[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8666-8667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04303]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
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.
Agency: Census Bureau.
Title: National Survey of Children's Health.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0990.
Form Number(s):
English survey forms include:
NSCH-S1 (English Screener),
NSCH-T1 (English Topical for 0- to 5-year-old children),
NSCH-T2 (English Topical for 6- to 11-year-old children),
NSCH-T3 (English Topical for 12- to 17-year-old children).
Spanish survey forms include:
NSCH-S-S1 (Spanish Screener),
NSCH-S-T1 (Spanish Topical for 0- to 5-year-old children),
NSCH-S-T2 (Spanish Topical for 6- to 11-year-old children), and
NSCH-S-T3 (Spanish Topical for 12- to 17-year-old children)
NSCH-SC1 (Screener Card--perforated).
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Number of Respondents: 67,193 for the production screener, 26,321
for the production topical, 2,000 for the screener card, 680 for the
screener card web screener, and 355 for the screener card web topical.
Please note that the estimated number of respondents are slightly lower
here than noted in the Presubmission Federal Register, published on
November 13, 2018 (83 FR, No. 219; p. 56287-56290). The figures here
are the correct figures and are a result of improved estimates of the
response rates for the screener and topical modules using updated
return rates from the 2018 NSCH cycle after survey closeout.
Average Hours per Response: 0.083 for the production screener and
screener card web screener, 0.55 for the production topical and
screener card web topical, and 0.033 for the screener card.
Burden Hours: 20,371. Please note that the estimated total annual
burden hours are slightly lower here than noted in the Federal Register
Pre-notice. The figure here is the correct figure and is a result of
improved estimates of the response rates for the screener and topical
modules using updated return rates from the 2018 NSCH cycle after
survey closeout.
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Needs and Uses: The National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH)
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.
Data will be collected using one of two modes. The first mode is a
web instrument (Centurion) survey that contains the screener and
topical instruments. The web instrument first will take the respondent
through the screener questions. If the household screens into the
study, the respondent will be taken directly into one of the three age-
based topical sets of questions. The second mode is a mailout/mailback
of a self-administered paper-and-pencil interviewing (PAPI) screener
instrument followed by a separate mailout/mailback of a PAPI age-based
topical instrument. A test of a single-question PAPI screener card
instrument to ease the burden for households without children is also
being conducted concurrently with the production survey.
The National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) is a large-scale
(sample size is 184,000 addresses) national survey with approximately
180,000 addresses included in the production survey and 4,000 addresses
included in the screener card test. The survey will consist of one
additional experiment to test the effectiveness of an envelope design
that is aimed at increasing the likelihood of response by increasing
the chance that the initial mail package is opened. Higher response can
reduce follow-up costs and nonresponse bias. As in prior cycles of the
NSCH, there remain two key, non-experimental design elements. The first
additional non-experimental design element is either a $2 or $5
screener cash incentive mailed to 90% (45% each) of sampled addresses;
the remaining 10% (the control) will receive no incentive to monitor
the effectiveness of the cash incentive. This incentive is designed to
increase response and reduce nonresponse bias. The incentive amounts
were chosen based on the results of the 2018 NSCH as well as funding
availability. The second additional non-experimental design element is
a data collection procedure based on the block group-level paper-only
response probability used to identify households (30% of the sample)
that would be more likely to respond by paper and send them a paper
questionnaire from the initial mailing. The two experiments that will
be further evaluated during the 2019 NSCH cycle are the screener card
test as mentioned above along with a test of a more visually appealing,
eye-catching envelope design that is aimed at increasing the likelihood
that a mail package is opened, furthermore increasing the probability
of response.
Affected Public: Parents, researchers, policymakers, and family
advocates.
Frequency: The 2019 collection is the fourth administration of the
NSCH. It is an annual survey, with a new sample drawn for each
administration.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Census Authority: 13 U.S.C. Section 8(b).
HRSA MCHB Authority: Section 501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 701)
USDA Authority: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public
Law 111-296. In particular, 42 U.S.C. 1769d(a) authorizes USDA to
conduct research on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger
included in 1769d(a)(4)(B), the geographic dispersion of childhood
hunger and food insecurity.
CDC/NCBDDD Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 301, 42
U.S.C. 241.
Confidentiality: The Census Bureau is required by law to protect
your information. The Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly
release your responses in a way that could identify you or your
household. Federal law protects your privacy and keeps your answers
confidential (Title 13, United States Code, Section 9). Per the Federal
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, your data are protected from
cybersecurity risks through screening of the systems that transmit your
data.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-04303 Filed 3-8-19; 8:45 am]
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