[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89467-89468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29730]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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]. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed 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
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Asthma Call-back
Survey (ACBS)--Existing Collection in Use without an OMB Control
Number--National Center for Environmental Health NCEH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is requesting
a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance to conduct
information collection under ``The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System (BRFSS) Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS)'' for three years
beginning with the 2017 data collection cycle. The ACBS is an existing
collection in use without an OMB Control Number. BRFSS (OMB Control No.
0920-1061, expiration date 3/31/2018) is a nationwide system of
customized, cross-sectional telephone health surveys sponsored by CDC's
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP) Division of Population Health. The BRFSS information
collection is conducted in a continuous, three-part telephone interview
process: Screening, participation in a common BRFSS core survey, and
participation in optional question modules that states use to customize
survey content.
The ACBS is not an optional state module, but rather, is a follow-
up survey to the regular BRFSS efforts. It is funded by the National
Asthma Control Program (NACP) in the Air Pollution and Respiratory
Health Branch (APRHB) of the National Center for Environmental Health
(NCEH). The ACBS is administered by NCCDPHP on behalf of NCEH using its
existing BRFSS sampling frame. BRFSS coordinators in the health
departments in U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia
(collectively referred to as states) are responsible for survey
administration. Currently CDC provides its 40 participating states with
technical and methodological assistance.
The purpose of ACBS is to gather state-level asthma data and to
make them available to track the burden of the disease, to monitor
adherence to asthma guidelines, and to direct and evaluate
interventions undertaken by asthma control programs located in state
health departments. Beyond asthma prevalence estimates, for most
states, the ACBS provides the only sources of adult and child asthma
data on the state and local level.
As a follow-up, the ACBS is conducted within two weeks after the
BRFSS survey. Data collection for ACBS involves (1) screening, (2)
obtaining permission, (3) consenting and telephone interviewing on a
subset of the BRFSS respondents from participating states. The ACBS
eligible respondents are BRFSS adults, 18 years and older, who report
ever being diagnosed with asthma. In addition, some states include
children, below 18 years of age, who are randomly selected subjects in
the BRFSS household. Parents or guardians serve as ACBS proxy
respondents for their children ever diagnosed with asthma. If both the
BRFSS adult respondent and the selected child in the household have
asthma, then only one or the other is eligible for the ACBS.
The ACBS adds considerable state-level depth to the existing body
of asthma data. It addresses critical questions surrounding the health
and experiences of persons with asthma. Health data include symptoms,
environmental factors, and medication use among persons with asthma.
Data on their experiences include activity limitation, health system
use, and self-management education. These asthma data are needed to
direct and evaluate interventions undertaken by asthma control programs
located in state health departments. Federal agencies and other
entities also rely on this critical information for planning and
evaluating efforts and to reduce the burden from this disease.
The CDC makes annual ACBS datasets available for public use and
provides
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guidance on statistically appropriate uses of the data. Participation
in the ACBS is voluntary and there are no costs to respondents other
than their time. The burden table reflects the landline and cell phone
data collection methods used in 2013 and later years. Additionally, the
burden table accounts for reporting burden incurred by the states for
the monthly or quarterly data submission to CDC. The burden hour
estimates represent the 2013 data collection which is the most recent
data released.
The total estimated annualized burden hours for all respondents are
6,029 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hrs.)
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BRFSS Adults.......................... ACBS Landline Screener-- 21,424 1 1/60
Adult.
ACBS Cell Phone 8,976 1 1/60
Screener--Adult.
BRFSS Parents or Guardians of Children ACBS Landline Screener-- 4,245 1 1/60
Child.
ACBS Cell Phone 2,238 1 1/60
Screener--Child.
ACBS Adults........................... ACBS Adult Consent and 19,954 1 10/60
Survey--2013.
ACBS Parents or Guardians of Children. ACBS Child Consent and 3,887 1 10/60
Survey--2013.
State BRFSS Coordinators.............. ACBS Data Submission 40 12 3
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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.
[FR Doc. 2016-29730 Filed 12-9-16; 8:45 am]
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