[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28489-28490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13328]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-12-99]


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 Project

    1. 2000 National Health Interview Survey, Basic Module (0920-
0214)--Revision--The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). 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. The total annual burden hours are 47,900.

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                                                                                    Numbers of     Avg. Burden/
                           Respondents                              Numbers of      Responses/     Response  (in
                                                                    Respondents     Respondent         hrs.)
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Family Core (adult family member)...............................          42,000               1             .35
Adult Core (sample adult).......................................          42,000               1             .35
Child Core (adult family member)................................          18,000               1             .25
Cancer Module (sample adult)....................................          42,000               1            .333
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    Dated: May 20, 1999.
Charles Golmar,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
[FR Doc. 99-13328 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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