[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23769-23770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09975]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: National Survey of Children's Health.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): See following breakdown:
    English survey forms include:
    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), and NSCH-P-T3 (English Topical for 12- to 17-year-old 
children).
    Spanish survey forms include:
    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 Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 12,534.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.08 for the screener and 0.5 for the 
topical.
    Burden Hours: 2,262 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) 
Pretest is a small-scale (N = 16,000 addresses) national pretest 
conducted prior to fielding the first year production survey. This 
pretest is necessary to assess survey methodology, evaluate the survey 
instrument, and test operational procedures and processes. The pretest 
sample will consist of several panels to assess data collection mode 
preferences (Mail or Internet) of respondents, amount of respondent 
cash incentives ($5 or $10) needed to gain cooperation and 
participation in the survey, and telephone as a method of nonresponse 
follow-up.
    Plans for pretest data collection include two modes. The first mode 
that will be tested is a mail out/mail back of a self-administered 
paper-and-pencil interviewing (PAPI) screener instrument followed by a 
separate mail out/mail back of a PAPI age-based topical instrument. The 
second mode that will be tested is an Internet survey that contains the 
screener and topical instruments. The Internet instrument

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will take the respondent through both the screener questions and if the 
household screens into the study, they will be taken directly into one 
of the three age-based topical sets of questions.
    The pretest allows for the preparation of a successful first year 
production survey based on previously tested methods and procedures. In 
turn, this enables the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the 
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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.
    Affected Public: Parents, researchers, policymakers, and family 
advocates.
    Frequency: One time.
    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).

    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce 
collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: April 24, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-09975 Filed 4-28-15; 8:45 am]
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