[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31809-31810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11666]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-02-49]


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)498-1210.
    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: 2003 National Health Interview Survey, Basic 
Module (0920-0214)--Revision--National Center for Health Statistics 
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The annual 
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is a basic source of general 
statistics on the health of the U.S. population. In accordance with the 
1995 initiative to increase the integration of surveys within the 
Department of Health and Human Services, respondents to the NHIS serve 
as the sampling frame for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. This 
survey is conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 
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 2010.''
    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 shift from paper questionnaires 
to computer assisted personal interviews (CAPI). These redesigned 
elements were partially implemented in 1996 and fully implemented in 
1997. This clearance is for the seventh full year of data collection 
using the core questionnaire on CAPI, and for the implementation of 
supplements on asthma, heart disease, children's mental health, cancer 
screening, and diabetes. The supplements will help track many of the 
Health People 2010 objectives. This data collection, planned for 
January-December 2003, will result in publication of new national 
estimates of health statistics, release of public use microdata files, 
and a sampling frame for other integrated surveys. There is no cost to 
the respondents other than their time.

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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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Family..........................................          39,000               1           21/60          13,650
Sample adult....................................          32,000               1           42/60          22,400
Sample child....................................          13,000               1           15/60           3,250
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          39,300
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    Dated: May 1, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-11666 Filed 5-9-02; 8:45 am]
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