[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22233-22234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11066]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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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 the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    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. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) OMB. 
No. 0920-0237--Revision--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National Health 
and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) has been conducted 
periodically since 1970 by the National Center for Health Statistics, 
CDC. The current cycle of NHANES began in February 1999 and will now be 
conducted on a continuous, rather than periodic, basis. About 5,000 
persons will be examined annually. They will receive an interview and a 
physical examination. Participation in the survey is completely 
voluntary and confidential.
    NHANES programs produce descriptive statistics which measure the 
health and nutrition status of the general population. Through the use 
of questionnaires, physical examinations, and laboratory tests, NHANES 
studies

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the relationship between diet, nutrition and health in a representative 
sample of the United States. NHANES monitors the prevalence of chronic 
conditions and risk factors related to health 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 recommended dietary allowances, food fortification policies, 
programs to limit environmental exposures, immunization guidelines and 
health education and disease prevention programs. The current 
submission requests approval through November 2004.
    The survey description, contents, and uses are the same as those in 
the previous Federal Register notice for this survey which was 
published on March 27, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 59). There is no net 
cost to respondents other than their time. Respondents are reimbursed 
for any out-of-pocket costs such as transportation to and from the 
examination center.

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                                                 Number of        Number of     Avg. burden per
                  Category                    respondents per     responses/     response  (in     Total burden
                                                    year          respondent         hours)          (hours)
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1. Screening interview only.................          13,333                1            0.167            2,227
2. Screener and family interviews only......             500                1            0.434              217
3. Screener, family, and SP interviews only.             882                1            1.101              971
4. Screener, family, and SP interviews and             4,951                1            6.669           33,018
 primary MEC exam only......................
5. Screener, household, and SP interviews,               248                1           11.669            2,894
 primary MEC exam and full MEC replicate
 exam.......................................
6. Screener, household, and SP interviews,                50                1            1.851               93
 and home exam..............................
7. Quality control verification.............           1,333                1            0.030               40
8. Special studies..........................           2,067                1            0.500            1,034
    Total...................................                                                             40,493
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    Dated: April 27, 2001.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
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