[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42253-42254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20629]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-97-17]
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 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 Wilma Johnson, CDC
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA
30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Projects
1. Questionnaire Design Research Laboratory (QDRL), 1998-2000
(0920-0222--Revision). The QDRL conducts pretesting activities related
to the development of NCHS and other Federal survey questionnaires,
such as the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). These activities
mainly involve use of the cognitive interview, in which volunteer
respondents (``laboratory subjects'') are administered draft survey
questions, and are asked to react to those questions. The cognitive
interviewer notes sources of error in these questions, based on
problems that subjects have in comprehending the questions and in
attempting to recall the information requested. After several cycles of
testing of small numbers of respondents (generally 10-12), and
development of the questions between testing ``rounds,'' the
questionnaires are improved to the point to which they are ready for
field testing and household administration. QDRL staff are also engaged
in the conduct of general questionnaire design research, in which
survey questions are administered to laboratory subjects using
different phrasings, or under different administration modes (e.g.,
face-to-face versus telephone), in order to determine the optimal means
for presenting the questions. These investigative pretesting activities
are now routinely used by NCHS and by other survey organizations for
testing and development purposes, and result in high data quality at a
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minimal cost, especially in terms of respondent burden.
The total cost to respondents of this information collection is
$22,500 over the three years for which clearance is requested.
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Number of Average Total
Respondents Number of Responses/ hours per burden
respondents respondent response (hours)
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1998 testing activities..................................... 500 1 1.0 500
1999 testing activities..................................... 500 1 1.0 500
2000 testing activities..................................... 500 1 1.0 500
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Total................................................. 1500
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Dated: July 30, 1997
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning And Evaluation Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-20629 Filed 8-5-97; 8:45 am]
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