Notice2021-18538
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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August 27, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 164 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48148-48149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18538]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-21-1061]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
(BRFSS), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection
Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on March 12,
2021 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC did
not receive comments related to the previous notice. This notice serves
to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) 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;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice
publication.
Proposed Project
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (OMB Control No.
0920-1061, Exp. 3/31/2022)--Revision--National Center for Chronic
Disease and Public Health Protection (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is requesting OMB approval to revise information collection
activities for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
for the period of 2022-2024. The BRFSS is a nationwide system of cross-
sectional surveys using random digit dialed (RDD) samples administered
by health departments in states, territories, and the District of
Columbia (collectively referred to here as States) in collaboration
with CDC. Traditionally subject recruitment and interview have been
conducted by telephone. In 2022-2024, the BRFSS will introduce the
option to allow participants to voluntarily complete online surveys,
after telephone recruitment. The BRFSS produces state-level information
primarily on health risk behaviors, health conditions, and preventive
health practices that are associated with chronic diseases, infectious
diseases, and injury. Designed to meet the data needs of individual
states and territories, the CDC sponsors the BRFSS information
collection project under a cooperative agreement with states and
territories. Under this partnership, BRFSS state coordinators determine
questionnaire content with technical and methodological assistance
provided by CDC. For most states and territories, the BRFSS provides
the only sources of data amenable to state and local level health and
health risk indicator uses. Over time, it has also developed into an
important data collection system that federal agencies rely on for
state and local health information and to track national health
objectives such as Healthy People.
CDC bases the BRFSS questionnaire on modular design principles to
accommodate a variety of state-specific needs within a common
framework. All participating states are required to administer a
standardized core
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questionnaire, which provides a set of shared health indicators for all
BRFSS partners. The BRFSS core questionnaire consists of fixed core,
rotating core, and emerging core questions. Fixed core questions are
asked every year. Rotating core questions cycle on and off the core
questionnaire in two- or three-year cycles, depending on the question.
Emerging core questions are included in the core questionnaire as
needed to collect data on urgent or emerging health topics such as
infectious disease. In addition, the BRFSS includes a series of
optional modules on a variety of topics. In off years, when the
rotating questions are not included in the core questionnaire, they are
offered to states as optional modules. This framework allows each state
to produce a customized BRFSS survey by appending selected optional
modules to the core survey. States may select which, if any, optional
modules to administer. As needed, CDC provides technical and
methodological assistance to state BRFSS coordinators in the
construction of their state-specific surveys. Each state administers
its BRFSS questionnaire throughout the calendar year.
CDC periodically updates the BRFSS core survey and optional
modules. The purpose of this Revision request is to add the following
topics to the questionnaires: COVID vaccination, impact of the COVID
pandemic, periodontal disease, additional questions on heart attack and
stroke, disaster/pandemic preparedness, veterans' health, and the use
of newly available tobacco products. In addition, this request seeks
approval for reinstating topics which have been included in BRFSS in
the past, dependent upon state interest and funding.
Participation in BRFSS is voluntary and there is no cost to
participate. The average time burden per response will be 22 minutes.
The total time burden across all respondents will be approximately
287,798 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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U.S. General Population............... Landline Screener....... 173,000 1 1/60
Cell Phone Screener..... 694,000 1 1/60
Field Test Screener..... 900 1 1/60
Annual Survey Respondents (Adults >18 BRFSS Core Survey by 480,000 1 15/60
Years). Phone Interview. 440,000 1 15/60
BRFSS Optional Modules
by Phone Interview.
BRFSS Core Survey by 100,000 1 10/60
Online Survey.
BRFSS Optional Modules 80,000 1 10/60
by Online Survey.
Field Test Respondents (Adults >18 Field Test Survey by 500 1 45/60
Years). Phone Interview.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-18538 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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