Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Survey of Children's Health
| Published date | 10 November 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 71603 |
| Record Number | 2020-24920 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Census Bureau,Commerce Department |
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Vol. 85, No. 218
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Survey of Children’s
Health
AGENCY
: U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION
: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
SUMMARY
: The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment on the proposed revision of
the National Survey of Children’s
Health, prior to the submission of the
information collection request (ICR) to
OMB for approval.
DATES
: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before January 11, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
email to ADDP.NSCH.List@census.gov.
Please reference National Survey of
Children’s Health in the subject line of
your comments. You may also submit
comments, identified by Docket Number
USBC–2020–0027, to the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received are part of the public record.
No comments will be posted to http://
www.regulations.gov for public viewing
until after the comment period has
closed. Comments will generally be
posted without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Carolyn
Pickering, Survey Director, by way of
phone (301–763–3873) or email
(Carolyn.M.Pickering@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Abstract
Sponsored primarily by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services’ Health Resources Services
Administration’s Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB), the
National Survey of Children’s Health
(NSCH) is designed to produce data on
the physical and emotional health of
children under 18 years of age who live
in the United States. The United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and
the United States Department of Health
and Human Services’ Center for Disease
Control and Prevention, National Center
on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (CDC–NCBDDD) sponsor
supplemental content on the NSCH.
Additionally, the upcoming cycle of the
NSCH would like to feature four
returning state-based oversamples and
four new oversamples that are either
age-based, state-based, or region-based.
The age-based oversample would be
funded by the United States Department
of Health and Human Services’ Center
for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC–
NCCDPHP). The state- or region-based
oversamples would be sponsored by
Children’s Health Care of Atlanta, the
State of Colorado, the State of Nebraska,
the Ohio Department of Health, the
Oregon Center for Children and Youth
with Special Health Care Needs, the
Southeast Louisiana Area Health
Education Center, and the State of
Wisconsin.
The NSCH collects information on
factors related to the well-being of
children, including access to health
care, in-home medical care, family
interactions, parental health, school and
after-school experiences, and
neighborhood characteristics. The goal
of the 2021 NSCH is to provide HRSA
MCHB, the supplemental sponsoring
agencies, states, regions, and other data
users with the necessary data to support
the production of national estimates
yearly and state- or region-based
estimates with pooled samples on the
health and well-being of children, their
families, and their communities as well
as estimates of the prevalence and
impact of children with special health
care needs.
NSCH is seeking clearance to make
the following changes:
•Increased sample size—The base
NSCH sample plus the proposed
oversamples may reach up to 300,000
addresses for the 2021 NSCH, compared
with 240,000 in 2020. The increased
sample will allow individual states and
agencies to produce statistically sound
child health estimates in a fewer
number of pooled years than if the
sample were to remain the same
annually, thereby resulting in more
timely age-, state- and region-based
health estimates of children.
•Unconditional incentive
distribution percentage—We plan to
continue monitoring the effectiveness of
the unconditional monetary incentive,
but request an increase to the percent of
addresses receiving a $5 incentive in the
initial screener mailing. Response rates
for the unconditional monetary
incentive groups showed a statistically
significant difference over the control
group that did not receive an
unconditional monetary incentive. A
larger increase in response was noted
for the households mailed a $5
compared with the $2 incentive;
however, both treatment groups have
proven effective at reducing
nonresponse bias by encouraging
response. For both the 2018 NSCH and
2019 NSCH, the initial screener
incentive splits were 45% received $2;
45% received $5; and 10% did not
receive an incentive. In the 2020 NSCH,
the share of addresses receiving the $5
incentive was increased to 60%, with
30% receiving the $2 incentive; again,
10% did not receive an incentive. The
proposal for 2021 NSCH is to remove
the $2 incentive group, so 90% receive
$5 and 10% would not receive an
incentive with the initial mailing. The
incentive assignment to each sampled
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Generic Clearance Information Collection
Request: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewIC?ref_nbr=201909-0607-
002&icID=242679.
2
State Oversampling in the National Survey of
Children’s Health: Feasibility, Cost, and Alternative
Approaches https://census.gov/content/dam/
Census/programs-surveys/nsch/NSCH_State_
Oversample_Summary_Document.pdf.
