[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54052-54053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18056]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-05-0314]


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 404-371-5983 
and

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send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Cycle 7 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG-7)--OMB No. 
0920-0314--Reinstatement with change--National Center for Health 
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) has been conducted 
periodically since 1973 by the CDC's National Center for Health 
Statistics. The first five cycles were based on in-person interviews 
with national samples of women 15-44 years of age. Cycle 6, in 2002, 
was based on interviews with a national sample of 12,571 persons--4,928 
men and 7,643 women ages 15-44. Interviews provided national estimates 
of behavior related to birth and pregnancy rates; marriage, divorce, 
and adoption; behavior related to the risk of Human Immunodeficiency 
Virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases; attitudes toward 
marriage, childbearing, and parenthood; and men's and women's roles in 
raising children.
    While the content of Cycle 7 will be similar to that of Cycle 6, 
the interviewing will be conducted over a 4-year period rather than 
being completed in one year, as in previous cycles. This continuous 
interviewing design is intended to reduce costs, increase efficiency, 
and contribute to continuous improvement in the collection, processing, 
and dissemination of the data. Sample size is expected to increase from 
12,571 in Cycle 6 to 17,400 total in the 4 years of data collection in 
Cycle 7. For this cycle, the ``Pretest'' will be conducted initially in 
the first 8 weeks of interviewing and, if no problems are found, those 
weeks will become part of the Main Study. If operational problems are 
found in that period, they will be corrected, and the ``Main Study'' 
will begin at that point. The burden table represents the survey 
collection averaged over the first three years of data collection.
    Users of the NSFG include: the National Institutes of Health's 
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Office 
of Population Affairs; CDC's NCHS, Division of Reproductive Health, 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion(NCCDPHP); Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center 
for HIV, STD, & TB Prevention (NCHSTP); and the Department's Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and Administration 
for Children and Families. There is no cost to respondents other than 
their time to participate.

                                    Estimated Average Annualized Hour Burden
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                                                                                    Avg. burden
         Survey and type of respondents              Number of     Responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)        hours.
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Pretest
Screener........................................             403               1            5/60              34
Males...........................................             109               1               1             109
Females.........................................             133               1            1.33             177
Main Study
Screener........................................           7,250               1            5/60             604
Males...........................................           1,957               1               1           1,957
Females.........................................           2,393               1            1.33           3,183
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,064
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Betsey Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-18056 Filed 9-12-05; 8:45 am]
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