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Download as PDF 66984 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 / Notices architect-engineer industry and the Government. Lengthy submissions do not necessarily lead to a better decision on the best-qualified firm. The proposed SF 330 indicates that agencies may limit the length of firm’s submissions, either certain sections or the entire package. The Government’s right to impose such limitations was established in case law (Coffman Specialties, Inc., B–284546. N–284546/2, 2000 U.S.Comp.Gen.LEXIS 58, May 10, 2000). The contracting officer uses the information provided on the SF 330 to evaluate firms to select an architectengineer firm for a contract. C. Annual Burden Respondents: 411. Total Annual Responses: 1,644. Total Burden Hours: 47,676. Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division by calling 202–501–4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0157, ArchitectEngineer Qualifications (SF–330). William F. Clark, Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. [FR Doc. 2020–23317 Filed 10–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30 Day–21–0214] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 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 April 16, 2020 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received five comments 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: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Oct 20, 2020 Jkt 253001 (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. 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 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (OMB Control 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), 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 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 voluntary and confidential householdbased 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. In July 2020, content related to the COVID–19 pandemic and for which emergency OMB clearance was obtained on June 22, 2020 was added to both the sample adult and sample child questionnaires. Items on positive COVID–19 cases, and access to non-pandemic care were added to both the sample child and sample adult questionnaires. Items on underlying health conditions, immunosuppression, access to cancer care, access to skilled and informal caregiving, social support, impact of chronic pain, and social distancing at current or most recent job were added to the sample adult questionnaire only. All of these items will be fielded as part of the 2021 NHIS. Sample adult content fielded in the 2020 NHIS that will be removed from the 2021 NHIS includes dental services and other provider services, physical activity, walking for transportation and leisure, sleep, fatigue, smoking history and cessation and alcohol use. Sponsored content that will be removed include content on asthma, diabetes prevention, diabetes family history, opioid use, pain management and cancer control items on lung cancer screening, environment for walking and sun care protection. Sample child content fielded in the 2020 NHIS that will be removed from the 2021 NHIS include items on dental services, mental health services, other provider services, height and weight, physical activity, neighborhood characteristics, sleep, and screen time will rotate off the sample child core. Sponsored content on asthma will be also be removed. E:\FR\FM\21OCN1.SGM 21OCN1 66985 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 / Notices The 2021 rotating sample adult core will include questions that were previously fielded in the 2019 NHIS including items on chronic pain, preventive screening tests and aspirin use. New rotating core include items on allergies and psychological distress, both of which were fielded in the preredesigned NHIS. New sponsored content includes items on epilepsy, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), insulin affordability, diabetes distress, A1C testing, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, cervical cancer and breast cancer screening, occupational health, life satisfaction, hepatitis A and B vaccination coverage, COVID–19 vaccination coverage, and loss of the sense of taste and smell. New sponsored cancer control content that focuses on cancer screenings uses questions similar to those used in the 2019 NHIS. The 2021 rotating sample child core will include items on stressful life events previously fielded in 2019 and on allergies, fielded in the preredesigned NHIS. New content included for analyses in conjunction with the adolescent follow-back study (see below) includes items on social and emotional support, bullying, health care utilization and life satisfaction. Beginning around July 1, interviewers will ask the respondents for sample children aged 12–17 (usually the parent or guardian) for permission to contact the adolescent by web, phone, or mail and to ask follow-up questions about topics (1) already included in the sample child NHIS and (2) topics added to the sample child specifically related this follow-back. The adolescent questionnaire will be conducted web phone, or mail and include items on general health and well-being, height and weight, health care utilization, content of care in past year (or at last wellness visit), health care access, use of complementary and alternative health, physical activity, sleep, screen time, cognition, concussions, behavior, depression and anxiety, sexual orientation and gender identity, mental health care use and unmet need, social support, stressful life events, bullying, everyday discrimination, and demographics. Items on the survey environment and experience with the survey will also be asked. 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. In addition, 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 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. The total annualized burden is estimated to be 42,845 hours. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Form name Adult Household Member ............................... Sample Adult ................................................... Adult Family Member ...................................... Adult Family Member ...................................... Sample Child ................................................... Sample Adult ................................................... Adult Family Member ...................................... Household Roster .......................................... Adult Questionnaire ........................................ Child Questionnaire ........................................ Methodological Projects ................................. Adolescent follow-back Survey ...................... Health Exam ................................................... Reinterview Survey ........................................ Jeffrey M. Zirger, Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2020–23265 Filed 10–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–21–1071; Docket No. CDC–2020– 0108] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Number of respondents Type of respondent 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: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Oct 20, 2020 Jkt 253001 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 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 Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. This Generic Information Collection enables the CDC to garner customer and stakeholder feedback on service delivery through routine surveys, focus groups, usability testing, and customer comment cards. SUMMARY: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 21, 2020. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36,000 30,000 10,000 15,000 1,200 10,000 5,500 Number of responses per respondent 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Average burden per response (in hours) 4/60 48/60 19/60 20/60 16/60 45/60 5/60 You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC–2020– 0108 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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments to Regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all comments 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 ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\21OCN1.SGM 21OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-21-0214]


