[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21878]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-48-02]


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) 498-1210. 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

    National Health Interview Survey, 2003 Basic Module with Topical 
Modules (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 micro-data files, 
and a sampling frame for other integrated surveys. The total annual 
burden for this data collection is 39,300 hours.

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                                                                                      No. of       Avg. burden/
                           Respondents                                No. of        responses/     response  (in
                                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)
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Family..........................................................          39,000               1           21/60
Sample adult....................................................          32,000               1           42/60
Sample child....................................................          13,000               1           15/60
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    Dated: August 12, 2002.
Julie Fishman,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-21878 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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