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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 213 / Tuesday, November 4, 2014 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–15–0314]

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,
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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.

The NSFG program produces
descriptive statistics which document
factors associated with birth and
pregnancy rates, including
contraception, infertility, marriage,
divorce, and sexual activity, in the U.S.
household population 15–44 years; and
behaviors that affect the risk of sexually
transmitted diseases (STD), including
HIV, and the medical care associated
with contraception, infertility, and
pregnancy and childbirth. Beginning in
2015, the NSFG will expand its age
range to represent the U.S. household
population 15–49 years.
NSFG data users include the DHHS
programs that fund it, including CDC/
NCHS and ten others (The Eunice
Kennedy Shriver National Institute for
Child Health and Human Development
(NIH/NICHD); the Office of Population
Affairs (DHHS/OPA); the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (DHHS/OASPE); the
Children’s Bureau (DHHS/ACF/CB); the
ACF’s Office of Planning, Research, and
Evaluation; the CDC’s Division of HIV/
AIDS Prevention (CDC/DHAP); the
CDC’s Division of STD Prevention
(CDC/DSTD); the CDC’s Division of
Reproductive Health (CDC/DRH); the
CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention
and Control (CDC/DCPC); and the CDC’s
Division of Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities (DBDDD)).
The NSFG is also used by state and local
governments; private research and
action organizations focused on men’s
and women’s health, child well-being,
and marriage and the family; academic
researchers in the social and public
health sciences; journalists, and many
others.
This submission requests approval for
three years. Questionnaire revisions are
requested for fieldwork starting in
September 2015. A small set of
additional changes may be requested in
the future, to be responsive to emerging
public policy issues. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time.

Proposed Project
The National Survey of Family
Growth (NSFG)—(0920–0314, expires
04/30/2015)—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
statistics on ‘‘family formation, growth,
and dissolution,’’ as well as
‘‘determinants of health’’ and
‘‘utilization of health care’’ in the
United States. This three-year clearance
request includes the data collection in
2015–2017 for the continuous NSFG.
The National Survey of Family
Growth (NSFG) was conducted
periodically between 1973 and 2002,
continuously in 2006–2010, and
continuously starting in Fall 2011, by
the National Center for Health Statistics,
CDC. Each year, about 14,000
households are screened, with about
5,000 participants interviewed annually.
Participation in the NSFG is completely
voluntary and confidential. Interviews
average 60 minutes for males and 80
minutes for females. The response rate
since 2006 has been about 77 percent for
both males and females.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
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respondents

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 213 / Tuesday, November 4, 2014 / 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.
[FR Doc. 2014–26084 Filed 11–3–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–15–14ADD]

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 [email protected]. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
National Occupational Research
Agenda (NORA) 2016 Decade Review—
New—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) is responsible for conducting
research and making recommendations
to prevent worker injury and illness, as
authorized in Section 20(a)(1) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act (29
U.S.C. 669). In 1995–6, NIOSH saw an
opportunity to enhance its ability to
accomplish its mission through
partnerships that involved a broad
national stakeholder base in
occupational safety and health. With
stakeholder input, NIOSH developed
and launched a decade-long partnership
program titled the National
Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
in 1996. Participation in NORA includes
stakeholders from universities, large and
small businesses, professional societies,
government agencies, and worker
organizations. After an internal
management review of the first decade
of NORA, conducted in 2005, NIOSH
launched the second decade of NORA
(2006–2016) structured for even greater
national impact. This information
collection is a necessary part of a larger
internal NIOSH management review of
the second decade of NORA. The results
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decisions about how to structure a third
decade of NORA (2016–2026) for
maximum effectiveness and impact.
The second decade of NORA was
based on a new sector structure to better
move research to practice within
workplaces. The work of the sectors is
managed through a partnership
structure of sector councils. Each
council develops and maintains an
agenda for the decade for its sector. The
sector agendas become part of the
national agenda for improvements in
occupational safety and health through
research and partnerships. Representing
all stakeholders, the councils use an
open process to set goals, develop
strategies, encourage partnerships, and
promote improved workplace practices.
NIOSH is requesting a 12-month OMB
approval to administer a survey to
NORA council members and leaders.
The collection of information is
necessary for NIOSH management to
assess the efficiency and effectiveness of
the NORA sector councils. The target
population is all current and former
members and leaders of each of the ten
NORA Sector Councils. The web-based
questionnaire requests information on
satisfaction with the efficiency of the
council and its processes, on impacts
made in the sector during the second
decade, and suggestions for improving
the effectiveness and impact of NORA
in the future. Without this data
collection, NIOSH’s internal
management review of NORA would
lack critical stakeholder input from its
many non-Federal partners.
A 16-item questionnaire has been
developed and will be sent to all 352
non-Federal NORA Sector council
members or leaders. A pilot test of the
questionnaire was conducted by asking
eight NIOSH employees who are a
leader of a NORA sector council to
complete the questionnaire and provide
feedback. Respondents to the pilot test
estimated the questionnaire requires
approximately 15 minutes to complete.
The total estimated burden is 88 hours.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.

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