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used in the previously approved data 

collection period. 

A standard interview will be 

conducted with approximately 96% of 

patients, and will take 45 minutes. A 

short interview will be conducted with 

patients who are too ill to complete the 

standard interview or when the 

interview must be translated. The short 

interview, which will be conducted 

with approximately 4% of patients, will 

take approximately 20 minutes. 

Medical record abstractions will be 

completed for on all eligible 

participants. Minimal data on all 

sampled patients will be extracted from 

an existing HIV case surveillance 

database, the national HIV/AIDS 

Reporting System [HARS]. These data 

will be used for quality control (to 

ensure patients were not sampled for 

participation in MMP more than once), 

to assess nonresponse bias, to 

prospectively monitor respondents’ care 

utilization and treatment, and to make 

inference to the population of persons 

living with HIV in the United States. 

The interview and minimum data set 

data collection instruments have been 

revised based on experience in previous 

data collection cycles, but these changes 

will not affect the burden per 

respondent. The medical record 

abstraction forms have not changed. 

CDC’s current goal is to interview 80% 

of 9,400 patients or 7,520, 96% of whom 

(a total of 7,219 patients) will complete 

the standard interview and 4% of whom 

(a total of 301 patients) will complete 

the short interview. Because the number 

of sampled patients is greater (by 62 

patients) than for the previously 

approved information collection, the 

total burden (in hours) will increase by 

37 hours, from 8,500 to 8,537. 

Participation of respondents is 

voluntary and there is no cost to the 

respondents other than their time. 

The estimated annualized burden 

hours are 8,537. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Sampled, Eligible HIV-Infected Patients .............................................................. Standard 

interview.

7,219 1 45/60 

Sampled, Eligible HIV-Infected Patients Unable to Complete the Standard 

Interview.

Short interview.301 1 20/60 

Facility office staff pulling medical records .......................................................... ................... 7,520 1 3/60 

Facility office staff providing Estimated Patient Loads ........................................ ................... 936 1 2 

Facility office staff providing patient lists ............................................................. ................... 1,030 1 30/60 

Facility office staff approaching participants for enrollment ................................. ................... 3,120 1 5/60 

Dated: March 19, 2012. 

Ron A. Otten, 

Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office 

of the Associate Director for Science (OADS), 

Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30-Day–12–0314] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 44 U.S.C., 

Chapter 35. To request a copy of these 

requests, call (404) 639–7570 or send an 

email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

The National Survey of Family 

Growth (NSFG)—(0920–0314, 

Expiration 05/31/2012)—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 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 three-year clearance 

request includes the data collection in 

2012–2015 for the continuous NSFG. 

The National Survey of Family 

Growth(NSFG) was conducted 

periodically between 1973 and 2002, 

and continuously since 2006, by the 

National Center for Health Statistics, 

CDC. Each year, about 14,000 

households are screened, with about 

5,000 participants interviewed annually. 

Participation in the NSFG is completely 

voluntary and confidential. Interviews 

average 60 minutes for males and 80 

minutes for females. The response rate 

since 2006 is about 77 percent. This 

submission requests approval for three 

years. 

The NSFG program produces 

descriptive statistics which measure 

factors associated with birth and 

pregnancy rates, including 

contraception, infertility, marriage, 

divorce, and sexual activity, in the US 

population 15–44; and behaviors that 

affect the risk of sexually transmitted 

diseases (STD), including HIV, and the 

medical care associated with 

contraception, infertility, and pregnancy 

and childbirth. 

NSFG data users include the DHHS 

programs that fund it, including CDC/ 

NCHS and nine others (The Eunice 

Kennedy Shriver National Institute for 

Child Health and Human Development 

(NIH/NICHD); the Office of Population 

Affairs (DHHS/OPA); the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation (DHHS/OASPE); the 

Children’s Bureau (DHHS/ACF/CB); the 

ACF’s Office of Planning, Research, and 

Evaluation (OPRE); the CDC’s Division 

of HIV/AIDS Prevention (CDC/DHAP); 

the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention 

(CDC/DSTD); the CDC’s Division of 

Cancer Prevention and Control (CDC/ 

DCPC); and the CDC’s Division of Birth 

Defects and Developmental Disabilities. 

