[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3215-3216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01000]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2015 National 
Survey of Children's Health Pretest

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before March 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Scott Boggess, U.S. Census Bureau, ADDP, HQ-
6H063, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233-0001 (301-763-6167 
or via the Internet at [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) Pretest project 
plan will consist of several panels to assess data collection mode 
preferences (Paper-and-Pencil Interviewing (PAPI) and Internet) of 
respondents, amount of respondent incentives to gain cooperation and 
participation in the survey, and telephone as a method of nonresponse 
follow-up.
    The design for the pretest survey data collection is assumed to be 
two-phase: the first phase will screen for households with children and 
children with special health care needs; followed by the selection of a 
single child in households with children and phase two will present 
age-based topical questions. There are three separate age-based topical 
surveys that a household could be selected for: 0 to 5 year old 
children, 6 to 11 year old children, or 12 to 17 year old children. 
Census staff will develop a sampling plan to select a pretest sample of 
16,000 households (addresses) from a vendor-provided sampling frame 
with split panels to test mode of administration (Mail and Web Push + 
Mail) and use of cash incentives ($5 or $10). The target overall 
response rate for the pretest is 70 percent for the screener and 80 
percent for the topical questionnaire.
    The pretest allows for the preparation of a successful first year 
production survey which enables the MCHB to produce national and state-
based estimates on the health and well-being of children, their 
families, and their communities as well as estimates of the prevalence 
and impact of children with special health care needs.

II. Method of Collection

    Mailout/Mailback Paper-and-Pencil Interviewing (PAPI) Treatment 
Groups Plans for the Mailout/Mailback pretest treatment groups include 
a sample of 8,000 households that will be mailed an English and Spanish 
language self-administered PAPI screening instrument (questionnaire) 
followed by a separate age-based topical instrument (questionnaire). 
The households selected for this group will all be sent a $5 cash 
incentive with the initial request to complete the screener instrument. 
This group will then be further broken down into two different 
treatment groups: one group will receive a $5 cash incentive with the 
topical instrument and the other will receive a $10 cash incentive with 
the topical instrument. The sample sizes for each of these different 
cash incentive groups is 4,000 households.

Web Push + Mail Treatment Groups

    Plans for the Web Push + Mail pretest treatment group include a 
sample of 8,000 households that will receive instructions on how to 
complete an English or Spanish language screening instrument 
(questionnaire) via the Web. The households selected for the Web Push + 
Mail pretest treatment group will be taken through the screening 
instrument to determine if they screen into one of the three topical

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instruments. If a household lists at least one child who is 0 to 17 
years old in the screener, they will be directed into a topical 
instrument immediately after the last screener question. The Web Push + 
Mail group is further broken down into differing incentive groups. 
Since the respondent is taken through both the screening and topical 
instruments at one time, either a $5 or $10 cash incentive is mailed 
along with the initial screening instrument request. Therefore, the Web 
Push + Mail pretest sample of 8,000 is broken out into two incentive 
groups of 4,000 households each. Since the Web Push + Mail group does 
not receive any topical mailing materials, they will not receive any 
additional incentives.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): NSCH-P-S1 (English Screener),
    NSCH-P-T1 (English Topical for 0- to 5-year-old children),
    NSCH-P-T2 (English Topical for 6- to 11-year-old children),
    NSCH-P-T3 (English Topical for 12- to 17-year-old children),
    NSCH-PS-S1 (Spanish Screener),
    NSCH-PS-T1 (Spanish Topical for 0- to 5-year-old children),
    NSCH-PS-T2 (Spanish Topical for 6- to 11-year-old children), and
    NSCH-PS-T3 (Spanish Topical for 12- to 17-year-old children).
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Parents, researchers, policymakers, and family 
advocates.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,200 for the Screener and 8,960 
for the Topical.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 minutes per screener response and 
27-30 minutes per topical response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,227 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $2,776,000.00.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority:

Census Authority: Title 13, U.S.C. Section 8(b)
MCHB Authority: 42 U.S.C., Chapter 7, Title V (Social Security Act)
Confidentiality: Confidential Information Protection and Statistical 
Efficiency Act (CIPSEA)

IV. Request for Comments

    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 
(including hours and cost) 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.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: January 16, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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