[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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