[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23932-23933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11815]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-01-36]


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

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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 State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)--
Revision--OMB No. 0920-0406 National Center for Health Statistics 
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is a 
request to continue for three years the integrated and coordinated 
survey system designed to collect needed health and welfare related 
data at the state and local levels. Using the random-digit-dial 
sampling frame from the ongoing National Immunization Survey (NIS) and 
Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), the State and Local 
Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS) has quickly collected and 
produced data to monitor health status, child and family well-being, 
health care utilization, access to care, program participation, chronic 
conditions, and changes in health care coverage at the state and local 
levels. These efforts are conducted in cooperation with federal, state, 
and local officials. SLAITS offers a centrally administered data 
collection mechanism with standardized questionnaires and quality 
control measures which allow comparability of estimates between states, 
over time, and with national data. SLAITS is designed to allow 
oversampling of population subdomains and to meet federal, state and 
local needs for subnational estimates which are compatible with 
national data.
    For some SLAITS modules, questionnaire content was drawn from 
existing surveys including the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 
the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the 
Current Population Survey (CPS), the Survey of Income and Program 
Participation (SIPP), the National Household Education Survey, and the 
National Survey of America's Families. Other questionnaire modules were 
developed specifically for SLAITS during the pilot study phase and 
during the past three years. The existing modules include General 
Health, Child Well-Being and Welfare, Children with Special Health Care 
Needs, Asthma Prevalence and Treatment, Knowledge of Medicaid and the 
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Survey of Early 
Childhood Health, and HIV/STD Related Risk Behavior.
    Over the past three years, SLAITS has provided policy analysts, 
program planners, and researchers with high quality data for decision 
making and program assessment. The module on Medicaid and SCHIP will be 
featured prominently in a report to Congress on insuring children. The 
module on children with special health care needs (CSHCN) will be used 
by federal and state Maternal and Child Health Bureau Directors in 
evaluating programs and service needs. The American Academy of 
Pediatrics is using the module on early childhood health to advise 
pediatricians on patient care standards and informing parents about the 
health and well-being of young children.
    Funding for SLAITS is obtained through a variety of mechanisms 
including Foundation grants, State collaborations, and federal 
appropriation and evaluation monies. The level of implementation 
depends on the amount of funding received and can be expanded as 
funding permits. Questionnaire modules will be compiled to address the 
data needs of interest to the federal, state or local funding agency or 
organization. Possible topics include but are not limited to 
disability, children's health, violence against women, health 
behaviors, unintentional injuries, program participation, health care 
coverage, or any of the topics previously studied. The burden table 
below is annualized. There is no cost to respondents other than their 
time.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of        burden/      Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents     responses/      response in      in hours
                                                                    respondent         hours
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Noninstitutionalized household population in 50          204,000               1            0.30          61,200
 States and D.C.................................
Pretest modules.................................           1,800               1            0.30             600
 
    nsTotal Burden.............................         205,800  ..............  ..............          61,800
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    Dated: May 4, 2001.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-11815 Filed 5-9-01; 8:45 am]
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