[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 28 (Friday, February 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9345-9346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02950]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-21-21CM; Docket No. CDC-2021-0009]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled National Center for Health 
Statistics' Research and Development Survey (RANDS) during COVID-19--
Round 3. The Research and Development Survey (RANDS) is designed to 
quickly obtain and disseminate information about selected population 
health characteristics during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and to 
provide documentation supporting the validity of pandemic-related 
survey questions, including questions, such as those on telehealth 
access and use, that will continue to be important for public health 
after the pandemic.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 13, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0009 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. 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 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    National Center for Health Statistics Research and Development 
Survey (RANDS) during COVID-19 (Round 3)--New--National Center for 
Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

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Background and Brief Description

    The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has submitted a 
six-month OMB emergency clearance for a Research and Development Survey 
(RANDS) COVID-19 related data collection. Since COVID-19 has resulted 
in a public health crisis, this information collection requests 
approval to conduct a follow-on survey (Round 3) to the previously 
completed rounds of RANDS. Similar to the previous two rounds of RANDS 
completed during COVID-19, this information collection will use NORC's 
AmeriSpeak Panel as its sample source.
    The RANDS COVID-19 (Round 3) collection will be used for the 
purpose of continuing NCHS' developmental survey methods and will 
generate data that can help explain health-related experiences of the 
United States population during this period. The data collection 
includes not only a research component, but will also contribute to 
CDC's ongoing surveillance of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the current 
outbreak and the resulting limitations placed on NCHS' other data 
collections, RANDS will provide NCHS and CDC with early estimates of 
COVID-19-related concepts. The questionnaire will cover areas such as 
general health, psychological distress, chronic conditions, health 
behaviors, the outbreak's effects on healthcare access, loss of work 
due to illness with COVID-19, telemedicine access and use, and other 
health and behavioral aspects related to the epidemic. CDC requests 
approval for an estimated 1,734 burden hours over the course of the 
six-month approval. There are no costs to respondents other than their 
time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of                       Response
     Types of respondents           Form name        Number of      responses/     Average hours    burden (in
                                                   participants     participant    per response       hours)
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Individuals or households.....  RANDS-COVID-19             5,200               1           20/60           1,734
                                 Round 3.
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    Total.....................  ................           5,200  ..............  ..............           1,734
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-02950 Filed 2-11-21; 8:45 am]
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