The NSFG is also used by state and local 

governments; private research and 

action organizations focused on men’s 


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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. 

No questionnaire changes are 

requested in the first 15 months of this 

clearance; some limited changes may be 

requested after that, to be responsive to 

emerging public policy issues. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time. The total estimated 

annualized burden hours are 7,192. 

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents/Instrument Number of 

responses 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Screener .................................................................................................................................... 14,000 1 3/60 

Female Interview ....................................................................................................................... 2,750 1 1 .5 

Male Interview ............................................................................................................................ 2,250 1 1 

Verification ................................................................................................................................. 1,400 1 5/60 

Dated: March 19, 2012. 

Ron A. Otten, 

Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office 

of the Associate Director for Science (OADS), 

Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60-Day–12–12GF] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send 

comments to Ron Otten, at 1600 Clifton 

Road, MS D–74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Adoption, Health Impact and Cost of 

Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing— 

New—National Center for Chronic 

Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP) and National 

Center for Environmental Health 

(NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The health risks associated with 

cigarette smoking and exposure to 

Secondhand Smoke (SHS) are well 

established. In 2006, the Surgeon 

General’s report documented that over 

the past two decades, the scientific, 

engineering and medical literature have 

established a wide range of adverse 

health effects from SHS, including 

cardiovascular disease, lung, breast and 

nasal sinus cancer, asthma and other 

respiratory illnesses, and low birth 

weight and sudden infant death 

syndrome in newborn babies. SHS 

exposure is estimated to result in $5 

billion a year in direct medical costs 

and an additional $5 billion in indirect 

costs in the U.S. The Surgeon General’s 

report concluded that there is no safe 

level of exposure to SHS. 

Approximately 85 million Americans 

reside in multi-unit housing (MUH) 

facilities, which comprise nearly 30% of 

all housing in the U.S. There are 

significant challenges to maintaining a 

smoke-free environment in MUH 

residential settings. Although residents 

may choose not to smoke, they may still 

be exposed to SHS through the routine 

operation of facility-wide heating, 

ventilating and air conditioning 

systems. 

The private sector has begun to 

institute smoke-free policies in MUH on 

a voluntary basis through changes in 

leasing agreements and advertising, 

however, smoking restrictions in MUH 

have largely been limited to common 

areas and spaces, not individual 

dwelling units. There are no studies that 

have examined the impact of smoke free 

policies by comparing pre- and post 

SHS exposure and changes in health 

outcomes after local governments adopt 

regulatory policies that protect residents 

from the effects of exposure to SHS in 

their housing units. 

CDC proposes to conduct a study to 

address the gap in scientific evidence 

about the impact of jurisdiction-wide 

strategies (hereafter known as smokefree MUH policies) to protect 

individuals from SHS in MUH settings. 

Through the collection and analysis of 

environmental and biometric data, the 

study will demonstrate how SHS 

exposure can be measured and will 

quantify how exposure changes when 

smoke-free policies are implemented. In 

addition, the study will examine 

barriers and facilitators to 

implementation of smoke-free policies 

in MUH and the cost-effectiveness of 

these policies. CDC is authorized to 

conduct this investigation by the Public 

Health Service Act. The activities are 

funded through the Prevention and 

Public Health Fund of the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act, 

which is designed to expand and 

sustain the necessary infrastructure for 

preventing disease, detecting it early, 

and managing conditions before they 

become severe. 

The proposed study consists of two 

components. The first component 

involves data collection in Los Angeles 

County, California, and includes a 

number of ‘‘intervention’’ communities 

that have adopted, or are scheduled to 

adopt, smoke-free MUH laws by mid2012, as well as ‘‘comparison’’ 

communities that have not adopted laws 

regulating SHS in MUH. Communities 

being considered for participation in the 

study as intervention communities 

include Culver City, Huntington Park, 


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