[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2516-2517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01328]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30-Day-19-1061]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
(BRFSS) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection
Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on September
18, 2018 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC
received three comments related to the previous notice. This notice
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency
comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(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, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)--Revision--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is requesting OMB approval to revise information collection for
the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for the period
of 2019-2022. The BRFSS is a nationwide system of cross-sectional
telephone health surveys administered by health departments in states,
territories, and the District of Columbia (collectively referred to
here as states) in collaboration with CDC. The BRFSS produces state-
level information primarily on health risk behaviors, health
conditions, and preventive health practices that are associated with
chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and injury. Designed to meet the
data needs of individual states and territories, the CDC sponsors the
BRFSS information collection project under a cooperative agreement with
states and territories. Under this partnership, BRFSS state
coordinators determine questionnaire content with technical and
methodological assistance provided by CDC. For most states and
territories, the BRFSS provides the only sources of data amenable to
state and local level health and health risk indicator uses. Over time,
it has also developed into an important data collection system that
federal agencies rely on for state and local health information and to
track national health objectives such as Healthy People.
CDC bases the BRFSS questionnaire on modular design principles to
accommodate a variety of state-specific needs within a common
framework. All participating states are required to administer a
standardized core questionnaire, which provides a set of shared health
indicators for all BRFSS partners. The BRFSS core questionnaire
consists of fixed core, rotating core, and emerging core questions.
Fixed core questions are asked every year. Rotating core questions
cycle on and off the core questionnaire during even or odd years,
depending on the question. Emerging core questions are included in the
core questionnaire as needed to collect data on urgent or emerging
health topics such as influenza. In addition, the BRFSS includes a
series of optional modules on a variety of topics. In off years, when
the rotating questions are not included in the core questionnaire, they
are offered to states as optional modules. This framework allows each
state to produce a customized BRFSS survey by appending selected
optional modules to the core survey. States may select which, if any,
optional modules to administer. As needed, CDC provides technical and
methodological assistance to state BRFSS coordinators in the
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construction of their state-specific surveys. Each state administers
its BRFSS questionnaire throughout the calendar year.
CDC periodically updates the BRFSS core survey and optional
modules. The purpose of this Revision request is to add the following
topics to the questionnaires: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue
syndrome; hepatitis treatment; adverse childhood experiences; food
stamps; and opioid use and misuse. In addition, this request seeks
approval for reinstating topics which have been included in BRFSS in
the past, dependent upon state interest and funding. Participation is
voluntary and there is no cost to participate. The total time burden
across all respondents will be approximately 241,519 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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U.S. General Population............... Landline Screener....... 375,000 1 1/60
Cell Phone Screener..... 292,682 1 1/60
Field Test Screener..... 900 1 1/60
Annual Survey Respondents (Adults >18 BRFSS Core Survey....... 480,000 1 15/60
Years).
BRFSS Optional Modules.. 440,000 1 15/60
Field Test Respondents (Adults >18 Field Test Survey....... 500 1 45/60
Years).
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-01328 Filed 2-6-19; 8:45 am]
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