[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 207 (Friday, October 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63477-63478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25423]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-08-0237]


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

    The 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

    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; environmental, social and 
other health hazards; and determinants of health of the population of 
the United States. This three-year clearance request includes the data 
collection in 2009 and 2010 and data planning and testing activities 
for 2011-2012 data collection.
    The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) was 
conducted periodically between 1970 and 1994, and continuously since 
1999 by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC. Almost 19,000 
persons are screened, with about 5,000 participants interviewed and 
examined annually. Participation in NHANES is completely voluntary and 
confidential.
    NHANES programs produce descriptive statistics which measure the

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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 arthritis, asthma, osteoporosis, infectious diseases, diabetes, 
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, drug and 
alcohol use, physical activity, environmental exposures, and diet. 
NHANES data are used to produce national reference data on height, 
weight, and nutrient levels in the blood. Results from more recent 
NHANES can be compared to findings reported from previous surveys to 
monitor changes in the health of the U.S. population over time. NHANES 
continues to collect genetic material on a national probability sample 
for future genetic research aimed at understanding disease 
susceptibility in the U.S. population.
    NHANES data users include the U.S. Congress; the World Health 
Organization; numerous Federal agencies such as the National Institutes 
of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the United States 
Department of Agriculture; 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.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated annualized burden hours are 49,626.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                       Type of respondent                            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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 NHANES Respondents.............................................          18,813               1               2
 Special study/pretest participants.............................           4,000               1               3
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    Dated: October 17, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-25423 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]
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