[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 129 (Thursday, July 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38224-38225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15183]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-08-0237]
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 project or to obtain a copy
of data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on 404-639-5960 or send comments to CDC Assistant
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an e-mail 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 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
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)--
(0920-0237)--Revision--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on the
extent and nature of illness and disability; environmental, social and
other health hazards; and determinants of health of the population of
the United States. This three-year clearance request includes the data
collection in 2009 and 2010 and data planning and testing activities
for 2011-2012 data collection.
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) was
conducted periodically between 1970 and 1994, and continuously since
1999 by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC. Almost 19,000
persons are screened, with about 5,000 participants interviewed and
examined annually. Participation in NHANES is completely voluntary and
confidential.
NHANES programs produce descriptive statistics which measure the
health and nutrition status of the general population. Through the use
of questionnaires, physical examinations, and laboratory tests, NHANES
studies the relationship between diet, nutrition and health in a
representative sample of the United States. NHANES monitors the
prevalence of chronic conditions and risk factors related to health
such as arthritis, asthma, osteoporosis, infectious diseases, diabetes,
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, drug and
alcohol use, physical activity, environmental exposures, and diet.
NHANES data are used to produce national reference data on height,
weight, and nutrient levels in the blood. Results from more recent
NHANES can be compared to findings reported from previous surveys to
monitor changes in the health of the U.S. population over time. NHANES
continues to collect genetic material on a national probability sample
for future genetic research aimed at understanding disease
susceptibility in the U.S. population.
NHANES data users include the U.S. Congress; the World Health
Organization; numerous Federal agencies such as the National Institutes
of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the United States
Department of Agriculture; private groups such as the American Heart
Association; schools of public health; private businesses; individual
practitioners; and administrators. NHANES data are used to establish,
monitor, and/or evaluate recommended dietary allowances, food
fortification policies, environmental exposures, immunization
guidelines and health education and disease prevention programs. This
submission requests approval for three years.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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1. NHANES respondents........................... 18,813 1 2 37,626
2. Special study/pretest participants........... 4,000 1 3 12,000
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 49,626
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Dated: June 27, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-15183 Filed 7-2-08; 8:45 am]
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