This information collection request is cleared subject to the following conditions: 1) Revise the justification discussing the purpose of collecting the occupational safety and health data per discussions with the PHS clearance office, 2) Add two questions to the smoking section - one querying whether the respondent lives with a smoker, the other asking about smoking in the respondent's work environment and his or her level of discomfort due to the smoking, 3) Insert a follow-up question after each question on whether the respondent filed a worker's compensation claim to determine whether the worker received compensation for the injury, 4) Use the BLS SDS injury categories for the responses describing the kind of injury in question 6, page 18, 4) Insert "permanently" into question 21, 5) The bulk of the NHIS may proceed as scheduled, however, the occupational safety and health supplement may not be started until the above changes are made, and 6) The AIDS supplement only has approval through February 29,1988, by which time the revise AIDS supplement should have been submitted and received approval to replace the current supplement.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/1989
03/31/1989
03/31/1988
48,500
0
122,400
64,990
0
49,279
0
0
0
THE NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, AN ONGOING SURVEY OF THE CIVILIAN, NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION, MONITORS THE NATION'S HEALTH. THE 1988 NHIS WILL INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTS ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CHILD HEALTH, MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANTS, ALCOHOL AND AIDS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.