[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16817-16818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8907]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-11-98]
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
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7090. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Projects
1. The Fourth National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES IV)--(0920-0237)--Reinstatement--The National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has been conducted periodically
since 1970 by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC. NHANES IV
is planned for 1998-2004 to include 40,000 sample persons. They will
receive an interview and a physical examination. A pretest of 400
people and a dress rehearsal of 555 are needed to test the sampling
process, data collection procedures, computer-assisted personal
interviews (including translations into Spanish), examination
protocols, automated computer systems and quality control procedures.
Participation in the pretest and the full survey will be 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 coronary heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, pulmonary and
infectious diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol,
obesity, smoking, drug and alcohol use, environmental exposures, and
diet. NHANES data are used to establish the norms for the general
population against which health care providers can compare such patient
characteristics as height, weight, and nutrient levels in the blood.
Data from future NHANES can be compared to those from previous NHANES
to monitor changes in the health of the U.S. population. NHANES IV will
also establish a national probability sample of genetic material for
future genetic testing for susceptibility to disease.
Users of NHANES data include Congress; the World Health
Organization; Federal agencies such as NIH, EPA, and USDA; 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
evaluate recommended dietary allowances, food fortification policies,
programs to limit environmental exposures, immunization guidelines and
health education and disease prevention programs. The burden hour
estimate in this notice is based on the request for OMB approval for
the pretest, dress rehearsal and the first 2.25 years of the full
survey. Total annual burden hours are 42,411.
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Average
Annualized Number of Hours as burden/ Total
number of responses/ minutes response burden (in
respondents respondent (in hrs.) hrs.)
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Screener only.................................. 13467 1 10/60 0.167 2249
Scm/Fam only................................... 710 1 26/60 0.434 308
Scm/Fam/HH only................................ 1066 1 366/60 6.101 1604
Scrn/Fam/HH/Prim. Mec exam only (no TB)*....... 263 1 366/60 6.101 1604
Scrn/Fam/HH/Prim. Mec+TB read at Mec*.......... 2366 1 436/60 7.268 17193
Scrn/Fam/HH/Prim. Mec+TB read at home*......... 2628 1 371/60 6.184 16254
Full replicate exam at Mec & travel............ 263 1 300/60 5.000 1314
Replicate dietary recall only (5%) & travel.... 263 1 105/60 1.750 460
Additional dietary recall option (extra 15%)... 789 1 105/60 1.750 1380
Scrn/Fam/HH/Home exam (no TB).................. 7 1 116/60 1.931 14
Scrn/Fam/HH/Home exam (TB read at home)........ 64 1 161/60 2.681 171
Telephone followup of elderly-option........... 1165 1 15/60 0.250 291
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* Note: Burden hours per response for full participation = 6.6 hrs. including travel time, are based on these
three categories only. It would be misleading to tell respondents what the burden is for full participation if
other categories were included which would reduce the average burden hours per respondent, such as the 10-
minute screener-only or home exam.
Scrn = Screener questionnaire
Fam = Family questionnaire
HH = Household questionnaire
Prim.Mec = Primary Mec exam
TB = Tuberculosis skin test reading.
2. Sentinel Surveillance for Chronic Liver Disease--New--A
questionnaire has been designed to collect information for the Sentinel
Surveillance for Chronic Liver Disease project. The purpose of the
project is to determine the incidence
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and period prevalence of physician-diagnosed chronic liver disease in a
defined geographic area, the contribution of chronic viral hepatitis to
the burden of disease, and the influence of etiologic agents(s) and
other factors on mortality, and to monitor the incidence of and
mortality from chronic lever disease over time. The information
gathered will be analyzed, in conjunction with data collected from
other sources, to address these questions. The results of the project
will assist the Hepatitis Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial
Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, in accomplishing the
part of its mission related to preparing recommendations for the
prevention and control of all types of viral hepatitis and their
sequellae. In order to focus prevention efforts and resource
allocation, a representative view of the overall burden of chronic
liver disease, its natural history, and the relative contribution of
viral hepatitis is needed. Total annual burden hours are 150.
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Number of Average burden/
Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hrs.) (in hrs.)
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300............... 1 0.5 150
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3. Foreign Quarantine Regulations--(0920-0134)--Reinstatement--
Section 361 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 264)
authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make and
enforce regulations necessary to prevent the introduction,
transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries
into the United States. Legislation and the existing regulations
governing quarantine activities (42 CFR Part 71) authorize quarantine
officers and other personnel to inspect and undertake necessary control
measures with respect to conveyances, persons, and shipments of animals
and etiologic agents in order to protect the public health. Currently,
with the exception of rodent inspections and the cruise ship sanitation
program, inspections are performed only on those vessels and aircraft
which report illness prior to arrival or when illness is discovered
upon arrival. Other inspection agencies assist quarantine officers in
public health screening of persons, pets, and other importations of
public health importance and make referrals to PHS when indicated.
These practices and procedures assure protection against the
introduction and spread of communicable diseases into the United States
with a minimum of recordkeeping and reporting, as well as a minimum of
interference with trade and travel.
Respondents would include airplane pilots, ships' captains,
importers, and travelers. The nature of the quarantine would dictate
which forms are completed by whom. Thus, the ``respondents'' portion of
the information below is replaced by the requisite form title. Total
annual burden hours are 122.
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Number of Total No.
Citation Form No. Number of responses/ of Burden/ Total burden
respondents respondent responses response
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Reporting:
71.21....................................... ................................... 1450 1 1450 0.016 24
71.33(c).................................... ................................... 10 1 10 0.5 5
71.35....................................... ................................... 6 1 6 0.05 0.3
71.51(b)(3)................................. ................................... 5 1 5 0.05 0.3
71.51(d).................................... CDC 75.37.......................... 350 1 350 0.166 58.3
71.52(d).................................... ................................... 10 1 10 0.5 5.0
71.53(d).................................... CDC 75.10A......................... 40 1 40 0.166 6.6
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Total Reporting................................. ................................... 1871 ........... 1871 ............ 99.2
Recordkeeping 71.53(e).......................... ................................... 90 1 90 0.25 22.5
Total Recordkeeping............................. ................................... 90 ........... 90 ............ 22.5
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Dated: March 31, 1998.
Kathy Cahill,
Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-8907 Filed 4-3-98; 8:45 am]
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