[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24884-24885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10703]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-11-11EO]


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 404-639-5960 
and send written comments to Carol Walker, CDC Acting 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

    The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)--
New--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 2011 and 2012 and data planning and testing activities 
for 2013-2014 data collection.
    The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has, 
to date, been authorized as a generic clearance under OMB Number 0920-
0237. A change in accounting practice for the burden hours, however, 
requires a shift to a newly-assigned clearance number; thus the 
submission of a new clearance request. Legislative authority and major 
activities remain the same as the approval that was received on 11/2/
2010. In addition, a new NHANES youth fitness study, beginning in 2012, 
is now added to the request.
    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 
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

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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. NCHS collects personal identification information from 
survey respondents to facilitate linkage of survey data with health 
related administrative records. For the 2011-2012 survey, NHANES will 
add an Asian oversample to the survey design. Beginning in 2012 NHANES 
will also conduct the NHANES Youth Fitness Study. NHANES will measure 
children's height and weight and ask them to perform activities such as 
walking on a treadmill, exercises, and wearing an activity monitor that 
records body movement during everyday activities. Participation is 
voluntary. This study will be conducted among children 3-15 years old, 
who are not participants in the regular NHANES.
    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. This 
submission requests approval for three years.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                    Number of    Average  burden
               Type of respondent                   Number of     responses per   per  response    Total burden
                                                   respondents     respondent       (in hours)         hours
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NHANES Respondents All ages....................          18,813               1              2            37,626
NHANES Youth Fitness Study Participants 3-15              2,500               1              1.5           3,750
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Other Special study/pretest participants.......           2,750               1              3             8,250
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    Total......................................  ..............  ..............  ...............          49,626
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    Dated: April 27, 2011.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-10703 Filed 5-2-11; 8:45 am]
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