3
Screener Completion Rate is the proportion of
screener-eligible households (i.e., occupied
residences) that completed a screener. It is equal to
(S+X)/(S+X+R+e(UR+UO)), where S is the count of
completed screeners with children, X is completed
screeners without children, R is screener refusals,
and e(UR+UO) is the estimated count of screener
eligible households among nonresponding
addresses.
The Topical Completion Rate is the proportion of
topical-eligible households (i.e., occupied
residences with children present) that completed a
topical questionnaire. It is equal to I/HCt, where I
is the count of completed topicals and HCt is the
estimated count of households with children in the
sample or S+R+(S+R)/(S+X+R)*e(UR+UO).
4
Overall Response Rate is the probability a
resolved address completes a screener
questionnaire and then, when eligible, completes a
topical questionnaire.
address would still be random as was
done in prior cycles and approved by
OMB.
•Alternative invitation letter
wording—A random selection of
addresses will receive an initial
invitation letter than uses the traditional
letter design but slightly modified
wording that may encourage internet
response. This test is conditional on
ongoing results from the current NSCH
2020 redesigned envelope and letter
test.
•Revised questionnaire content—
The NSCH questionnaires with newly
proposed and revised content from the
sponsors at HRSA MCHB and CDC–
NCCDPHP are currently undergoing two
rounds of cognitive testing. This testing
request was submitted under the generic
clearance package and approved by
OMB.
1
Based on the results, a final set
of proposed new and modified content
will be included in the full OMB ICR for
the 2021 NSCH.
•Oversamples
2
—In order to inform
various priorities that are otherwise not
supported by the NSCH, some
stakeholders have shown interest in
sponsoring an oversample of particular
populations as part of the annual NSCH
administration. Currently, there are six
states, one region, and one federal
partner contributing to an oversample as
part of the 2021 NSCH. Four states
(Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon and
Wisconsin) were initially oversampled
in 2020, and are continuing with the
option as part of the 2021 NSCH. Two
states (Louisiana and Ohio) and the
Atlanta, GA Metro Area will be
oversampled for the first time in 2021.
Finally, CDC–NCCDPHP is supporting
an oversample of households with
young children.
Besides the proposed changes listed
above, the 2021 NSCH will proceed
with the current design outlined in the
previous OMB ICR package. We will
continue to make modifications to data
collection strategies based on modeled
information about paper or internet
response preference. Results from prior
survey cycles will continue to be used
to inform the decisions made regarding
future cycles of the NSCH.
From prior cycles of the NSCH, using
American Association for Public
Opinion Research definitions of
response, we can expect for the 2021
NSCH an overall screener completion
rate to be about 46.3% and an overall
topical completion rate to be about
36.0%.
3
This is different from the
overall response rate, which we expect
to be about 41.4%.
4
II. Method of Collection
The 2021 NSCH plan for the web
push data collection design includes
approximately 70% of the production
addresses receiving an initial invite
with instructions on how to complete an
English or Spanish-language screener
questionnaire via the web. Households
that decide to complete the web-based
survey will be taken through the
screener questionnaire to determine if
they are eligible for one of three topical
instruments. Households that list at
least one child who is 0 to 17 years old
in the screener are directed into a
topical questionnaire immediately after
the last screener question. If a
household in the web push treatment
group decides to complete the paper
screener, the household may have a
chance to receive an additional topical
questionnaire incentive. This group will
receive two web survey invitation letters
requesting their participation in the
survey prior to receiving up to two
additional paper screener
questionnaires in the second and third
follow-up mailings.
The 2021 NSCH plan for the mixed-
mode data collection design includes up
to 30% of the production addresses
receiving a paper screener questionnaire
in either the initial or the first
nonresponse follow-up and instructions
on how to complete an English or
Spanish language screener
questionnaire via the web. Households
that decide to complete the web-based
survey will follow the same screener
and topical selection path as the web
push. Households that choose to
complete the paper screener
questionnaire rather than completing
the survey on the internet and that have
eligible children will be mailed a paper
topical questionnaire upon receipt of
their completed paper screener at the
Census Bureau’s National Processing
Center. If a household in the mixed-
mode group chooses to complete the
paper screener instead of completing the
web-based screener via the internet,
then the household may receive an
additional topical questionnaire
incentive. This group will receive both
a web survey invitation letter along with
a mailed paper screener questionnaire
with either the initial invitation or the
first follow-up and each additional
nonresponse follow-up mailing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0990.
