[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62834-62835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25694]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-11-0729]
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 404-639-5960 or send
comments to Carol E. Walker, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS D-74, 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 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 exp. 6/30/2009)--Reinstatement--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 reinstatement request for a generic
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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 content, 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 surveys, 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 registrants/ Public/private researchers, Consultants, 3,000 1 10/60 500
attendees. and others.
Focus groups................................ Public/private researchers, Consultants, 240 1 1 240
and others.
Web-based................................... Public/private researchers, Consultants, 3,600 1 10/60 600
and others.
Other customer surveys...................... Public/private researchers, Consultants, 1,200 1 15/60 300
and others.
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Total................................... .......................................... 8,040 .............. .............. 1,640
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Dated: October 6, 2010.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-25694 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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