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ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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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 the National Health
Interview Survey (NHIS). The annual
National Health Interview Survey is a
major source of general statistics on the
health of the U.S. population.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before June 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2020–
0037 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.
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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: omb@cdc.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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proposed Project
National Health Interview Survey
(NHIS) (OMB No. 0920–0214, 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.), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (HHS),
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acting through NCHS, shall collect
statistics on the extent and nature of
illness and disability of the population
of the United States. The annual
National Health Interview Survey
(NHIS) is a major source of general
statistics on the health of the U.S.
population and has been in the field
continuously since 1957. This voluntary
and confidential household-based
survey collects demographic and healthrelated information from a nationallyrepresentative sample of households
and noninstitutionalized, civilian
persons throughout the country. NHIS
data have long been used by
government, academic, and private
researchers to evaluate both general
health and specific issues, such as
smoking, diabetes, health care coverage,
and access to health care. The survey is
also a leading source of data for the
Congressionally-mandated ‘‘Health US’’
and related publications, as well as the
single most important source of
statistics to track progress toward HHS
health objectives.
The NHIS sample adult and sample
child questionnaires include annual
core content that is scheduled to be
fielded in the survey every year, rotating
content that is fielded periodically,
emerging content to address new topics
of growing interest, and sponsored
content that is fielded when external
funding is available. Rotating sample
adult and sample child core content that
was on the NHIS in 2020 and will rotate
and protection will not be on the 2021
NHIS. New sponsored cancer control
content will focus on screenings for
breast, cervical, prostate, and colon
cancer using similar questions to what
were used in the 2019 NHIS.
Anticipated new sponsored content
include questions on epilepsy
(previously fielded in 2010, 2013, 2015,
and 2017) and occupational health.
Like in past years, and in accordance
with the 1995 initiative to increase the
integration of surveys within the DHHS,
respondents to the 2021 NHIS will serve
as the sampling frame for the Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey conducted by
the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. A subsample of NHIS
respondents and/or members of
commercial survey panels may be
identified to participate in short, webbased methodological and cognitive
testing activities to evaluate the
questionnaire and/or inform the
development of new rotating and
sponsored content using web and/or
mail survey tools. In addition,
subsamples of NHIS respondents may
be recontacted by web, phone, or mail
to ask follow-up questions on topics that
are already included in the NHIS. In the
future, a subsample of NHIS
respondents may also be re-contacted
for a brief health exam. There is no cost
to the respondents other than their time.
Clearance is sought for three years, to
collect data for 2021–2023.
off the 2021 NHIS includes dental
services, other provider services, and
physical activity. Content on walking,
sleep, fatigue, smoking history and
cessation and alcohol use will also
rotate off the sample adult core.
Questions on neighborhood
characteristics, sleep, screen time, and
height and weight will rotate off the
sample child core.
The 2021 sample adult and sample
child rotating core will include
questions about health conditions that
were previously fielded in the 2018
NHIS. The 2021 rotating sample adult
core will include questions on hearing
and communication, psychological
distress, chronic pain, preventive
screening, and aspirin use. The
questions on chronic pain, preventive
screening and aspirin use were all
previously fielded as part of the 2019
rotating core. Questions on
psychological distress and hearing and
communication were previously fielded
as part of the 2018 NHIS. The 2021
sample child rotating core will include
items on stressful life events which
were previously fielded in 2019.
Sponsored content on asthma will be
removed from both the sample adult
and sample child questionnaires.
Sponsored content on cancer control,
immunizations, and diabetes will
remain, but the content will change.
Sponsored cancer control content on
cigarette history, lung cancer screening,
environment for walking and sun care
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden hours
Form name
Adult Household Member .................
Sample Adult .....................................
Adult Family Member ........................
Adult Family Member ........................
Child Family Member ........................
Adult Family Member ........................
Adult Family Member ........................
Household Roster ............................
Adult Questionnaire ..........................
Child Questionnaire ..........................
Methodological Projects ...................
NHIS Follow-up survey ....................
Health Exam .....................................
Reinterview Survey ..........................
