[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19087-19088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07649]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-13-0729]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Send written comments
to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC
20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Customer Surveys Generic Clearance for the National Center for
Health Statistics (0920-0729, Expiration 04/30/2014)--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 of the population of the
United States.'' This is a revision request for a generic approval from
OMB to conduct customer surveys over the next three years.
As part of a comprehensive program, the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) plans to continue to assess its customers'
satisfaction with the content, quality and relevance of the information
it produces. NCHS will conduct voluntary customer surveys to assess
strengths in agency products and services and to evaluate how well it
addresses the emerging needs of its data users. Results of these
surveys will be used in future planning initiatives.
The data will be collected using a combination of methodologies
appropriate to each survey. These may include: Evaluation forms, mail
surveys, focus groups, automated and electronic technology (e.g.,
email, Web-based surveys), and telephone surveys. Systematic surveys of
several groups will be folded into the program. Among these are Federal
customers and policy makers, state and local officials who rely on NCHS
data, the broader educational, research, and public health community,
and other data users. Respondents may include data users who register
for and/or attend NCHS sponsored conferences; persons who access the
NCHS Web site and the detailed data available through it; consultants;
and others. Respondent data items may include (in broad categories)
information regarding respondent's gender, age, occupation,
affiliation, location, etc., to be used to characterize responses only.
Other questions will attempt to obtain information that will
characterize the respondents' familiarity with and use of NCHS data,
their assessment of data content and usefulness, general satisfaction
with available services and products, and suggestions for improvement
of surveys, services and products.
The resulting information will be for NCHS internal use. There is
no cost to respondents other than their time to participate in the
survey. The total
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burden for three years of clearance is 2,040 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average burden
Type of respondent Form name/survey type Number of Responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Public/private researchers, Questionnaire for 4,500 1 10/60
Consultants, and others. conference registrants/
attendees.
Public/private researchers, Focus groups............... 240 1 1
Consultants, and others.
Public/private researchers, Web-based.................. 4,500 1 10/60
Consultants, and others.
Public/private researchers, Other customer surveys..... 1,200 1 15/60
Consultants, and others.
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LeRoy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-07649 Filed 4-4-14; 8:45 am]
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