Form Number(s): NSCH–S1 (English
Screener), NSCH–T1 (English Topical
for 0- to 5-year-old children), NSCH–T2
(English Topical for 6- to 11-year-old
children), NSCH–T3 (English Topical
for 12- to 17-year-old children), NSCH–
S–S1 (Spanish Screener), NSCH–S–T1
(Spanish Topical for 0- to 5-year-old
children), NSCH–S–T2 (Spanish Topical
for 6- to 11-year-old children), and
NSCH–S–T3 (Spanish Topical for 12- to
17-year-old children).
Type of Review: Regular submission,
Request for a Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Parents, researchers,
policymakers, and family advocates.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
114,818.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes per screener response and 35–
36 minutes per topical response, which
in total is approximately 40–41 minutes
for households with eligible children.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 39,400.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 (This is not the cost of
respondents’ time, but the indirect costs
respondents may incur for such things
as purchases of specialized software or
hardware needed to report, or
expenditures for accounting or records
maintenance services required
specifically by the collection.)
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.
Section 8(b); 42 U.S.C. 701;
1769d(a)(4)(B); and 42 U.S.C. 241.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
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including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or
summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Import, End-User, Delivery
Verification Certificates and Firearms
Entry Clearance Requirements
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on 8/27/2020
(85 FR 52949) during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
Title: Import, End-User, Delivery
Verification Certificates and Firearms
Entry Clearance Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0694–0093.
Form Number(s): BIS–645P, BIS–
647P.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 11,776.
Average Hours per Response: 1 to 30
minutes.
Burden Hours: 1,630.
Needs and Uses: This collection of
information addresses three activities:
(1) Import Certificates/End Use
Certificates, (2) Delivery Verification,
and (3) Firearms Entry Clearance
Requirements.
Import Certificates or End-User
Certificates (IC/EUC)—The IC/EUC,
BIS–645P, is obtained by the foreign
importer and transmitted to the U.S.
exporter. They are issued by the
government of the country of ultimate
destination to exercise legal control over
the disposition of the items covered by
the IC/EUC. The control exercised by
the government issuing the IC/EUC is in
addition to the conditions and
restrictions placed on the transaction by
BIS.
Delivery Verification—The Delivery
Verification Certificate (DV) is required
by BIS as part of its export control
program. The license holder is
responsible for having the ultimate
consignee complete the BIS–647P,
Delivery Verification Certificate Form
when the goods are delivered. BIS uses
the DV procedure on an ‘‘as needed’’
basis. The DV is usually required when
there is suspicion of violation of the
EAR. Therefore, if the exporter cannot
supply the DV, BIS must be notified to
determine if an exception is legitimate.
Otherwise, the exporter would be in
violation of the EAR.
Firearms Entry Clearance
Requirements—On January 23, 2020,
The Department of Commerce issued a
final rule that described how articles the
President determines no longer warrant
control under the United States
Munitions List (USML) Category I—
Firearms, Close Assault Weapons and
Combat Shotguns; Category II—Guns
and Armament; and Category III—
Ammunition/Ordnance would be
controlled under the Commerce Control
List (CCL). This final rule, which
became effective on March 9, 2020, was
published in conjunction with a final
rule on Categories I, II, and III from the
Department of State, Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
This entry clearance requirement is
necessary due to the changes by the
President in determining that certain
items no longer warrant control under
United States Munitions List (USML)
Category I—Firearms, Close Assault
Weapons and Combat Shotguns;
Category II—Guns and Armament; and
Category III—Ammunition/Ordnance
would be controlled under the
Commerce Control List (CCL). As the
State Department previously collected
this same type of information, the
Department of Commerce controls the
CCL and must now take over this
collection of information. Section
758.10 Entry clearance requirements for
temporary imports will specify the EAR
procedures for temporary imports and
subsequent exports.
Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: §§ 748.9, 748.10,
748.12, 748.14, Part 748 Supplement
No. 5, 758.10, 762.5(d), 762.6,
764.2(g)(2), and of the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR).
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0694–0093.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Additional Protocol to the
U.S.—International Atomic Energy
Agency Safeguards
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
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