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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)—

Revision—OMB No. 0920–0237

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

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.

Burden category

Number of

respondents

per year

Number of

responses/

respondent

Avg. burden

per response

(in hours)

Total burden

(in hours)

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 primary MEC exam only ............ 4,951 1 6.669 33,018

5. Screener, household, and SP interviews, primary MEC exam and full

MEC replicate exam ..................................................................................... 248 1 11.669 2,894

6. Screener, household, and SP interviews, and home exam ........................ 50 1 1.851 93

7. Quality control verification ........................................................................... 1,333 1 0.030 40

8. Special studies ............................................................................................ 2,067 1 0.500 1,034

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 40,494

Dated: May 4, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation 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

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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.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average

burden/

response in

hours

Total burden

in hours

Noninstitutionalized household population in 50 States and D.C. .................. 204,000 1 0.30 61,200

Pretest modules ............................................................................................... 1,800 1 0.30 600

Total Burden ............................................................................................. 205,800 ........................ ........................ 61,800

Dated: May 4, 2001.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

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Families

[Program Announcement No. 93631–01–02]

Developmental Disabilities: Final

Notice of Availability of Financial

Assistance and Request for

Applications To Support

Demonstration Projects Under the

Projects of National Significance

Program

AGENCY: Administration on

Developmental Disabilities (ADD), ACF,

DHHS.

ACTION: Invitation to apply for financial

assistance.

SUMMARY: The Administration on

Developmental Disabilities,

Administration for Children and

Families, announces that applications

are being accepted for funding of Fiscal

Year 2001 Projects of National

Significance.

This program announcement consists

of five parts. Part I, the Introduction,

discusses the goals and objectives of

ACF and ADD. Part II provides the

necessary background information on

ADD for applicants. Part III describes

the review process. Part IV describes the

priority under which ADD requests

applications for Fiscal Year 2001

funding of projects. Part V describes in

detail how to prepare and submit an

application.

Grants will be awarded under this

program announcement subject to the