Notice2021-12210
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
June 10, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), designed to provide nationally representative, scientifically credible data on factors related to birth and pregnancy rates, family formation and dissolution patterns, and reproductive health.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30937-30938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12210]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-21-0314; Docket No. CDC-2021-0056]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled The National Survey of Family
Growth (NSFG), designed to provide nationally representative,
scientifically credible data on factors related to birth and pregnancy
rates, family formation and dissolution patterns, and reproductive
health.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 9, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0056 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all Comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7118; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6807050a280b0c0b460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5aaa8a785a6a1a6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
[[Page 30938]]
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)--(OMB Control No. 0920-
0314, Exp. 06/30/2021)--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
``family formation, growth, and dissolution,'' as well as
``determinants of health'' and ``utilization of health care'' in the
United States. This clearance request includes the data collection in
2022-2024 for the continuous National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG).
The NSFG was conducted periodically between 1973 and 2002,
continuously in 2006-2010, and after a break of 15 months, continuously
in 2011-2019, by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS/CDC).
Each year, about 13,500 households will be screened, with about 5,000
participants interviewed annually. Participation in the NSFG is
completely voluntary and confidential. Interviews are expected to
average 50 minutes for males and 75 minutes for females. The response
rate during the 2011-2019 data collection period ranged from 64.5% to
74.0%, and the cumulative response rate for this eight-year fieldwork
period was 67.7%.
The NSFG program produces descriptive statistics which document
factors associated with birth and pregnancy rates, including
contraception, infertility, marriage, cohabitation, and sexual
activity, in the US household population 15-49 years (15-44 prior to
2015), as well as behaviors that affect the risk of HIV and other
sexually transmitted diseases (STD). The survey also disseminates
statistics on the medical care associated with contraception,
infertility, pregnancy, and related health conditions.
NSFG data users include the DHHS programs that fund the survey,
including CDC/NCHS and 11 others within the Department of Health and
Human Services:
<bullet> Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and
Human Development (NIH/NICHD)
<bullet> Office of Population Affairs (OPA)
<bullet> Children's Bureau in the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF/CB)
<bullet> Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (ACF/CB)
<bullet> Office on Women's Health (OASH/OWH)
<bullet> CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (CDC/NCHHSTP/DHAP)
<bullet> CDC's Division of STD Prevention (CDC/NCHHSTP/DSTDP)
<bullet> CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/
DASH)
<bullet> CDC's Division of Reproductive Health (CDC/NCCDPHP/DRH)
<bullet> CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (CDC/NCCDPHP/
DCPC)
<bullet> CDC's Division of Violence Prevention (CDC/NCIPC/DVP)
The NSFG is also used by state and local governments (primarily for
benchmarking to national data); private research and action
organizations focused on men's and women's health, child well-being,
and marriage and the family; academic researchers in the social and
public health sciences; journalists, and many others.
This submission requests approval to reinstate NSFG data collection
for three years. The reinstatement request includes the conduction of
several methodological studies designed to improve the efficiency and
validity of NSFG data collection for the purposes described above. The
total estimated annualized time burden to respondents is 6,119 hours.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average burden/
Respondents Form Number of Responses per response (in Total burden
responses respondent hours) hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Household member.............. Screener 13,500 1 3/60 675
Interview.
Household Female 15-49 years Female Interview 2,750 1 75/60 3,438
of age.
Household Male 15-49 years of Male Interview.. 2,250 1 50/60 1,875
age.
Household member.............. Screener 1,500 1 2/60 50
Verification.
Household Individual 15-49 Main Interview 500 1 5/60 42
years of age. Verification.
Household Female 15-49 years Respondent 150 1 3/60 8
of age. debriefing
questions about
calendar.
Household member.............. Phase 4 375 1 5/60 31
nonresponse
follow-up
questions.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 6,119
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-12210 Filed 6-9-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on June 10, 2021.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.