[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 185 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55797-55798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8164]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-0237)


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 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) 639-5960 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

    The 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 
NHANES--(0920-0237)--Revision--National Center for Health Statistics 
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has 
been conducted periodically since 1970 and continuously since 1999 by 
the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC. Participants will 
receive a household interview, a physical examination, a telephone 
dietary interview and a telephone interview. The telephone interview, 
as well as selected questions in the household interview will be 
referred to as the Flexible Consumer Behavior Survey (FCBS) and will 
include questions on food expenditures, diet and health knowledge and 
other food and nutrition topics. Of the over 13,000 individuals who 
will be screened, it is estimated that approximately 5,000 participants 
will be examined annually. Participation in the survey is completely 
voluntary and confidential.
    NHANES programs produce descriptive statistics which measure the 
health and nutrition status of the general population. Through the use 
of questionnaires, physical examinations, and laboratory tests, NHANES 
studies the relationship between diet, nutrition and health in a 
representative sample of the United States. NHANES monitors the 
prevalence of chronic conditions and risk factors related to health 
such as asthma, osteoporosis, infectious diseases, diabetes, eye 
disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, drug 
and alcohol use, physical activity, environmental exposures, and diet. 
NHANES data are used to establish the norms for the general population 
against which health care providers can compare such patient 
characteristics as height, weight, and nutrient levels in the blood. 
Data from NHANES can be compared to those from previous surveys to 
monitor changes in the health of the U.S. population. NHANES will also 
establish a national probability sample of genetic material for future 
genetic research for susceptibility to disease.
    Users of NHANES data include Congress; the World Health 
Organization; Federal agencies such as NIH, EPA, and USDA; private 
groups such as the American Heart Association; schools of public 
health; private businesses; individual practitioners; and 
administrators. NHANES data are used to establish, monitor, and/or 
evaluate recommended dietary allowances, food fortification policies, 
environmental exposures, immunization guidelines and health education 
and disease prevention programs. The current submission requests 
approval for three years.
    There is no net cost to respondents other than their time. 
Respondents are reimbursed for any out-of-pocket costs such as 
transportation to and from the examination center. The total estimated 
annualized burden hours are 59,864.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of       Number of    Average burden
                         Burden category                            respondents    responses per   per response
                                                                     per year       respondent        (hours)
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1. Screening interview only.....................................          13,333               1           10/60
2. Screener, family, and sample person interviews only..........             300               1            1.10
3. Screener, family, and sample person interviews and MEC                  5,180               1             5.9
 examination (including pilot studies)..........................
4. Second dietary recall interview..............................           4,300               1           30/60
5. Telephone Interview (FCBS)...................................           3,000               1           20/60
6. Follow-up, special studies, and tests of procedures..........           4,000               1             5.9
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    Dated: September 19, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 06-8164 Filed 9-22-06; 8:45 am]
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