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Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–26001 Filed 10–31–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–14–0950]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an
email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC or by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
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Proposed Project
The National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES) OMB
No. 0920–0950, expires 11/30/2015)—
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 National Health and Nutrition
Examination Surveys (NHANES) have
been conducted periodically between
1970 and 1994, and continuously since
1999 by the National Center for Health
Statistics, CDC. Annually,
approximately 15,411 respondents
participate in some aspect of the full
survey. About 10,000 complete the
screener for the survey. About 142
complete the household interview only.
About 5,269 complete both the
household interview and the Mobile
Examination Center (MEC) examination.
Up to 4,000 additional persons might
participate in tests of procedures,
special studies, or methodological
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studies (see line 2 of Burden Table).
Participation in NHANES is completely
voluntary and confidential. A two-year
approval is requested.
NHANES programs produce
descriptive statistics which measure the
health and nutrition status of the
general population. Through the use of
physical examinations, laboratory tests,
and interviews NHANES studies the
relationship between diet, nutrition and
health in a representative sample of the
United States. NHANES monitors the
prevalence of chronic conditions, risk
factors, and environmental exposures.
NHANES data are used to produce
national reference data on height,
weight, and nutrient levels in the blood.
Results from more recent NHANES can
be compared to findings reported from
previous surveys to monitor changes in
the health of the U.S. population over
time. NCHS collects personal
identification information. Participant
level data items will include basic
demographic information, name,
address, social security number,
Medicare number and participant health
information to allow for linkages to
other data sources such as the National
Death Index and data from the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS).
A variety of agencies sponsor datacollection components on NHANES. To
keep burden down, NCHS cycles in and
out various components. The 2013–2014
NHANES physical examination
includes the following components:
Oral glucose tolerance test (ages 12 and
older), grip strength (ages 6 and older),
anthropometry (all ages), 24-hour
dietary recall (all ages), physician’s
examination (all ages, blood pressure is
collected here), taste and smell (60 and
older), oral health examination (ages 1
and older, fluorosis photos ages 6–19),
dual X-ray absorptiometry (total body
composition ages 6–59 and
osteoporosis, vertebral fractures and
aortic calcification ages 40 and older).
While at the examination center
additional interview questions are asked
(6 and older); a physical activity
monitor is placed for 7 days of wear
(ages 3 and older) and instructions are
provided for mailing it back; a second
24-hour dietary recall (all ages) is
scheduled to be conducted by phone
3–10 days later; and supplies and
directions for a home urine collection
(ages 20–69) is explained (this urine is
mailed back).
The bio-specimens collected for
laboratory tests include urine, blood,
vaginal and penile swabs, oral rinses
and household water collection. Serum,
plasma and urine specimens are stored
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for future testing if the participant
consents.
For the 2013–14 NHANES some major
additions to the laboratory component
include the following: Additional
laboratory tests related to tobacco
exposure, laboratory content related to
fluoride exposure, and collection of
HPV swabs for males.
The following major examination or
laboratory items, that had been included
in the 2011–2012 NHANES, were cycled
out for NHANES 2013–2014: Tuberculin
skin testing, the respiratory health, and
hearing examination components, and
collection of a genetic specimen for
future testing.
Most sections of the NHANES
interviews provide self-reported
information to be used either in concert
with specific examination or laboratory
content, as independent prevalence
estimates, or as covariates in statistical
analysis (e.g., socio-demographic
characteristics). Some examples include
alcohol, drug, and tobacco use, sexual
behavior, prescription and aspirin use,
and indicators of oral, bone,
reproductive, and mental health.
Several interview components support
the nutrition monitoring objective of
NHANES, including questions about
food security and nutrition program
participation, dietary supplement use,
and weight history/self-image/related
behavior.
In 2014, 24-hour urine will be
collected from interested NHANES
participants who have completed the
NHANES examination. This information
is designed to better understand sodium
intake and provide a population
baseline for use in monitoring trends in
sodium intake in the future. This special
study will be limited to a one-half
sample of participants ages 20–69. One
half of those successfully completing
this initial collection will be asked to
complete second 24-hour urine. In
addition to sodium levels, potassium,
chloride and creatinine levels will be
measured. Other analyses of the urine
are being considered: Fluoride, microalbumin, phosphorus and iodine.
