[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 178 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51896-51897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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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