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 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 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 April 16, 2020 to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received five 
comments 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. 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

    National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (OMB Control 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), 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. In July 2020, content 
related to the COVID-19 pandemic and for which emergency OMB clearance 
was obtained on June 22, 2020 was added to both the sample adult and 
sample child questionnaires. Items on positive COVID-19 cases, and 
access to non-pandemic care were added to both the sample child and 
sample adult questionnaires. Items on underlying health conditions, 
immunosuppression, access to cancer care, access to skilled and 
informal caregiving, social support, impact of chronic pain, and social 
distancing at current or most recent job were added to the sample adult 
questionnaire only. All of these items will be fielded as part of the 
2021 NHIS.
    Sample adult content fielded in the 2020 NHIS that will be removed 
from the 2021 NHIS includes dental services and other provider 
services, physical activity, walking for transportation and leisure, 
sleep, fatigue, smoking history and cessation and alcohol use. 
Sponsored content that will be removed include content on asthma, 
diabetes prevention, diabetes family history, opioid use, pain 
management and cancer control items on lung cancer screening, 
environment for walking and sun care protection. Sample child content 
fielded in the 2020 NHIS that will be removed from the 2021 NHIS 
include items on dental services, mental health services, other 
provider services, height and weight, physical activity, neighborhood 
characteristics, sleep, and screen time will rotate off the sample 
child core. Sponsored content on asthma will be also be removed.

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    The 2021 rotating sample adult core will include questions that 
were previously fielded in the 2019 NHIS including items on chronic 
pain, preventive screening tests and aspirin use. New rotating core 
include items on allergies and psychological distress, both of which 
were fielded in the pre-redesigned NHIS. New sponsored content includes 
items on epilepsy, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome 
(ME/CFS), insulin affordability, diabetes distress, A1C testing, 
colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, cervical cancer and breast cancer 
screening, occupational health, life satisfaction, hepatitis A and B 
vaccination coverage, COVID-19 vaccination coverage, and loss of the 
sense of taste and smell. New sponsored cancer control content that 
focuses on cancer screenings uses questions similar to those used in 
the 2019 NHIS.
    The 2021 rotating sample child core will include items on stressful 
life events previously fielded in 2019 and on allergies, fielded in the 
pre-redesigned NHIS. New content included for analyses in conjunction 
with the adolescent follow-back study (see below) includes items on 
social and emotional support, bullying, health care utilization and 
life satisfaction.
    Beginning around July 1, interviewers will ask the respondents for 
sample children aged 12-17 (usually the parent or guardian) for 
permission to contact the adolescent by web, phone, or mail and to ask 
follow-up questions about topics (1) already included in the sample 
child NHIS and (2) topics added to the sample child specifically 
related this follow-back. The adolescent questionnaire will be 
conducted web phone, or mail and include items on general health and 
well-being, height and weight, health care utilization, content of care 
in past year (or at last wellness visit), health care access, use of 
complementary and alternative health, physical activity, sleep, screen 
time, cognition, concussions, behavior, depression and anxiety, sexual 
orientation and gender identity, mental health care use and unmet need, 
social support, stressful life events, bullying, everyday 
discrimination, and demographics. Items on the survey environment and 
experience with the survey will also be asked.
    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. In addition, 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 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. The 
total annualized burden is estimated to be 42,845 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Adult Household Member................  Household Roster........          36,000               1            4/60
Sample Adult..........................  Adult Questionnaire.....          30,000               1           48/60
Adult Family Member...................  Child Questionnaire.....          10,000               1           19/60
Adult Family Member...................  Methodological Projects.          15,000               1           20/60
Sample Child..........................  Adolescent follow-back             1,200               1           16/60
                                         Survey.
Sample Adult..........................  Health Exam.............          10,000               1           45/60
Adult Family Member...................  Reinterview Survey......           5,500               1            5/60
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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. 2020-23265 Filed 10-20-20; 8:45 am]
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