[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56545-56546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23093]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-10-0406]
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 404-639-5960
and send comments to CDC/ATSDR Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
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
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS), (OMB No.
0920-0406, Expiration 04/30/2011)--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.
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. The State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey
(SLAITS) mechanism has been conducted since 1997. This is a request to
continue for three years the integrated and coordinated survey system
designed to collect needed health and well-being data at the national,
state, and local levels, in accordance with the 1995 initiative to
increase the integration of surveys within DHHS. The survey is being
revised to allow for increased burden that may be associated with some
topical areas.
Using the large sampling frame of the ongoing National Immunization
Survey (NIS) and Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), and
when necessary independent samples, mail, and internet modes to support
data collection activities, SLAITS has quickly collected and produced
household and person-level data to monitor health-related areas.
Questionnaire content is drawn from existing surveys within DHHS and
other Federal agencies, or developed specifically to meet project
sponsor needs. Examples of topical areas include infant, child,
adolescent, parent, and family health, well-being, and knowledge,
attitude, and behaviors; children with special health care needs
(CSHCN); functioning; life course and social determinants of health;
developmental delays and disabilities; acute and chronic conditions;
immunizations; access to and use of health care; program participation;
adoption; and changes in health insurance coverage and experiences.
Since its inception, data from the SLAITS mechanism have been used
by researchers in the government, university, commercial, and private
sectors; policymakers; and advocates to evaluate content and/or
programs. SLAITS data continue to be heavily used by Federal and state
Maternal and Child Health Bureau Directors to evaluate programs and
service needs. Several SLAITS modules provided data for multiple
Congressionally-mandated reports on healthcare disparities and quality;
at least one report to Congress on health insurance coverage among
children; and reports of the National Academy of Sciences. Within DHHS,
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and
the Administration for Children and Families used SLAITS to collect
data for the first nationally representative survey of adoptive
families across adoption types for children with and without special
health care needs, and to assess their post-adoption service use and
unmet needs. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to
participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Household screening............................. 1,800,000 1 2/60 60,000
Household interview............................. 306,000 1 25/60 127,500
Pilot work, pre-testing, and planning activities 12,300 1 35/60 7,175
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 194,675
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Dated: September 10, 2010.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-23093 Filed 9-15-10; 8:45 am]
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