36,000
30,000
10,000
15,000
3,000
10,000
5,500
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5/60
40/60
20/60
20/60
20/60
45/60
5/60
3,000
20,600
3,334
5,000
1,000
7,500
458
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
40,892
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office
Office of Scientific Integrity Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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respondents
Type of respondent
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HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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has submitted the information
collection request titled Airline and
Vessel Traveler Information Collection
(42 CFR part 71) 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
23, 2019 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC
received two comments related to the
previous notice. This notice serves to
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-20-0214; Docket No. CDC-2020-0037]
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 the National
Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The annual National Health Interview
Survey is a major source of general statistics on the health of the
U.S. population.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0037 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 Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (OMB No. 0920-0214, 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.), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(HHS),
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acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on the extent and nature
of illness and disability of the population of the United States. The
annual National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is a major source of
general statistics on the health of the U.S. population and has been in
the field continuously since 1957. This voluntary and confidential
household-based survey collects demographic and health-related
information from a nationally-representative sample of households and
noninstitutionalized, civilian persons throughout the country. NHIS
data have long been used by government, academic, and private
researchers to evaluate both general health and specific issues, such
as smoking, diabetes, health care coverage, and access to health care.
The survey is also a leading source of data for the Congressionally-
mandated ``Health US'' and related publications, as well as the single
most important source of statistics to track progress toward HHS health
objectives.
The NHIS sample adult and sample child questionnaires include
annual core content that is scheduled to be fielded in the survey every
year, rotating content that is fielded periodically, emerging content
to address new topics of growing interest, and sponsored content that
is fielded when external funding is available. Rotating sample adult
and sample child core content that was on the NHIS in 2020 and will
rotate off the 2021 NHIS includes dental services, other provider
services, and physical activity. Content on walking, sleep, fatigue,
smoking history and cessation and alcohol use will also rotate off the
sample adult core. Questions on neighborhood characteristics, sleep,
screen time, and height and weight will rotate off the sample child
core.
The 2021 sample adult and sample child rotating core will include
questions about health conditions that were previously fielded in the
2018 NHIS. The 2021 rotating sample adult core will include questions
on hearing and communication, psychological distress, chronic pain,
preventive screening, and aspirin use. The questions on chronic pain,
preventive screening and aspirin use were all previously fielded as
part of the 2019 rotating core. Questions on psychological distress and
hearing and communication were previously fielded as part of the 2018
NHIS. The 2021 sample child rotating core will include items on
stressful life events which were previously fielded in 2019. Sponsored
content on asthma will be removed from both the sample adult and sample
child questionnaires. Sponsored content on cancer control,
immunizations, and diabetes will remain, but the content will change.
Sponsored cancer control content on cigarette history, lung cancer
screening, environment for walking and sun care and protection will not
be on the 2021 NHIS. New sponsored cancer control content will focus on
screenings for breast, cervical, prostate, and colon cancer using
similar questions to what were used in the 2019 NHIS. Anticipated new
sponsored content include questions on epilepsy (previously fielded in
2010, 2013, 2015, and 2017) and occupational health.
Like in past years, and in accordance with the 1995 initiative to
increase the integration of surveys within the DHHS, respondents to the
2021 NHIS will serve as the sampling frame for the Medical Expenditure
Panel Survey conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. A subsample of NHIS respondents and/or members of commercial
survey panels may be identified to participate in short, web-based
methodological and cognitive testing activities to evaluate the
questionnaire and/or inform the development of new rotating and
sponsored content using web and/or mail survey tools. In addition,
subsamples of NHIS respondents may be recontacted by web, phone, or
mail to ask follow-up questions on topics that are already included in
the NHIS. In the future, a subsample of NHIS respondents may also be
re-contacted for a brief health exam. There is no cost to the
respondents other than their time. Clearance is sought for three years,
to collect data for 2021-2023.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Adult Household Member........ Household Roster 36,000 1 5/60 3,000
Sample Adult.................. Adult 30,000 1 40/60 20,600
Questionnaire.
Adult Family Member........... Child 10,000 1 20/60 3,334
Questionnaire.
Adult Family Member........... Methodological 15,000 1 20/60 5,000
Projects.
Child Family Member........... NHIS Follow-up 3,000 1 20/60 1,000
survey.
Adult Family Member........... Health Exam..... 10,000 1 45/60 7,500
Adult Family Member........... Reinterview 5,500 1 5/60 458
Survey.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 40,892
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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.
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