[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 208 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61170-61171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21208]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-08-0406]


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) 639-5960 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

    State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS), (OMB No. 
0920-0406)--Extension--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on the 
extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the 
United States. The State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey 
(SLAITS) mechanism has been conducted since 1997. NCHS requests 3 years 
of OMB clearance to continue using this integrated and coordinated 
survey system. It is specifically designed to collect health and well-
being data at the national, state, and local levels (in accordance with 
the 1995 initiative to increase the integration of surveys within 
DHHS).
    Using the large sampling frame from the ongoing National 
Immunization Survey (NIS) and Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing 
(CATI), SLAITS has quickly collected and produced household and person-
level data to monitor many health-related areas. The questionnaire 
content is drawn from existing surveys within DHHS and other Federal 
agencies. Depending on the needs of the project sponsor, a new 
instrument may need to be developed. Examples of topical areas are 
child and family health and well-being; early childhood health; 
children with special health care needs (CSHCN); influenza vaccination 
of children; asthma prevalence and treatment; access to care; program 
participation; the health and well-being of adopted children; post-
adoption support use; knowledge of Medicaid and the State Children's 
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); and changes in health care coverage 
at the national and state levels.
    Since its inception the SLAITS mechanism has been used by federal, 
state, and local government researchers and policymakers; researchers 
at universities and non-profit groups; and advocates to evaluate 
content and programmatic health issues. For example, the CSHCN and 
Children's Health modules have been used by Federal and state Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau Directors to evaluate programs and service 
needs. The module on Medicaid and SCHIP was prominently featured in a 
Congressional report on children's insurance.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time to 
participate. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 55,190.

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                                           Estimated Annualized Burden
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                                                                                Number of        Average burden
                      Respondents                            Number of        responses per    per response  (in
                                                            respondents         respondent           hours)
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Developmental work--Household screener.................             14,535                  1               3/60
Developmental work--Household screener & survey........              6,151                  1              28/60
Main implementation--Household screener................            515,027                  1               3/60
Main implementation--Household screener & survey.......             59,635                  1              26/60
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    Dated: October 17, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-21208 Filed 10-26-07; 8:45 am]
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