Notice2026-04562
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
March 9, 2026
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 continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled the Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation Research (CCQDER). This Generic Clearance request encompasses general questionnaire development, pre-testing, and measurement-error reduction activities to be carried out in 2026-2029.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11309-11311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04562]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-26-0222; Docket No. CDC-2026-0331]
Proposed Data Collection 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.
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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 continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled the Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation
Research (CCQDER). This Generic Clearance request encompasses general
questionnaire development, pre-testing, and measurement-error reduction
activities to be carried out in 2026-2029.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before May 8, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2026-
0331 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.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 H21-8, 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://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) or by U.S. mail to the address listed
above.
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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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81eeece3c1e2e5e2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7989a95b7949394d9909881">[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;
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 Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation
Research (CCQDER) (OMB Control No. 0920-0222)--Reinstatement--National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation
Research (CCQDER) Generic Clearance is designed to evaluate questions
for optimal design as well as to provide documentation supporting the
validity of NCHS and other agencies' information collections.
CCQDER obtains information about the interpretive processes used by
respondents to formulate answers to survey questions. Findings are used
to: (1) ensure question comparability across respondent groups; (2)
correct any identified problematic questions, for example, those which
are vague or ambiguous, cannot be answered readily or accurately by the
respondent, or otherwise contribute to the non-sampling errors of the
survey; and (3) provide data usage documentation regarding the
phenomena considered by respondents, that is, the specific construct
measured by individual questions. Individual data collections submitted
under the CCQDER Generic Clearance include a mix of qualitative and
quantitative methodologies, including cognitive interviewing, focus
groups, usability testing, ethnography, and survey field tests/pilot
interviews (in-person/telephone/web).
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 undertake and support (by
grant or contract) research, demonstrations, and evaluations respecting
new or improved methods for obtaining current data to support
statistical and epidemiological activities for the purpose of improving
the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of health services in the
United States. CCQDER is the focal point within NCHS for questionnaire
and survey development, pre-testing, and evaluation activities for CDC
surveys such as; the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), the
Research and Development Survey (RANDS) (including RANDS COVID), and
other federally sponsored surveys. The CCQDER is requesting three years
of OMB approval for this Generic Clearance submission to allow NCHS and
its programs to conduct cognitive interviews, focus groups, in-depth or
ethnographic interviews, usability tests, field tests/pilot interviews,
and experimental research in laboratory and field settings, both for
applied questionnaire development and evaluation as well as more basic
research on measurement errors and survey response.
The CCQDER at NCHS is the only government entity that currently
conducts testing and development of NCHS or other CDC questionnaires.
An average of 55,900 respondents participate in CCQDER activities in a
given year and the average annual respondent burden is estimated to be
14,100 burden hours. Annualized estimates of respondent burden for each
of the questionnaire development studies over the course of the
approval period are provided below.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average hours
Types of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (hours) hours
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Individuals or households...................... Eligibility Screeners.................. 6,000 1 5/60 500
Individuals or households...................... Developmental Questionnaires........... 1,000 1 55/60 917
Individuals or households...................... Respondent Data Collection Sheet....... 1,000 1 5/60 83
Individuals or households...................... Focus Group Respondents................ 100 1 90/60 150
Individuals or households...................... RANDS (Methodological Survey).......... 49,800 1 15/60 12,450
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 14,100
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2026-04562 Filed 3-6-26; 8:45 am]
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