[Federal Register: March 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 39)]
[Notices]
[Page 9094-9095]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-09-0729]
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 project or to obtain a copy
of data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on 404-639-5960 or send comments to CDC Assistant
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, 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 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 (0920-0729)--Extension--
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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.
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on ``the
extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the
United States.'' This is a request for a generic approval from OMB to
conduct customer surveys over the next three years.
As part of a comprehensive program, the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) plans to continue 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 and to evaluate how well it
addresses the emerging needs of its data users. Results of these
surveys will be used in future planning initiatives.
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. Respondents may include data users who register
for and/or attend NCHS sponsored conferences; persons who access the
NCHS Web site and the detailed data available through it; consultants;
and others. Respondent data items may include (in broad categories)
information regarding respondent's gender, age, occupation,
affiliation, location, etc., to be used to characterize responses only.
Other questions will attempt to obtain information that will
characterize the respondents' familiarity with and use of NCHS data,
their assessment of data content and usefulness, general satisfaction
with available services and products, and suggestions for improvement
of services and products.
The resulting information will be for NCHS internal use. There is
no cost to respondents other than their time to participate in the
survey.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden/
Type of survey Respondents Number of responses/ response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) hours
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Questionnaire for conference Public/private 1,000 1 10 / 60 167
registrants/attendees. researchers,
Consultants,
and others.
Focus groups.................. Public/private 80 1 1 80
researchers,
Consultants,
and others.
Web-based..................... Public/private 1,200 1 10 / 60 200
researchers,
Consultants,
and others.
Other customer surveys........ Public/private 400 1 15 / 60 100
researchers,
Consultants,
and others.
Total..................... ................ 2,680 .............. .............. 547
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Dated: February 24, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-4314 Filed 2-27-09; 8:45 am]
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