Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 160 / Monday, August 21, 2017 / Notices 39585 

C. Public Comments 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 

1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 

20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please 

cite OMB Control No. 9000–0179, 

Service Contracts Reporting 

Requirements, in all correspondence. 

Dated: August 16, 2017. 

Lorin S. Curit, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–17–0739] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for 

the proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address any of the 

following: (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 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct 

written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice to the Attention: CDC Desk 

Officer, Office of Management and 

Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 

to (202) 395–5806. Written comments 

are due within 30 days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

CDC Oral Health Management 

Information System (OMB Control 

Number 0920–0739, expiration date 5/ 

31/2017)—Reinstatement with Change. 

Division of Oral Health (DOH), National 

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The CDC works with state health 

departments to improve the oral health 

of the nation. Targeted efforts include 

building and/or maintaining an effective 

public health capacity for the 

implementation, evaluation, and 

dissemination of evidence-based 

practices in oral health disease 

prevention and advancement of oral 

health. Through a cooperative 

agreement program (Program 

Announcement DP13–1307), CDC has 

provided funding to 21 states over a 5- 

year period. This cooperative agreement 

went into effect in September 2013 and 

builds upon previously funded 

collaborations between CDC and statebased oral health programs. 

Currently, CDC does not have 

approval to collect annual progress and 

activity reports from state-based oral 

health programs using the Chronic 

Disease Management Information 

System (CDMIS). The information 

collected in the Management 

Information System (MIS) improves 

CDC’s ability to disseminate information 

about successful public health 

approaches that are potentially 

replicable and adaptable for use in other 

states. 

CDC requests a reinstatement with 

change to continue collecting 

information for two additional years. 

The estimated burden decreased from 

255 to 171 hours as programs no longer 

have to repeat the initial entry of 

administrative data after the first year. 

The estimated burden for system 

maintenance and annual reporting is 

three hours for Basic-level awardees. 

The estimated burden for system 

maintenance and annual reporting is 

nine hours for Enhanced-level 

awardees. State awardees submit reports 

to CDC annually; however, states may 

enter updates in the MIS at any time. 

CDC collects all information 

electronically and uses this information 

to monitor awardee activities and to 

provide any needed technical assistance 

or follow-up support. 

There are no costs to respondents 

other than their time. The total 

estimated annualized burden hours are 

171. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN OF HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Program Awardees Basic Level ..................... Annual Progress Report ................................. 3 1 3 

Program Awardees Enhanced Level .............. Annual Progress Report ................................. 18 1 9 


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39586 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 160 / Monday, August 21, 2017 / Notices 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–17–0214; Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0063] 

Proposed Data Collection Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice with comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 

its continuing effort to reduce public 

burden and maximize the utility of 

government information, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This notice invites 

comment on the National Health 

Interview Survey (NHIS). The annual 

National Health Interview Survey is a 

major source of general statistics on the 

health of the U.S. population. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before October 20, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0063 by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, 

Information Collection Review Office, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– 

D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

Docket Number. All relevant comments 

received will be posted without change 

to Regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

access to the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

Regulations.gov. 

Please note: All public comment 

should be submitted through the 

Federal eRulemaking portal 

(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 

address listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the information collection plan and 

instruments, contact Leroy A. 

Richardson, Information Collection 

Review Office, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 

Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia 

30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email: 

omb@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies 

must obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also 

requires Federal agencies to provide a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each new 

proposed collection, each proposed 

extension of existing collection of 

information, and each reinstatement of 

previously approved information 

collection before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, we are 

publishing this notice of a proposed 

data collection as described below. 

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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

Proposed Project 

National Health Interview Survey 

(NHIS) (OMB Control No. 0920–0124, 

Exp. 12/31/2019)—Revision—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.), as 

amended, authorizes that the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (HHS), 

acting through NCHS, shall collect 

statistics on the extent and nature of 

illness and disability of the population 

of the United States. 

The annual National Health Interview 

Survey (NHIS) is a major source of 

general statistics on the health of the 

U.S. population and has been in the 

field continuously since 1957. This 

voluntary and confidential householdbased survey collects demographic and 

health-related information from a 

nationally-representative sample of 

households and noninstitutionalized, 

civilian persons throughout the country. 

NHIS data have long been used by 

government, academic, and private 

researchers to evaluate both general 

health and specific issues, such as 

smoking, diabetes, health care coverage, 

and access to health care. The survey is 

also a leading source of data for the 

Congressionally-mandated ‘‘Health US’’ 

and related publications, as well as the 

single most important source of 

statistics to track progress toward 

Departmental health objectives. 

The 2018 NHIS questionnaire remains 

largely unchanged from its 2017 

version, with the exception of new 

supplements that are being added on 

asthma and cancer control. These 

supplements replace those from 2017 on 

receipt of culturally and linguistically 

appropriate health care services, 

epilepsy, cognitive disability, 

complementary health, hepatitis B/C 

screening, vision, and heart disease and 

stroke prevention. Continuing from 

2017 are questions about access to and 

utilization of care and barriers to care, 

chronic pain, diabetes, disability and 

functioning, family food security, ABCS 

of heart disease and stroke prevention, 

immunizations, smokeless tobacco and 

e-cigarettes, and children’s mental 

health. 

In addition, in the last quarter of 

2018, a portion of the regular 2018 NHIS 

sample will be used to carry out a dress 

rehearsal and systems test of the 

redesigned NHIS questionnaire that is 

scheduled for launch in January 2019. 

The redesigned questionnaire revises 

the NHIS both in terms of content and 


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