[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 51 (Monday, March 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14943-14945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05314]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-20-1208]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled The National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection
Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on December
6, 2019 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC
received one comment related to the previous notice. This notice serves
to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) 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;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.
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Proposed Project
Developmental Projects to Improve the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey and Related Programs, (OMB Control No. 0920-1208
Exp. 12/31/2020)--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 the
extent and nature of illness and disability; environmental, social and
other health hazards; and determinants of health of the population of
the United States. The Division of Health and Nutrition Examination
Surveys (DHNES) has conducted national surveys and related projects
periodically between 1970 and 1994, and continuously since 1999.
The mission of DHNES programs is to produce descriptive statistics
which measure the health and nutrition status of the general
population. The continuous operation of DHNES programs presents unique
challenges in testing new survey content and activities, such as
outreach or participant screening.
In 2023 and beyond, NHANES may need to implement changes to the
survey such as sample design, outreach activities, procedures, content,
protocols, methods and settings in which the survey is conducted. The
survey may also need to collaborate more closely with other public
health surveys and programs, both within NCHS/CDC and with outside
organizations. Such changes may be needed to respond to declines in
response rate, adapt to changes in technology and address future public
health needs. To prepare for such change, the program may need to do
more testing than in past cycles. This request includes an increase in
number of participants and burden hours for Developmental Projects &
Focus Group activities. It also expands the types of participants
covered by this generic request to include ``current or past
participants of other NCHS surveys/programs/projects'' and
``individuals eligible to be participants of other NCHS surveys/
programs/projects, but who did not actually screen in''.
This generic revision request covers developmental projects to help
evaluate and enhance DHNES existing and proposed data collection
activities to increase research capacity and improve data quality. The
information collected through this Generic Information Collection
Request will not be used to make generalizable statements about the
population of interest or to inform public policy; however,
methodological findings from these projects may be reported.
The purpose and use of projects under this NHANES generic clearance
would include developmental projects necessary for activities such as
testing new procedures, equipment, technology and approaches that are
going to be folded into NHANES or other NCHS programs; designing and
testing examination components or survey questions; creating new
studies, including biomonitoring and clinical measures; creating new
cohorts, including a pregnancy and/or a birth--24 month cohort; testing
of the cognitive and interpretive aspects of survey methodology;
feasibility testing of proposed new components or modifications to
existing components; testing of human-computer interfaces/usability;
assessing the acceptability of proposed NHANES components among likely
participants; testing alternative approaches to existing NHANES
procedures, including activities related to improving nonresponse;
testing the use of or variations/adjustments in incentives; testing
content of web based surveys; testing the feasibility of obtaining
bodily fluid specimens (blood, urine, semen, saliva, breastmilk) and
tissue sample (swabs); testing digital imaging technology and related
procedures (e.g., retinal scan, liver ultrasound, Dual-energy X-ray
absorptiometry (DEXA), prescription and over-the-counter dietary
supplements bottles); testing the feasibility of and procedure/
processes for accessing participant's medical records from healthcare
settings (e.g., hospitals and physician offices); testing the
feasibility and protocols for home examination measurements; testing
survey materials and procedures to improve response rates, including
changes to advance materials and protocols, changes to the incentive
structure, introduction of new and timely outreach and awareness
procedures including the use of social media; conducting crossover
studies; creating and testing digital survey materials; and conducting
customer satisfaction assessments.
The types of participants covered by the NHANES generic may include
current or past NHANES participants; family or household members of
NHANES participants; individuals eligible to be participants in NHANES,
but who did not screen into the actual survey; convenience samples;
volunteers; subject matter experts or consultants such as survey
methodologist, academic researchers, clinicians or other health care
providers; NHANES data or website users; members of the general public
or individuals abroad who would be part of a collaborative development
project or projects between NCHS and related public health agencies in
the U.S. and/or abroad.
The type of participants involved in a given developmental project
would be determined by the nature of the project. The details of each
project will be included in the specific GenIC submissions.
Participation is voluntary and confidential. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time. We are requesting a three-year
approval, with 59,465 annualized hours of burden.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Individuals or households............. Developmental Projects & 35,000 1 90/60
Focus Group documents.
Volunteers............................ Developmental Projects & 300 1 90/60
Focus Group documents.
Individuals or households, Volunteers, 24-hour developmental 200 1 25
NHANES Participants. projects.
NHANES participants................... Developmental Projects.. 1,000 1 90/60
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Subject Matter Experts................ Focus Group/ 15 1 1
Developmental Project
Documents.
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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. 2020-05314 Filed 3-13-20; 8:45 am]
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