[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55476-55477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8042]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-0214]


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) 639-4794 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2007-2009, (OMB No. 0920-
0214)--Revision--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The annual National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is a major 
source of general statistics on the health of the U.S. population and 
has been in the field continuously since 1957. This household-based 
survey collects demographic and health-related information on a 
nationally representative sample of persons and households throughout 
the country. Information is collected using computer assisted personal 
interviews (CAPI). A core set of data is collected annually and 
supplements are collected periodically. For 2007, supplementary 
information will be collected on complementary and alternative medicine 
and hearing problems. These supplements are sponsored by the National 
Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the National 
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, both parts of 
the National Institutes of Health.
    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 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, diabetes, and access to health care. 
It is 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.'' There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annualized burden hours are 38,271.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                Questionnaire (respondent)                      Number of       responses per    per respondent
                                                               respondents       respondent         in hours
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Screener Questionnaire....................................            15,000                 1              5/60
Family Core (adult family member).........................            39,000                 1             22/60
Adult Core (sample adult).................................            32,000                 1             18/60
Adult Topical Module (sample adult).......................            32,000                 1             18/60
Child Core (adult family member)..........................            13,000                 1              9/60
Child Topical Module (adult family member)................            13,000                 1              6/60
Reinterview Survey........................................             3,250                 1              5/60
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    Dated: September 18, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 06-8042 Filed 9-21-06; 8:45 am]
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