited process by which agencies 

may obtain OMB’s approval of 

collection of information requests that 

are ‘‘usually voluntary, low-burden, and 

uncontroversial collections,’’ do not 

raise any substantive or policy issues, 

and do not require policy or 

methodological review. The process 

requires the submission of an 

overarching plan that defines the scope 

of the individual collections that would 

fall under its umbrella. On October 23, 

2011, OMB approved our initial request 

to use the generic clearance process 

under control number 0938–1148 

(CMS–10398). It was last approved on 

April 26, 2021, via the standard PRA 

process which included the publication 

of 60- and 30-day Federal Register 

notices. The scope of the April 2021 

umbrella accounts for Medicaid and 

CHIP State plan amendments, waivers, 

demonstrations, and reporting. This 

Federal Register notice seeks public 

comment on one or more of our 

collection of information requests that 

we believe are generic and fall within 

the scope of the umbrella. Interested 

persons are invited to submit comments 

regarding our burden estimates or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including: The necessity 

and utility of the proposed information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions, the accuracy of 

the estimated burden, ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected, and the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

February 2, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the applicable form number 

(see below) and the OMB control 

number (0938–1148). To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be submitted in 

any one of the following ways: 

1. Electronically. You may send your 

comments electronically to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) that are accepting 

comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: CMS–10398 (#77), Room C4– 

26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, you may access CMS’ 

website at https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following 

is a summary of the use and burden 

associated with the subject information 

collection(s). More detailed information 

can be found in the collection’s 

supporting statement and associated 

materials (see ADDRESSES). 

Generic Information Collections 

1. Title of Information Collection: 

CHIP State Plan Eligibility; Type of 

Information Collection Request: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection; Use: This revision relates to 

the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 

and the new extended postpartum 

coverage option available to Medicaid 

and CHIP for a 5 year period beginning 

April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2027. 

If a state elects this option in Medicaid, 

it is required to also provide extended 

postpartum coverage in its separate 


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