[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85963-85964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28641]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-17-0214]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (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 or
send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: 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
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (OMB No. 0920-0214, expires
01/31/2019)--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 data on the extent
and nature of illness and disability of the population of the United
States.
The annual National Health Interview Survey is a major source of
general statistics on the health of the U.S. population and has been in
the field continuously since 1957. Clearance is sought for three years,
to collect data from 2017 to 2019.
This voluntary and confidential household-based survey collects
demographic and health-related information from a nationally
representative sample of noninstitutionalized, civilian persons and
households throughout the country. Personal identification information
is requested from survey respondents to facilitate linkage of survey
data with
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health-related administrative and other records. In 2017 the NHIS will
collect information from approximately 45,000 households, which contain
about 100,000 individuals. Information is collected using computer
assisted personal interviews (CAPI).
A core set of data is collected each year that remains largely
unchanged, whereas sponsored supplements vary from year to year. The
core set includes socio-demographic characteristics, health status,
health care services, and health behaviors. For 2017, supplemental
questions will be cycled in pertaining to alternative and integrative
medicine, cognitive disability, receipt of culturally and
linguistically appropriate health care services, epilepsy, and heart
disease and stroke. Supplemental topics that continue or are enhanced
from 2016 pertain to the Affordable Care Act, chronic pain, diabetes,
disability and functioning, family food security, ABCS of heart disease
and stroke prevention, hepatitis B/C screening, immunizations,
smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes, vision, and children's mental
health. Questions from 2016 on balance, Crohn's disease and colitis,
and blood donation have been removed. In addition to these core and
supplemental modules, a subsample of NHIS respondents and/or members of
commercial survey panels may be identified to participate in short,
Web-based methodological and cognitive testing activities that will
inform the upcoming 2018 NHIS questionnaire redesign. The aims of these
standalone assessments include pilot testing new and/or updated
questionnaire items, evaluating the impact of different categorical
response option formats on answer choices, and measuring respondent
comprehension of health care-related terms and concepts.
In accordance with the 1995 initiative to increase the integration
of surveys within the DHHS, respondents to the NHIS serve as the
sampling frame for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey conducted by
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The NHIS has long been
used by government, academic, and private researchers to evaluate both
general health and specific issues, such as smoking, diabetes, health
care coverage, and access to health care. It is a leading source of
data for the Congressionally-mandated ``Health US'' and related
publications, as well as the single most important source of statistics
to track progress toward the National Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention Objectives, ``Healthy People 2020.''
There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. The
total estimated annualized burden hours are 49,000.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Adult Family Member................... Family Core............. 45,000 1 23/60
Sample Adult.......................... Adult Core.............. 36,000 1 15/60
Adult Family Member................... Child Core.............. 14,000 1 10/60
Adult Family Member................... Supplements............. 45,000 1 20/60
Adult Family Member................... Methodological Projects. 15,000 1 20/60
Adult Family Member................... Reinterview Survey...... 5,000 1 5/60
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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, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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