[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76414-76415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31445]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-12-11CE]


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 comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 
1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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) 1999-
2010 Birth Certificate Linkage Study--Pregnant Women--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.
    Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (DHANES) 
proposes to re-contact women who were pregnant at the time of their 
participation in NHANES in 1999-2010 and ask permission to link their 
data to the child's birth certificate data, for the birth that resulted 
after the survey. This study is funded in collaboration with CDC's 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
Division of Reproductive Health (DRH). Participation is completely 
voluntary and confidential.
    NHANES was conducted periodically between 1970 and 1994, and 
continuously since 1999 by the NCHS. A supplemental sample of pregnant 
women was selected in NHANES from 1999-2006. This resulted in a total 
of 1,350 pregnant women. Although this supplemental sample was 
discontinued after 2006, there are an estimated 150 pregnant women in 
the NHANES sample for the years 2007-10. This results in a total 
estimate of 1,500 women for this project.
    The NHANES only collected information about the pregnant women at 
the time of interview. Having information on their children's birth 
certificates and birth outcomes could provide insight into issues 
related to maternal and child health. No other survey has the physical 
examination and nutritional data that NHANES collects on pregnant 
women.
    Consents for these projects will be sent to the appropriate U.S. 
states, local areas, or territories, where the birth certificate 
retrievals will then be conducted. Electronic retrieval per records is 
estimated at five minutes.
    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. This submission requests approval 
for two years. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. 
The total estimated annual burden is 312 hours.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent              Form           Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Women who were pregnant during  Health                       750               1           20/60             250
 NHANES 1999-2010.               Questionnaire/
                                 Consent Form.
State/local vital statistics    Locate and                    57              13            5/60              62
 staff (one per U.S. State or    transmit birth
 Territory).                     certificates.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             312
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    November 30, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-31445 Filed 12-6-11; 8:45 am]
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