[Federal Register: December 15, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 240)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-06-06AL]
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 404-639-4766 or
send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
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 or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Customer Surveys Generic Clearance for the National Center for
Health Statistics -New-National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
As part of a comprehensive program, the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) plans to assess its customers' satisfaction with the
quality and relevance of the information it produces. NCHS will conduct
voluntary customer surveys to assess strengths in agency products and
services. Results of these surveys will be used in future planning
initiatives. This is a request for a generic approval from OMB to
conduct customer surveys over the next three years.
The data will be collected using a combination of methodologies
appropriate to each survey. These may include: Evaluation forms, Mail
surveys, Focus groups, Automated and electronic technology (e.g., e-
mail, Web-based surveys), and Telephone surveys.
Systematic surveys of several groups will be folded into the
program. Among these are Federal customers and policy makers, state and
local officials who rely on NCHS data, the broader educational,
research, and public health community, and other data users. The 2006
surveys will include: (1) a self-selected broad-based group of data
users who register for and/or attend NCHS sponsored conferences and (2)
all persons who access the NCHS Website. Data items will include (in
broad categories) information regarding an individual's gender, age,
occupation, affiliation, location, etc. The proposed questions will
attempt to obtain information that will characterize the respondents'
familiarity with and use of NCHS data, their assessment of usefulness,
general satisfaction with available services and products, and
suggestions for improvement of services and products. There is no cost
to respondents other than their time to participate in the survey.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden/
Type of survey Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) hours
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Questionnaire for conference registrants/ 1,000 1 15/60 250
attendees......................................
Focus groups.................................... 80 1 1 80
Web-based....................................... 1,000 1 20/60 333
Other customer surveys.......................... 400 1 15/60 100
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 763
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Dated: December 8, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E5-7382 Filed 12-14-05; 8:45 am]
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