[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85963-85964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28641]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-17-0214]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs. To request additional 
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the 
information collection plan and instruments, call (404) 639-7570 or 
send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments 
should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (OMB No. 0920-0214, expires 
01/31/2019)--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 data on the extent 
and nature of illness and disability of the population of the United 
States.
    The annual National Health Interview Survey is a major source of 
general statistics on the health of the U.S. population and has been in 
the field continuously since 1957. Clearance is sought for three years, 
to collect data from 2017 to 2019.
    This voluntary and confidential household-based survey collects 
demographic and health-related information from a nationally 
representative sample of noninstitutionalized, civilian persons and 
households throughout the country. Personal identification information 
is requested from survey respondents to facilitate linkage of survey 
data with

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health-related administrative and other records. In 2017 the NHIS will 
collect information from approximately 45,000 households, which contain 
about 100,000 individuals. Information is collected using computer 
assisted personal interviews (CAPI).
    A core set of data is collected each year that remains largely 
unchanged, whereas sponsored supplements vary from year to year. The 
core set includes socio-demographic characteristics, health status, 
health care services, and health behaviors. For 2017, supplemental 
questions will be cycled in pertaining to alternative and integrative 
medicine, cognitive disability, receipt of culturally and 
linguistically appropriate health care services, epilepsy, and heart 
disease and stroke. Supplemental topics that continue or are enhanced 
from 2016 pertain to the Affordable Care Act, chronic pain, diabetes, 
disability and functioning, family food security, ABCS of heart disease 
and stroke prevention, hepatitis B/C screening, immunizations, 
smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes, vision, and children's mental 
health. Questions from 2016 on balance, Crohn's disease and colitis, 
and blood donation have been removed. In addition to these core and 
supplemental modules, a subsample of NHIS respondents and/or members of 
commercial survey panels may be identified to participate in short, 
Web-based methodological and cognitive testing activities that will 
inform the upcoming 2018 NHIS questionnaire redesign. The aims of these 
standalone assessments include pilot testing new and/or updated 
questionnaire items, evaluating the impact of different categorical 
response option formats on answer choices, and measuring respondent 
comprehension of health care-related terms and concepts.
    In accordance with the 1995 initiative to increase the integration 
of surveys within the DHHS, respondents to the NHIS serve as the 
sampling frame for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey conducted by 
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The NHIS has long been 
used by government, academic, and private researchers to evaluate both 
general health and specific issues, such as smoking, diabetes, health 
care coverage, and access to health care. It is a leading source of 
data for the Congressionally-mandated ``Health US'' and related 
publications, as well as the single most important source of statistics 
to track progress toward the National Health Promotion and Disease 
Prevention Objectives, ``Healthy People 2020.''
    There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annualized burden hours are 49,000.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Adult Family Member...................  Family Core.............          45,000               1           23/60
Sample Adult..........................  Adult Core..............          36,000               1           15/60
Adult Family Member...................  Child Core..............          14,000               1           10/60
Adult Family Member...................  Supplements.............          45,000               1           20/60
Adult Family Member...................  Methodological Projects.          15,000               1           20/60
Adult Family Member...................  Reinterview Survey......           5,000               1            5/60
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-28641 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am]
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