Notice2021-20154
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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September 17, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 178 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51896-51897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20154]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-21-0314]
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 The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
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 June 10, 2021 to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received one non-
substantive comment 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
The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) (OMB Control No. 0920-
0314, Exp. 06/30/2021)--Reinstatement with Change--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 information collection 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, CDC (CDC/
NCHS). The response rate during the 2011-2019 data collection period
ranged from 64.5-74.0%, 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
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family; academic researchers in the social and public health sciences;
journalists, and many others.
CDC requests OMB approval to reinstate NSFG data collection for
three years, with changes. Each year, about 13,500 households will be
screened, with about 5,000 participants interviewed annually.
Interviews are expected to average 50 minutes for males and 75 minutes
for females. Proposed changes include streamlining information
collection content in some sections as well as adding a limited number
of new questions, including questions about childhood experiences that
may impact fertility and health outcomes in adulthood. Approximately
10% of respondents will be asked to participate in a brief verification
process. Responses to the NSFG are confidential.
In addition, CDC plans to conduct several methodological studies
designed to improve the efficiency and validity of NSFG data collection
for the purposes described above. These include a test of face-to-face
interview mode compared to multi-mode participation that also includes
a web-based survey component; test of an electronic life history
calendar; enhanced introductory and reminder emails to increase
response rate; and collection of auxiliary information to reduce
nonresponse bias or improve nonresponse bias estimation.
Participation is voluntary, and there is no cost to respondents
other than their time. The total estimated annualized time burden to
respondents is 6,122 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Responses per burden per
Respondents Form responses respondent response (in
hours)
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Household member...................... Screener Interview...... 13,500 1 3/60
Household Female 15-49 years of age... Female Interview........ 2,750 1 75/60
Household Male 15-49 years of age..... Male Interview.......... 2,250 1 50/60
Household member...................... Screener Verification... 1,350 1 2/60
Household Individual 15-49 years of Main Interview 500 1 5/60
age. Verification.
Household Female 15-49 years of age... Respondent debriefing 325 1 3/60
questions about
calendar.
Household member...................... Phase 4 nonresponse 375 1 5/60
follow-up questions.
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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. 2021-20154 Filed 9-16-21; 8:45 am]
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