[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50657-50658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24876]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-01-64]


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 or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG-6) (OMB No. 
0920-0314)--Revision--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National Survey 
of Family Growth has been conducted periodically since 1973 by the 
National Center for Health Statistics, CDC. The first five cycles of 
the NSFG were based on interviews with women 15-44 years of age, to 
measure factors related to birth and pregnancy rates and maternal and 
infant health. In Cycle 6, both women and men will be interviewed. The 
interviews with males 15-44 will address (1) factors that affect entry 
into marriage, cohabitation, and fatherhood; (2) factors that affect 
the spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and HIV (Human 
Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus that causes AIDS); and (3) factors 
that affect men's ability and willingness to carry out their fatherhood 
roles, including child support.
    In 2002, the NSFG will interview a nationally representative sample 
of 11,500 women and 7,500 men 15-44 years of age. Black, Hispanic, and 
15-24 year old men and women will be sampled at a higher rate than 
others. A pretest has been conducted. All participation is completely 
voluntary and confidential.
    NSFG data help measure the demographics, health status, and 
behavior of the population of reproductive age (as well as those 
responsible for most STDs). The NSFG data from the 1995 survey have 
already been published in more than 60 published NCHS reports and 
articles in scientific journals. Besides NCHS, users of NSFG data 
include the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of 
Population Affairs, the National Institute for Child Health and Human 
Development, the CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention program, the CDC's Division of 
Reproductive Health, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning 
and Evaluation (OASPE), and the Children's Bureau. Other users include 
Congress (for Section 905 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, among others); the Healthy 
People 2000 and 2010 initiatives; private researchers in demography, 
public health, maternal and child health, and state governments. There 
is no cost to respondents.

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                                                                     Number of     Avg. burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)         (in hrs.)
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Survey: screener................................           55000               1            5/60           4,583
Survey: males...................................            7500               1               1           7,500
Survey: females.................................           11500               1           80/60          15,333
Verification....................................            5500               1            5/60             458
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      Total.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          27,874
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    Dated: September 27, 2001.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-24876 Filed 10-3-01; 8:45 am]
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