[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6262-6263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3150]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-02-25]


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: Pretest for the Canada/U.S. Joint Health Survey 
(CUJHS Pretest)--New--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A pretest is planned 
to test and evaluate the joint survey data collection system. This 
involves five major areas: (1) Sample integration, (2) case management 
(3) the CATI system, (4) questionnaire design, and (5) comparability 
across the three languages. This involves five major areas: (1) Sample 
integration, (2) case management (3) the CATI system, (4)

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questionnaire design, and (5) comparability across the three languages. 
The sample integration involves screening for eligibility and selection 
of sample respondents. The CATI system requires testing the 
instrument's ability to check whether a response is within a legitimate 
range, to follow skip patterns, to fill country-specific information in 
questions as applicable, and to employ pick lists for response 
categories. Case management involves correct classification of survey 
responses, quality control, and interviewer monitoring. Questionnaire 
design review checks for problems in concepts, flow, order and content 
of questions and answers. The comparability and accuracy of the 
English, French and Spanish versions of the questionnaire will be 
carefully assessed.
    The Canada/U.S. Joint Health Survey (CUJHS) is a one-time 
collaborative effort of Statistics Canada and the U.S. National Center 
for Health Statistics to conduct a telephone survey in both countries 
using the same questionnaire. Approximately 3,000 adults will be 
interviewed in Canada and 5,000 adults in the U.S. The questionnaire 
will cover chronic health conditions, functional status and 
limitations, smoking, height and weight, cancer screening, access to 
health care, and demographics.
    The project will be jointly funded with each agency covering the 
costs of data collection of their own sample and the sharing of all 
other costs. The purpose of the survey is to move the national health 
surveys of both countries toward closer comparability so the health 
status among residents of countries can be compared in a more concrete 
manner. This will allow researchers to study the effect of variations 
in health systems on health care, health status and functional status. 
This effort can also serve as a model for improving comparability among 
national health studies generally.
    A need for such comparability has been noted by the World Health 
Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation who is funding the study in part. The 
specific data from the CUJHS may well contribute toward meeting some of 
the research needs directly. Its longer term impact will be to 
demonstrate best practices for use in bi-national and multi-national 
health surveys. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

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                                                                            Number of   Avg. burden     Total
                         Respondents                           Number of    responses/    response   burden  (in
                                                              respondents   respondent   (in hours)     hours)
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United States...............................................          100            1        20/60           33
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    Total...................................................                                                  33
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    Dated: February 1, 2002.
Julie Fishman,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-3150 Filed 2-8-02; 8:45 am]
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