[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 6138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2420]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-11-0729]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806.
Written comments should be received within 30 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 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. The total estimated annualized burden is 1,640 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden/
Type of survey Respondents Number of responses/ response (in
respondents respondent hours)
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Questionnaire for conference Public/private 3,000 1 10/60
registrants/attendees. researchers,
Consultants, and others.
Focus groups.......................... Public/private 240 1 1
researchers,
Consultants, and others.
Web-based............................. Public/private 3,600 1 10/60
researchers,
Consultants, and others.
Other customer surveys................ Public/private 1,200 1 15/60
researchers,
Consultants, and others.
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Dated: January 26, 2011.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-2420 Filed 2-2-11; 8:45 am]
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