NHANES data users include the U.S.
Congress; numerous Federal agencies
such as other branches of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the
National Institutes of Health, and the
United States Department of
Agriculture; private groups such as the
American Heart Association; schools of
public health; and private businesses.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time to participate. The total
estimate of annualized burden is 48,986
hours.
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ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form
Individuals in households ........................................................
Individuals in households ........................................................
NHANES Questionnaire ........
Special Studies ......................
LeRoy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Center for Disease Control and
Prevention.
(OMB No. 0920–0955, Expiration 02/28/
2014)—Revision—National Center on
Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Background and Brief Description
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The Division of Human Development
and Disability, located within NCBDDD,
promotes the health of babies, children,
and adults, with a focus on preventing
birth defects and developmental
disabilities and optimizing the health
outcomes of those with disabilities.
Since the passage of the Early Hearing
Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act,
97% of newborn infants are now
screened for hearing loss prior to
hospital discharge. However, many of
these infants have not received needed
hearing tests and follow up services
after their hospital discharges. The 2011
national average loss to follow-up/loss
to documentation rate is at 35%. This
rate remains an area of critical concern
for state EHDI programs and CDC–EHDI
team’s goal of timely diagnosis by 3
months of age and intervention by 6
months of age. Many states cite the lack
of audiology resources as the main
factor behind the high loss to follow up.
To compound the problem, many
pediatric audiologists may be proficient
evaluating children age five and older
but are not proficient with diagnosing
infants or younger children because
children age five and younger require a
different skill set. No existing literature
or database was available to help states
verify and quantify their states’ true
follow up capacity until this project
went live in 2013.
Meeting since April 2010, the EHDI–
PALS workgroup has sought consensus
on the loss to follow up/loss to
documentation issue facing the EHDI
programs. A survey based on standard
of care practice was developed for state
EHDI programs to quantify the pediatric
audiology resource distribution within
their state, particularly audiology
facilities that are equipped to provide
follow up services for children age five
and younger. After nine months of data
collection, preliminary data suggested
that children residing in certain regions
of the United States who were loss to
follow up were due to the distance
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to LeRoy Richardson, at 1600
Clifton Road, MS D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention—Pediatric Audiology
Links to Service (EHDI–PALS) Survey
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15,411
4,000
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
1
1
2.4
3
parents had to travel to reach a pediatric
audiology facility. For example, parents
who reside in western region of
Nebraska and Iowa on average have to
drive over 100 miles to reach a pediatric
audiology facility.
CDC is requesting an Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to continue collecting
audiology facility information from
audiologists or facility managers so both
parents, physicians and state EHDI
programs will have a tool to find where
the pediatric audiology facilities are
located. This survey will continue to
allow CDC–EHDI team and state EHDI
programs to compile a systematic,
quantifiable distribution of audiology
facilities and the capacity of each
facility to provide services for children
age five and younger. The data collected
will also allow the CDC–EHDI team to
analyze facility distribution data to
improve technical assistance to State
EHDI programs.
Two additional questions will be
added to the existing survey. The two
questions will ask for more information
from audiology facilities that provide
services by remote telepractice
technology. This information will be of
vital interest and benefit for both
parents who live in remote regions of
the US and state EHDI programs to
maximize resource coverage.
Respondents will all be audiologists
who manage a facility or provide
audiologic care for children age five and
younger. To minimize burden and
improve convenience, the survey will
continue to be available via a secure
password protected Web site. Placing
the survey on the internet ensures
convenient, on-demand access by the
audiologists. Financial cost is
minimized because no mailing fee will
be associated with sending or
responding to this survey.
EHDI–PALS currently has 882
facilities in the database since the
beginning of the data collection. All 882
facilities’ contacts will receive a brief
email from University of Maine to
remind them to review their survey
answers. It is estimated that
approximately 800 audiologists will do
so. It takes approximately two minutes
per person to review the survey
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-14-0950]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an email to
omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) OMB
No. 0920-0950, expires 11/30/2015)--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 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) have
been conducted periodically between 1970 and 1994, and continuously
since 1999 by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC. Annually,
approximately 15,411 respondents participate in some aspect of the full
survey. About 10,000 complete the screener for the survey. About 142
complete the household interview only. About 5,269 complete both the
household interview and the Mobile Examination Center (MEC)
examination. Up to 4,000 additional persons might participate in tests
of procedures, special studies, or methodological studies (see line 2
of Burden Table). Participation in NHANES is completely voluntary and
confidential. A two-year approval is requested.
