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designed to collect counts of monthly
occurrences of births, deaths, and infant
deaths immediately following the
month of occurrence.
The Annual Vital Statistics
Occurrence Report Form collects final
annual counts of marriages and divorces
by month for the United States and for
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are registration officials in each State
and Territory, the District of Columbia,
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There are no costs to respondents
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Form name
State, Territory, and New Mexico County Officials.
State, Territory, and other officials .................
Monthly Vital Statistics Report .......................
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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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–20–20NK; Docket No. CDC–2020–
0094]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
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 collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled NCHS Research
and Development Survey (RANDS).
RANDS will leverage commerciallycreated and maintained survey panels to
supplement and expand NCHS’
methodological research, allowing
NCHS to quickly obtain and disseminate
information about the ongoing
coronavirus outbreak and provide
documentation supporting the validity
of outbreak-related survey questions.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments must be
received on or before October 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2020–
0094 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.
DATES:
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.
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
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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
Research and Development Survey
(RANDS) COVID19 Data Collection—
New—National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention’s (CDC)
Background and Brief Description
The National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) requests approval for
a new six-month OMB Emergency
Clearance for Research and
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Development Survey (RANDS)
COVID19 Data Collection. Since
COVID–19 has resulted in a public
health crisis, data related to the
pandemic is needed in an expedited
manner.
This information collection request
encompasses two separate, but related
information collections. First, a tworound methodological survey (RANDS–
COVID–19) using NORC’s AmeriSpeak
Panel and TrueNorth supplemental
panel, and second, a set of cognitive
interviews that will be used to validate
the items on the RANDS–COVID–19
questionnaire. While NCHS would
prefer to conduct iterative rounds of
also contribute to CDC’s ongoing
surveillance of the COVID–19
pandemic. Given the current outbreak
and the resulting limitations placed on
NCHS’ other data collections, RANDS
will provide NCHS and CDC with early
estimates of COVID–19-related
concepts. The questionnaire will cover
areas such as general health,
psychological distress, chronic
conditions, health behaviors, testing and
treatment for COVID–19, the outbreak’s
effects on healthcare access, and how
individuals are modifying their
behaviors due to the epidemic.
Estimated burden for this one-time
information collection is 7,447 hours.
cognitive interviews prior to the fielding
of the RANDS–COVID–19
questionnaire, given both the limitations
of the current testing environment due
to social distancing and the public
health need for the RANDS–COVID–19
data itself, NCHS will be unable to
follow its typical workflow. Instead, the
cognitive interviewing project proposed
here will function as a validity study so
that NCHS staff and other subject matter
experts can understand the constructs of
the questions as they analyze, interpret,
and disseminate the RANDS–COVID–19
data.
The purpose of both activities will
include a research component, and will
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hr)
Total burden
(in hr)
Form name
Individuals or households .................
Individuals or households .................
Individuals or households .................
RANDS–COVID–19 Round 1 ..........
RANDS–COVID–19 Round 2 ..........
Screener (recruited from newspaper/flyer).
Questionnaire ...................................
Respondent Data .............................
Collection Sheet ...............................
12,000
10,000
150
1
1
1
20/60
20/60
5/60
4,000
3,334
13
100
100
1
1
55/60
5/60
92
8
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
7,447
Individuals or households .................
Individuals or households .................
Total ...........................................
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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In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has submitted the information
collection request titled CommunityBased Organizations’ Changes in
Preparedness and Resources for Support
of Biomedical HIV Prevention 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 March 9, 2020 to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC did not receive comments
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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.
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To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570.
Comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. 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.
Proposed Project
Community-Based Organizations’
Changes in Preparedness and Resources
for Support of Biomedical HIV
Prevention—New—National Center for
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Antiretroviral (ARV) medications can
be effectively used to reduce the number
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[FR Doc No: 2020-18279]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-20-20NK; Docket No. CDC-2020-0094]
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 collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled NCHS Research and Development
Survey (RANDS). RANDS will leverage commercially-created and maintained
survey panels to supplement and expand NCHS' methodological research,
allowing NCHS to quickly obtain and disseminate information about the
ongoing coronavirus outbreak and provide documentation supporting the
validity of outbreak-related survey questions.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0094 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
Research and Development Survey (RANDS) COVID19 Data Collection--New--
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's (CDC)
Background and Brief Description
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) requests approval
for a new six-month OMB Emergency Clearance for Research and
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Development Survey (RANDS) COVID19 Data Collection. Since COVID-19 has
resulted in a public health crisis, data related to the pandemic is
needed in an expedited manner.
This information collection request encompasses two separate, but
related information collections. First, a two-round methodological
survey (RANDS-COVID-19) using NORC's AmeriSpeak Panel and TrueNorth
supplemental panel, and second, a set of cognitive interviews that will
be used to validate the items on the RANDS-COVID-19 questionnaire.
While NCHS would prefer to conduct iterative rounds of cognitive
interviews prior to the fielding of the RANDS-COVID-19 questionnaire,
given both the limitations of the current testing environment due to
social distancing and the public health need for the RANDS-COVID-19
data itself, NCHS will be unable to follow its typical workflow.
Instead, the cognitive interviewing project proposed here will function
as a validity study so that NCHS staff and other subject matter experts
can understand the constructs of the questions as they analyze,
interpret, and disseminate the RANDS-COVID-19 data.
The purpose of both activities will include a research component,
and will also contribute to CDC's ongoing surveillance of the COVID-19
pandemic. Given the current outbreak and the resulting limitations
placed on NCHS' other data collections, RANDS will provide NCHS and CDC
with early estimates of COVID-19-related concepts. The questionnaire
will cover areas such as general health, psychological distress,
chronic conditions, health behaviors, testing and treatment for COVID-
19, the outbreak's effects on healthcare access, and how individuals
are modifying their behaviors due to the epidemic. Estimated burden for
this one-time information collection is 7,447 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Types of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hr)
respondent hr)
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Individuals or households..... RANDS-COVID-19 12,000 1 20/60 4,000
Round 1.
Individuals or households..... RANDS-COVID-19 10,000 1 20/60 3,334
Round 2.
Individuals or households..... Screener 150 1 5/60 13
(recruited from
newspaper/
flyer).
Individuals or households..... Questionnaire... 100 1 55/60 92
Individuals or households..... Respondent Data. 100 1 5/60 8
Collection Sheet
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 7,447
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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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