[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33391-33392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13337]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-62]


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 Sandra Gambescia, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11, 
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Written comments 
should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    2005 National Health Interview Survey, OMB No. 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. 
Respondents to the NHIS also serve as the sampling frame for the 
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey which 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 access to 
health care. Journalists use its data to inform the general public. It 
will continue to be a leading source of data for the

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Congressional-mandated ``Health US'' and related publications. NHIS is 
the single most important source of statistics to track progress toward 
the National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives, 
``Healthy People 2010.''
    The NHIS has been in the field continuously since 1957. Due to 
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 fully 
implemented in 1997. This clearance is for the ninth full year of data 
collection using the core questionnaire on CAPI, and for the 
implementation of a supplement sponsored by the National Cancer 
Institute. There is no cost to the respondents other than their time.
    Annualized Burden Table:

                                             [January-December 2005]
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response (in    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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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: June 7, 2004.
Bill J. Atkinson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-13337 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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