Notice2026-07759
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
April 21, 2026
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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 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). This survey is designed to provide nationally representative, scientifically credible data on factors related to birth and pregnancy rates, family formation and dissolution patterns, and reproductive health.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21294-21295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07759]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-26-0314; Docket No. CDC-2026-0661]
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 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). This survey is
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 June 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2026-
0661 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.
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#e887858aa88b8c8bc68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c63616e4c6f686f226b637a">[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
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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. 9/30/2026)--Revision--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 the National Center of Health
Statistics (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 is for continued National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) data
collection over the next three years (2026-2029).
The NSFG was conducted six times between 1973 and 2002, and in 2006
moved from a periodically conducted design to a continuous data
collection design using in-person interviewing with a self-administered
component at the end. This continuous design was used for 2006-2010 and
2011-2019, with breaks as needed to award new contracts for sample
design, data collection, and public-use file production. Beginning in
2022, the NSFG moved to a multimode design including both web and in-
person data collection. Within the 8-year span (2022-2029),
approximately 13,000 households will be screened, with about 5,000
participants surveyed annually. Participation in the NSFG is completely
voluntary and confidential. The household screening survey is expected
to take five minutes on average. Main surveys with one selected
respondent from each household are expected to average 50 minutes for
males and 75 minutes for females.
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 U.S. 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 CDC/NCHS and other programs within CDC and
elsewhere in DHHS. 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 for a Revision to NSFG data
collection for the next three years. The revision request includes the
continued use of survey questionnaires as have been used since January
2026, per the most recent OMB non-substantive change request approved
in September 2025, as well as permission to conduct a small set of
methodological studies designed to improve the efficiency and validity
of NSFG data collection for the purposes described above.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 6,471 annual hours.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Responses per burden/ Total
Respondents Form responses respondent response burden
(in hours) hours
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Household member.................. Household Screener 13,000 1 5/60 1,083
Survey.
Household Female 15-49 years of Female Main Survey.. 2,750 1 75/60 3,438
age.
Household Male 15-49 years of age. Male Main Survey.... 2,250 1 50/60 1,875
Household Member.................. Screener 411 1 2/60 14
Verification.
Household Individual 15-49 years Main Verification... 736 1 5/60 61
of age.
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Total......................... .................... ............ .............. ........... 6,471
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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. 2026-07759 Filed 4-20-26; 8:45 am]
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