NHANES programs produce descriptive statistics which measure the
health and nutrition status of the general population. Through the use
of physical examinations, laboratory tests, and interviews NHANES
studies the relationship between diet, nutrition and health in a
representative sample of the United States. NHANES monitors the
prevalence of chronic conditions, risk factors, and environmental
exposures. NHANES data are used to produce national reference data on
height, weight, and nutrient levels in the blood. Results from more
recent NHANES can be compared to findings reported from previous
surveys to monitor changes in the health of the U.S. population over
time. NCHS collects personal identification information. Participant
level data items will include basic demographic information, name,
address, social security number, Medicare number and participant health
information to allow for linkages to other data sources such as the
National Death Index and data from the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS).
A variety of agencies sponsor data-collection components on NHANES.
To keep burden down, NCHS cycles in and out various components. The
2013-2014 NHANES physical examination includes the following
components: Oral glucose tolerance test (ages 12 and older), grip
strength (ages 6 and older), anthropometry (all ages), 24-hour dietary
recall (all ages), physician's examination (all ages, blood pressure is
collected here), taste and smell (60 and older), oral health
examination (ages 1 and older, fluorosis photos ages 6-19), dual X-ray
absorptiometry (total body composition ages 6-59 and osteoporosis,
vertebral fractures and aortic calcification ages 40 and older). While
at the examination center additional interview questions are asked (6
and older); a physical activity monitor is placed for 7 days of wear
(ages 3 and older) and instructions are provided for mailing it back; a
second 24-hour dietary recall (all ages) is scheduled to be conducted
by phone 3-10 days later; and supplies and directions for a home urine
collection (ages 20-69) is explained (this urine is mailed back).
The bio-specimens collected for laboratory tests include urine,
blood, vaginal and penile swabs, oral rinses and household water
collection. Serum, plasma and urine specimens are stored for future
testing if the participant consents.
For the 2013-14 NHANES some major additions to the laboratory
component include the following: Additional laboratory tests related to
tobacco exposure, laboratory content related to fluoride exposure, and
collection of HPV swabs for males.
The following major examination or laboratory items, that had been
included in the 2011-2012 NHANES, were cycled out for NHANES 2013-2014:
Tuberculin skin testing, the respiratory health, and hearing
examination components, and collection of a genetic specimen for future
testing.
Most sections of the NHANES interviews provide self-reported
information to be used either in concert with specific examination or
laboratory content, as independent prevalence estimates, or as
covariates in statistical analysis (e.g., socio-demographic
characteristics). Some examples include alcohol, drug, and tobacco use,
sexual behavior, prescription and aspirin use, and indicators of oral,
bone, reproductive, and mental health. Several interview components
support the nutrition monitoring objective of NHANES, including
questions about food security and nutrition program participation,
dietary supplement use, and weight history/self-image/related behavior.
In 2014, 24-hour urine will be collected from interested NHANES
participants who have completed the NHANES examination. This
information is designed to better understand sodium intake and provide
a population baseline for use in monitoring trends in sodium intake in
the future. This special study will be limited to a one-half sample of
participants ages 20-69. One half of those successfully completing this
initial collection will be asked to complete second 24-hour urine. In
addition to sodium levels, potassium, chloride and creatinine levels
will be measured. Other analyses of the urine are being considered:
Fluoride, micro-albumin, phosphorus and iodine.
NHANES data users include the U.S. Congress; numerous Federal
agencies such as other branches of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the United States
Department of Agriculture; private groups such as the American Heart
Association; schools of public health; and private businesses. There is
no cost to respondents other than their time to participate. The total
estimate of annualized burden is 48,986 hours.
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Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondent Form respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Individuals in households............. NHANES Questionnaire..... 15,411 1 2.4
Individuals in households............. Special Studies.......... 4,000 1 3
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LeRoy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-26115 Filed 10-31-13; 8:45 am]
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