[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53673-53674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26710]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-98-30]
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 the Assistant
CDC Reports Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
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 for other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda M. Perryman,
Assistant CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 14 days
of this notice.
Proposed Projects
1. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)--
(0920-0237)--Revision--The National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES) has been conducted periodically since 1970 by the
National
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Center for Health Statistics, CDC. The NHANES will begin again in
February 1999 and will be conducted on a continuous, rather than
periodic, basis from that point on. The plan is to sample about 5,000
persons annually. They will receive an interview and a physical
examination. A dress rehearsal of 555 sample persons is needed to test
computer-assisted personal interviews (including translations into
Spanish), examination protocols, automated computer systems and quality
control procedures. Participation in the dress rehearsal and main
survey will be completely voluntary and confidential.
NHANES programs produce descriptive statistics which measure the
health and nutrition status of the general population. Through the use
of questionnaires, physical examinations, and laboratory tests, NHANES
studies the relationship between diet, nutrition and health in a
representative sample of the United States. NHANES monitors the
prevalence of chronic conditions and risk factors related to health
such as coronary heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, pulmonary and
infectious diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol,
obesity, smoking, drug and alcohol use, environmental exposures, and
diet. NHANES data are used to establish the norms for the general
population against which health care providers can compare such patient
characteristics as height, weight, and nutrient levels in the blood.
Data from NHANES can be compared to those from previous surveys to
monitor changes in the health of the U.S. population. NHANES will also
establish a national probability sample of genetic material for future
genetic research for susceptibility to disease.
Users of NHANES data include Congress; the World Health
Organization; Federal agencies such as NIH, EPA, and USDA; private
groups such as the American Heart Association; schools of public
health; private businesses; individual practitioners; and
administrators. NHANES data are used to establish, monitor, and
evaluate recommended dietary allowances, food fortification policies,
programs to limit environmental exposures, immunization guidelines and
health education and disease prevention programs. Approval was received
on 5/29/98 for only a pilot test of the revised survey--without the
genetic research component. This submission is time-sensitive and
requests emergency approval just so the dress rehearsal and the start
of the survey will not be delayed. Another submission requesting three
year approval for the dress rehearsal and the full survey will be filed
on a normal, non-emergency schedule.
The survey description, contents, and uses are the same as those in
the Federal Register notice for the pilot test. The total cost to
respondents for the period covered by this notice and the related
request for OMB approval (from 2/99-1/02) is estimated at $1,889,440.
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Number of Avg. burden
Respondents Number of responses/ per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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1. Screening interview only..................... 40,401 1 0.167 6,747
2. Screener and household interviews only....... 2,130 1 0.434 924
3. Screener, household, and SP interviews only.. 3,198 1 1.100 3,518
4. Screener, household, and SP interviews and
primary MEC exam only.......................... 15,771 1 6.613 104,294
5. Screener, household, and SP interviews,
primary MEC exam and full MEC replicate exam... 789 1 11.613 9,163
6. Screener, household, and SP interviews, MEC
exam and dietary replicate interview only (5% +
optional 15%).................................. 3,156 1 8.363 26,394
7. Home exam.................................... 213 1 2.700 575
8. Telephone followup of elderly-option......... 3,501 1 0.750 2,626
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 154,240
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Charles Gollmar,
Deputy Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-26710 Filed 10-5-98; 8:45 am]
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