[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20887-20888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07350]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-23-0314; Docket No. CDC-2023-0024]
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 The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). This survey is
designed to provide nationally representative, scientifically credible
data on factors related to birth and pregnancy rates, family formation
and dissolution patterns, and reproductive health.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0024 by any 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: ombcdc.gov.
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.
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Proposed Project
The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) (OMB Control No. 0920-
0314, Exp. 12/31/2024)--Revision--National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the 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
``family formation, growth, and dissolution,'' as well as
``determinants of health'' and ``utilization of health care'' in the
United States. This clearance request includes the data collection in
2024-2026 for the continuous National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG).
The NSFG was conducted periodically between 1973 and 2002,
continuously from 2006-2010, and after a break of 15 months,
continuously from 2011-2019, by the NCHS, CDC. Each year, about 13,500
households will be screened, with about 5,000 participants interviewed
annually. Participation in the NSFG is completely voluntary and
confidential. Interviews are expected to average 50 minutes for males
and 75 minutes for females. The response rate during the 2011-2019 data
collection period ranged from 64.5% to 74%, and the cumulative response
rate for this eight-year fieldwork period was 67.7%.
The NSFG program produces descriptive statistics which document
factors associated with birth and pregnancy rates, including
contraception, infertility, marriage, cohabitation, and sexual
activity, in the U.S. household population 15-49 years (15-44 prior to
2015), as well as behaviors that affect the risk of HIV and other
sexually transmitted diseases (STD). The survey also disseminates
statistics on the medical care associated with contraception,
infertility, pregnancy, and related health conditions.
NSFG data users include the DHHS programs that fund the survey,
including CDC/NCHS and 11 others within DHSS:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and
Human Development (NIH/NICHD)
Office of Population Affairs (OPA)
Children's Bureau in the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF/CB)
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (ACF/CB)
Office on Women's Health (OASH/OWH)
CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (CDC/NCHHSTP/DHAP)
CDC's Division of STD Prevention (CDC/NCHHSTP/DSTDP)
CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/
DASH)
CDC's Division of Reproductive Health (CDC/NCCDPHP/DRH)
CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (CDC/NCCDPHP/
DCPC)
CDC's Division of Violence Prevention (CDC/NCIPC/DVP)
The NSFG is also used by state and local governments (primarily for
benchmarking to national data); private research and action
organizations focused on men's and women's health, child well-being,
and marriage and the family; academic researchers in the social and
public health sciences; journalists; and many others.
This submission requests approval for a revision to NSFG data
collection for three years. The revision request includes the increase
of the main survey incentive from $40 to $60, a small set of
questionnaire revisions beginning in Year 3 (2024) data collection and
to conduct several methodological studies designed to improve the
efficiency and validity of NSFG data collection for the purposes
described above. The total estimated annualized time burden to
respondents is 6,584 hours. There is no cost to respondents other than
their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average burden
Respondents Form name Number of Responses per per response Total burden
responses respondent (in hours) hours
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Household member.............. Screener 15,000 1 5/60 1,250
Interview.
Household Female 15-49 years Female Interview 2,750 1 75/60 3,438
of age.
Household Male 15-49 years of Male Interview.. 2,250 1 50/60 1,875
age.
Household member.............. Screener 230 1 2/60 8
Verification.
Household Individual 15-49 Main 150 1 5/60 13
years of age. Verification.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 6,584
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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. 2023-07350 Filed 4-6-23; 8:45 am]
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