[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60007-60008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29733]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-02]


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 projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    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 through the use of automated collection techniques for other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.
    1. Proposed Project. 2000 National Health Interview Survey, Basic 
Module (0920-0214)--Revision--The National Center for Health 
Statistics. The annual National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is a 
basic source of general statistics on the health of the U.S. 
population. Due to the integration of health surveys in the Department 
of Health and Human Services, the NHIS also has become the sampling 
frame and first stage of data collection for other major surveys, 
including the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the National Survey of 
Family Growth, and the National Health and Nutrition Examination 
Survey. By linking to the NHIS, the analysis potential of these surveys 
increases. The NHIS has long been used by government, university, and 
private researchers to evaluate both general health and specific 
issues, such as cancer, AIDS, and childhood immunizations. Journalists 
use its data to inform the general public. It will continue to be 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 2000.''
    Because of survey integration and changes in the health and health 
care of the U.S. population, demands on the NHIS have changed and 
increased, leading to a major redesign of the annual core 
questionnaire, or Basic Module, and a redesign of the data collection 
system from paper questionnaires to computer assisted personal 
interviews (CAPI). Those redesigned elements were implemented in 1997 
and are expected to be in the field until 2006. Ad hoc Topical Modules 
on various health issues are provided for in the redesigned NHIS. This 
clearance is for the fourth full year of data collection, planned for 
January-December 2000. The Basic Module on CAPI will result in 
publication of new national estimates of health statistics, release of 
public use micro data files, and a sampling frame for other integrated 
surveys. It will also include a ``Topical Module'' (or supplement) on 
Cancer. The cancer module will repeat similar surveys conducted in 1987 
and 1992, and will help track many of the Healthy People 2000 
Objectives for cancer.
    At a rate of $15 per hour, the total cost to respondents is 
estimated at $1,062,900 for the whole survey.

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                                                                     Number of     Avg. Burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      Responses/     per Response    Total Burden
                                                    Respondents     Respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Family..........................................          42,000               1             0.5          21,000
Sample adult....................................          42,000               1            1.08          45,360
Sample child....................................          18,000               1            0.25           4,500
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          70,860
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    2. Validation of Self-reported Health Outcomes from the Health 
Assessment of Persian Gulf War Veterans From Iowa: Follow-up on 
Asthma--(0920-0425)--Extension--The National Center for Environmental 
Health--The purpose of this study is to collect additional data to 
validate health outcomes reported by participants in the Health 
Assessment of Persian Gulf War Veterans from Iowa. The original data 
collection consisted of a telephone survey of 3,695 military personnel 
who served during the time of the Persian Gulf War and listed Iowa as 
their home of residence. Data will be collected from subjects who 
participated in the telephone survey to validate the self-report of 
asthma. Lung function assessment, tests of airways hyperactivity, and 
standard respiratory health questionnaires will be administered. Review 
of medical records, standard physical examination, and laboratory 
evaluation will be conducted to validate multi systemic conditions, 
including chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. The total cost to 
the respondents is $0.

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                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs)        (in hrs.)
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PGW Exposed and Non-PGW Veterans self-reporting
 asthma. Questionnaire (ATS and Adult
 Respiratory Health); Pulmonary Function Tests
 (spirometry, DLCO, lung volumes); Histamine
 Challenge......................................              50               1            2.25           112.5
Normal Controls. (PGW/Non-PGW Vets denying
 symptoms of asthma). Questionnaire (ATS and
 Adult Respiratory Health); Pulmonary Function
 Tests (spirometry, DLCO, lung volumes);
 Histamine Challenge............................              50               1            2.25           112.5
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             225
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    Dated: October 29, 1998.
Kathy Cahill,
Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 98-29733 Filed 11-5-98; 8:45 am]
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