[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 69020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29209]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. 30DAY-02-01]


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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7090. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) OMB 
No. 0920-0237--Revision--The National Health and Nutrition Examination 
Survey (NHANES) has been conducted in several cycles since 1970 by the 
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC). The current cycle of NHANES began in 
February 1999. The survey will now be conducted on a continuous, rather 
than episodic, basis. About 6,700 individuals receive a health 
interview in their homes annually; of these, 5,000 persons complete a 
physical examination. Participation in the survey is voluntary and 
confidential.
    NHANES programs produce descriptive statistics which measure the 
health and nutritional status of the U.S. population. Through the use 
of questionnaires, physical examinations, and laboratory tests, NHANES 
studies the relationship between diet, nutrition and health in a 
representative sample of the United States civilian, 
noninstitutionalized population. NHANES monitors the prevalence of 
chronic conditions and risk factors such as coronary heart disease, 
arthritis, osteoporosis, pulmonary and infectious diseases, diabetes, 
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, drug and 
alcohol use, environmental exposures, and diet. NHANES data are used to 
establish the norms for the general population against which health 
care providers can compare such patient characteristics as height, 
weight, and nutrient levels in the blood. Data from NHANES can be 
compared to those from previous surveys to monitor changes in the 
health of the U.S. population. NHANES will also establish a national 
probability sample of genetic material for future genetic research for 
susceptibility to disease.
    Users of NHANES data include Congress; the World Health 
Organization; Federal agencies such as NIH, EPA, and USDA; private 
groups such as the American Heart Association; schools of public 
health; private businesses; individual practitioners; and 
administrators. NHANES data are used to establish, monitor, and 
evaluate long-term national health objectives, food fortification 
policies, programs to limit environmental exposures, immunization 
guidelines and health education and disease prevention programs.
    The annualized burden for this collection is 51,741 hours.

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                                                                     Number of      Responses/        Hours/
                           Respondent                                responses      respondent       response
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Screener (Scrn) Interview only..................................          13,750               1           10/60
Scrn Household (HH) Interview only..............................             750               1           26/60
Scrn HH Sample Person (SP) Interview only.......................           1,050               1          1 6/60
Scrn/HH/SP & Primary Medical Exam (Prim MEC) only...............           5,250               1         6 40/60
Scrn/HH/SP, Prim MEC & full MEC replicate exam..................             255               1        11 40/60
Scrn/HH/SP MEC & dietary replicate interview only...............           1,050               1          9 1/60
Home Exam.......................................................              70               1         2 36/60
Optional Studies................................................           1,180               1           15/60
Hepatitis C follow-up...........................................             100               1           30/60
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    Dated: November 8, 2000.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-29209 Filed 11-14-00; 8:45 am]
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