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70302

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2013 / Notices

Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention

use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.

[60Day–14–0729]

Proposed Project

Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations

Customer Surveys Generic Clearance
for the National Center for Health
Statistics (0920–0729, Expiration 04/30/
2014)—Revision—National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

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 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Leroy Richardson, at 1600
Clifton Road, MS D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to [email protected].
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

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
statistics on ‘‘the extent and nature of
illness and disability of the population
of the United States.’’ This is a revision
request for a generic approval from
OMB to conduct customer surveys over
the next three years.
As part of a comprehensive program,
the National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS) plans to continue to assess its
customers’ satisfaction with the content,
quality and relevance of the information
it produces. NCHS will conduct
voluntary customer surveys to assess
strengths in agency products and
services and to evaluate how well it
addresses the emerging needs of its data
users. Results of these surveys will be
used in future planning initiatives.

The data will be collected using a
combination of methodologies
appropriate to each survey. These may
include: Evaluation forms, mail surveys,
focus groups, automated and electronic
technology (e.g., email, Web-based
surveys), and telephone surveys.
Systematic surveys of several groups
will be folded into the program. Among
these are Federal customers and policy
makers, state and local officials who
rely on NCHS data, the broader
educational, research, and public health
community, and other data users.
Respondents may include data users
who register for and/or attend NCHS
sponsored conferences; persons who
access the NCHS Web site and the
detailed data available through it;
consultants; and others. Respondent
data items may include (in broad
categories) information regarding
respondent’s gender, age, occupation,
affiliation, location, etc., to be used to
characterize responses only. Other
questions will attempt to obtain
information that will characterize the
respondents’ familiarity with and use of
NCHS data, their assessment of data
content and usefulness, general
satisfaction with available services and
products, and suggestions for
improvement of surveys, services and
products.
The resulting information will be for
NCHS internal use. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time to
participate in the survey.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of survey

Questionnaire for conference registrants/attendees.
Focus groups ....................................
Web-based .......................................
Other customer surveys ...................
Total ..................................................

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Number of
respondents

Respondents

Public/private researchers,
ants, and others.
Public/private researchers,
ants, and others.
Public/private researchers,
ants, and others.
Public/private researchers,
ants, and others.

Average
burden per
response
(in hrs.)

No. of
responses per
respondent

Consult-

4,500

1

10/60

750

Consult-

240

1

1

240

Consult-

4,500

1

10/60

750

Consult-

1,200

1

15/60

300

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

10,440

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

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

2,040

LeRoy 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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