[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 184 (Friday, September 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58091-58092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20603]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-22-0729; Docket No. CDC-2022-0114]


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 the opportunity to comment on a continuing information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled Customer Surveys Generic Clearance for the National Center for 
Health Statistics. The goal of this project is to conduct voluntary 
customer surveys to assess strengths in agency products and services, 
and to evaluate how well it addresses the emerging needs of its data 
users.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 22, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0114 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 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 the 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;
    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; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Customer Surveys Generic Clearance for the National Center for 
Health Statistics (OMB Control No.0920-0729, Exp. 08/31/2023)--
Extension--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Section 306 of the U.S. 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 statistics on ``the 
extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the 
United States.'' This is an Extension request for a Generic approval 
from OMB to conduct customer surveys over the next three years at an 
overall burden rate of 2,250 hours annually.
    As part of a comprehensive program, the National Center for Health 
Statistics (NCHS) plans to continue to assess its customers' 
satisfaction with the content, quality and relevance of the information 
it produces. NCHS will conduct voluntary customer surveys to assess 
strengths in agency products and services and to evaluate how well it 
addresses the emerging needs of its data users. Results of these 
surveys will be used in future planning initiatives.
    The data will be collected using a combination of methodologies 
appropriate to each survey. These may include: evaluation forms, mail 
surveys, focus groups, automated and electronic technology (e.g., 
email, Web-based surveys), and telephone surveys. Systematic surveys of 
several groups will be folded into the program. Among

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these are federal customers and policy makers, state and local 
officials who rely on NCHS data, the broader educational, research, and 
public health community, and other data users. Respondents may include 
data users who register for and/or attend NCHS sponsored conferences; 
persons who access the NCHS website and the detailed data available 
through it; consultants; and others. Respondent data items may include 
(in broad categories) information regarding respondent's gender, age, 
occupation, affiliation, location, etc., to be used to characterize 
responses only. Other questions will attempt to obtain information that 
will characterize the respondents' familiarity with and use of NCHS 
data, their assessment of data content and usefulness, general 
satisfaction with available services and products, and suggestions for 
improvement of surveys, services and products.
    In order to capture anticipated feedback opportunities, this 
extension request allows for both respondents and time per response for 
a total estimated annual burden total of 2,250 hours. There is no cost 
to respondents other than their time to participate in the survey. The 
resulting information will be for NCHS internal use.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Questionnaire for conference    Public/private             1,000               1           15/60             250
 registrants/attendees.          researchers,
                                 Consultants,
                                 and others.
Focus groups..................  Public/private               500               1               1             500
                                 researchers,
                                 Consultants,
                                 and others.
Web-based Surveys.............  Public/private             4,000               1           15/60           1,000
                                 researchers,
                                 Consultants,
                                 and others.
Other Customer Surveys........  Public/private             2,000               1           15/60             500
                                 researchers,
                                 Consultants,
                                 and others.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,250
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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. 2022-20603 Filed 9-22-22; 8:45 am]
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