Approved for use
through 5/2001 under the following conditions: 1) no later than
9/98 NCHS briefs OMB on the status of its data consolidation effort
and provider-based surveys. In this briefing, NCHS should continue
its explanation of its information resource management and
budgeting strategies governing the frequencies and sample
methodology of the provider-based surveys; and 2) in addition to
its May 28, 1998 commitments regarding the race/ethnicity
questions, the NCHS must ensure that the ethnicity questions are
placed before the race questions and the instruc- tions are amended
accordingly pursuant to OMB's Directive 15.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2001
05/31/2001
07/31/1999
78,215
0
26,088
7,062
0
7,069
0
0
0
Data collected on patient visits to
hospital outpatient and emergency departments are weighted to
produce national estimates. The data are used by both public and
private sectors for public health planning, medical education,
health care workforce assessment, epidemiologic studies, and other
utilization research.
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.