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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondents

Form name

Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden
per response
in hrs.)

State/District Department of Health, Tobacco Control
Program.

Management Information System ....

51

1

6

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
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce public
burden, 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. To
request more information on the below
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to [email protected].
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. 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,
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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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
National Health Interview Survey
(NHIS) (OMB No. 0920–0214, expires
03/31/2016)—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. 242k), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through NCHS, shall collect data
on the extent and nature of illness and
disability of the population of the
United States. The annual National
Health Interview Survey is a major
source of general statistics on the health
of the U.S. population and has been in
the field continuously since 1957.
Clearance is sought for three years, to
collect data for 2015, 2016, and 2017.
This voluntary and confidential
household-based survey collects
demographic and health-related
information on a nationally
representative sample of persons and
households throughout the country.
Personal identification information is
requested from survey respondents to
facilitate linkage of survey data with
health-related administrative and other
records.
Each year we collect information from
approximately 55,000 households,

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which contain about 137,500
individuals.
Information is collected using
computer assisted personal interviews
(CAPI). A core set of data is collected
each year that remains largely
unchanged while sponsored
supplements vary from year to year. The
core set includes sociodemographic
characteristics, health status, health care
services, and health behaviors. For
2015, supplemental questions will be
cycled in pertaining to cancer control,
epilepsy, and inflammatory bowel
disease and occupational health.
Supplemental topics that continue or
are enhanced from 2014 will be related
to food security, heart disease and
stroke, children’s mental health,
disability and functioning, sexual
orientation, smokeless tobacco and ecigarettes, immunizations, and
computer use. Questions on the
Affordable Care Act from 2014 have
been reduced in number in 2015. In
addition, a follow-back survey will be
conducted on previous NHIS
respondents. The follow-back survey
will focus on topics related to the
Affordable Care Act including health
care access and use, and health
insurance coverage and will include
multiple modes of contacting
respondents.
To improve the analytic utility of
NHIS data, minority populations are
oversampled annually. In 2015, sample
augmentation procedures used in
previous years will continue to increase
the number of African American,
Hispanic, and Asian American persons.
In accordance with the 1995 initiative
to increase the integration of surveys
within the DHHS, respondents to the
NHIS serve as the sampling frame for
the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
conducted by the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality. The NHIS has
long been used by government,
academic, and private researchers to
evaluate both general health and
specific issues, such as cancer, diabetes,
and access to health care. It is 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
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There is no cost to the respondents
other than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number
of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total
burden
hours

Type of respondent

Form name

Adult Family Member ....
Adult Family Member ....
Sample Adult .................
Adult Family Member ....
Adult Family Member ....
Adult Family Member ....
Adult Family Member ....

Screener Questionnaire .......................................
Family Core ..........................................................
Adult Core ............................................................
Child Core ............................................................
Supplements ........................................................
Followback ...........................................................
Reinterview Survey ..............................................

10,000
45,000
36,000
14,000
45,000
12,000
5,000

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

5/60
23/60
15/60
10/60
20/60
20/60
5/60

833
17,250
9,000
2,333
15,000
4,000
417

Total .......................

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........................

........................

........................

48,833

Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review, Office
of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate
Director for Science, Office of the Director,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

ACTION:

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SUMMARY:

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Delta States Rural Development
Network Grant Program
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.

AGENCY:

Notice of Class Deviation from
Competition Requirements for Delta
States Rural Development Network
Grant Program.
The Office of Rural Health
Policy (ORHP) is announcing
supplemental awards to the current
Delta States Rural Development
Network Grant Program (Delta States)
grantees. The supplemental funds will
allow current Delta grantees to
implement outreach and enrollment
activities to the rural uninsured in the
Mississippi Delta for the next Affordable
Care Act’s (ACA) Health Insurance
Marketplace open enrollment period
(November 15, 2014—February 15,
2015). In addition, it will help educate

the newly insured about the insurance
and benefits they can now access as a
result of enrolling during the initial
Health Insurance Marketplace open
enrollment period. The overarching
goals of this supplemental funding are
to: (1) increase the number of uninsured
educated about their coverage options,
(2) increase the number of uninsured
enrolled into the Health Insurance
Marketplaces or other available sources
of insurance, such as Medicaid and the
Children’s Health Insurance Program,
and (3) increase the number of newly
insured individuals educated about the
benefits and primary care and
preventative services to which they now
have access.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

INTENDED RECIPIENT OF THE AWARD: CURRENT DELTA STATES GRANTEES
[Quantity: 12]
Grant No.

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D60RH25764
D60RH25754
D60RH25757
D60RH25763
D60RH25765
D60RH25758
D60RH25762
D60RH25758
D60RH25760
D60RH25756
D60RH25759
D60RH25761

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Grantee

City

Tombigbee Healthcare Authority ......................................
Arcare ................................................................................
Greater Delta Alliance for Health ......................................
Southern Illinois University ...............................................
Baptist Health Madisonville, INC., ....................................
The Health Enrichment Network .......................................
Parish of Richland .............................................................
Big Springs Medical Assoc ...............................................
County of Mississippi ........................................................
Delta State University .......................................................
Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center .........................
Paris-Henry County Health Care Foundation ...................

Demopolis ...........................
Augusta ...............................
Lake Village .........................
Carbondale ..........................
Madisonville .........................
Oakdale ...............................
Delhi ....................................
Ellington ...............................
Charleston ...........................
Cleveland ............................
Fayette ................................
Paris ....................................

Amount of Non-Competitive Awards:
$25,000/award
Period of Supplemental Funding:
September 15, 2014—July 31, 2015
CFDA Number: 93.912
Authority: Public Health Service Act,
Section 330A (e) (42 U.S.C. 254(c)), as
amended.

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Justification: A greater proportion of
rural residents lack health insurance in
comparison to urban residents. With
millions still uninsured, this
supplemental funding will allow
current Delta States grantees an
opportunity to specifically employ and
tailor ACA outreach and enrollment
efforts to the uninsured population in
rural Delta communities for the

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State
AL
AR
AR
IL
KY
LA
LA
MO
MO
MS
MS
TN

Maximum
funding
$25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000

upcoming Health Insurance Marketplace
open enrollment period (November 15,
2014—February 15, 2015). Additionally,
Delta States grantees will be able help
educate the newly insured rural
Americans about the health insurance
coverage and care to which they now
have access.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CAPT Valerie A. Darden, MHS,

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