[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 213 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60215-60216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28919]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Data Collection; Comment Request; California Health 
Interview Survey (CHIS)

SUMMARY: 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 National Institutes of Health 
(NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) will publish periodic summaries 
of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: California Health Interview Survey 
(CHIS) Cancer Control Topical Module (CCTM). Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: NCI 
has sponsored two Cancer Control

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Topical Modules to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in 1987 
and 1992, and will sponsor a third to be administered in 2000. While 
these national data have proven extremely useful in monitoring risk 
factors and screening related to cancer control, the national sample 
does not provide adequate numbers of racial-ethnic minorities to 
analyze particular domains within them, such as age by gender and 
income or education. The CHIS is a new telephone survey designed to 
provide population-based, standardized health-related data for 
California counties. Initiated by the California Department of Health 
Services (CDHS) Center for Health Statistics, the Public Health 
Institute (PHI), and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (UCLA), 
the survey will largely be funded by California sources. The 2000 CHIS 
CCTM will be similar in content to the 2000 NHIS CCTM, and will be 
administered to one sample adult in 55,000 households. California, the 
most populous state in the nation, is also the most racially and 
ethnically diverse. Specific populations of interest include Black or 
African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other 
Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native. NCI anticipates 
comparing the CHIS and NHIS data in order to conduct comparative and 
pooled analyses that will enable better estimates of health-related 
behaviors and cancer risk factors for smaller racial/ethnic minority 
populations. In this way, NCI anticipates improving its estimates for 
cancer risk factors and screening among racial/ethnic minority 
populations. Frequency of response: One-time. Affected public: 
Individuals. Types of Respondents: U.S. adults. The annual reporting 
burden is as follows:

                       Table A.12-1.--Annualized Burden Estimates for CHIS Data Collection
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                                                     Estimated
                 Data collection                     number of     Frequency of    Average time     Annual hour
                                                    respondents      response      per response       burden
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Adult Core......................................          55,000               1           .5             27,500
CCTM............................................          55,000               1           .2004          11,022
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    Totals......................................          55,000  ..............  ..............          38,522
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    There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Costs to report.
    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proposed performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (2) The 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    For further Information: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Nancy Breen, Ph.D., Project Officer, National 
Cancer Institute, EPN 313, 6130 Executive Boulevard MSC 7344, Bethesda 
Maryland 20892-7344, or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-8500, or 
FAX your request to (301) 435-3710, or E-mail your request, including 
your address, to [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before 
January 3, 2000.

    Dated: October 26, 1999.
Reesa L. Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 99-28919 Filed 11-3-99; 8:45 am]
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