80_FR_74981 80 FR 74752 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2016 National Survey of Children's Health

80 FR 74752 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2016 National Survey of Children's Health

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 229 (November 30, 2015)

Page Range74752-74754
FR Document2015-30287

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the proposed 2016 National Survey of Children's Health, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2016 National 
Survey of Children's Health

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
proposed 2016 National Survey of Children's Health, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before January 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at jjessup@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Jason Fields, U.S. Census Bureau, ADDP, HQ-7H153, 
4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233-0001 (301-763-2465 or via 
the Internet at Jason.M.Fields@census.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 
(HHS') 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 American children under 18 years of age. 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. In 2011-2012, the NSCH also collected information to 
assess parents' awareness of, experience with, and interest in 
enrolling in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program 
(CHIP).
    The NSCH project plan divides the sample into two groups of 
respondents to facilitate mailout procedures. We also include plans to 
test incentive efficacy (the relative benefit for reducing survey non-
response by providing $0, $2, $5 incentives as a token of 
appreciation), contact materials, and modifications to data collection 
strategies based on modeled information about internet access. 
Preliminary results from the NSCH pretest (administered from June-
December 2015) were used to inform the decisions made regarding this 
first year 2016 NSCH production survey project plan. First, the amount 
of respondent incentives to gain cooperation and participation in the 
survey will be tested with the initial mailing. From the NSCH pretest, 
the results showed that there was no statistically significant 
difference in the response rates when respondents were provided $5 or 
$10 as incentives to complete the survey. The cost of incentives are 
balanced against the reduction in follow-up effort and cost required to 
collect the required data. With the results from the pretest failing to 
show a substantial benefit for the larger $10 incentive, smaller 
amounts will be evaluated during the 2016 NSCH. In the 2016 NSCH, 
sampled addresses will receive either a $2 or a $5 cash incentive or 
they will be part of the control group that does not receive a cash 
incentive.
    In addition to testing incentives and developing materials, the 
pretest also served as a platform to evaluate two options for the mode 
of data collection. The pretest included a mail only mode of data 
collection where respondents were mailed an advance letter, then a 
paper questionnaire to screen households with children into the survey 
and then a follow-up topical paper questionnaire to collect detailed 
information for only one of the children in the household. The second 
mode tested in the pretest was a self-administered internet/Web 
instrument. In this mode of data collection, the respondent was mailed 
an advance letter and then a letter inviting them to go to the Internet 
data collection portal for the Census Bureau and complete both the 
screener and topical sections through a single Web interview 
instrument. In the pretest, we observed a good Web response rate of 
over 70%. There are significant cost savings for Web data collection 
over paper data collection, and based on the pretest results, the 
decision was made to move to a data collection plan where Web is the 
primary data collection mode (Web push), and is followed by a mailing 
of paper screener and topical interviews (mail) for non-responding 
households. This ``Web push + mail'' data collection plan will be 
applied to the full sample, with alternative treatment paths to move 
either more quickly or more slowly to paper follow-up. The Web push + 
mail treatment is structured so that all households will first have the 
chance to complete the NSCH online, and only non-respondents or those 
who call in to request a hard copy will be mailed a paper 
questionnaire. Initially, all sampled households will receive a letter 
inviting them to complete the Web-based survey instrument.
    The second data collection strategy being tested is one where non-
respondents will receive follow-up mailings strategically organized to 
target households who are more likely to have Web access (High-Web 
Group), and separately, those households who are less likely to have 
Web access (Low-

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Web Group). The High-Web Group will have additional attempts made to 
collect data using the online questionnaire before transitioning to 
paper follow-up, while the Low-Web Group will be mailed paper 
questionnaires after only the second Web invitation letter, in an 
attempt to acknowledge technological differences in respondent 
households, and expedite the collection of data from the full sample.
    Third, we will test different branding preferences for the survey 
materials. The initial mailing will utilize standard U.S. Census Bureau 
formats and be signed by the Director of the Census Bureau. During the 
first follow-up mailing, we will test the efficacy of mail materials 
that use letterhead/logos from the U.S. Census Bureau and from the 
Health Resources Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau (HRSA MCHB). Before the third or fourth follow-up mailings, we 
plan to determine which branding was more effective and should be used 
in the future.
    Finally, for respondents who experience technical problems with the 
Web instrument, have questions about the survey, or need other forms of 
assistance, the 2016 NSCH will have a telephone questionnaire 
assistance (TQA) line available. TQA staff will not only be able to 
answer respondent questions and concerns, but they will also have the 
ability to collect survey responses over the phone if the respondent 
calls in and would like to have interviewer assistance in completing 
the interview.
    Regardless of collection mode, the survey design for the 2016 NSCH 
focuses on first collecting information about the children in the 
household and basic special health care needs, and then selecting a 
child from the household for follow-up to collect additional detailed 
topical information. We estimate that of the original 416,000 selected 
households, our target response rate of 70 percent will yield 
approximately 292,000 responses to the screener. We then estimate that 
40 percent of households from the first phase of the screener will 
receive a topical questionnaire, and 70 percent of these households 
will complete the topical questionnaire, resulting in approximately 
82,000 completed topical interviews. A household could be selected for 
one of three age-based topical surveys: 0 to 5 year old children, 6 to 
11 year old children, or 12 to 17 year old children.
    Census staff have developed a plan to select a production sample of 
approximately 416,000 households (addresses) from a Master Address File 
(MAF) based sampling frame, with split panels to test mode of 
administration (i.e., High-Web and Low-Web), contact material branding, 
and the use of cash incentives (i.e., treatments using $0, $2, or $5). 
From the pretest, we can expect a best-case overall response rate for 
the first-year production survey to be about 70 percent for the 
screener, and then 70 percent for the topical questionnaire.
    The goal of the first-year production survey is to provide HRSA 
MCHB with the necessary data to produce national and state-based 
estimates 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.

II. Method of Collection

Web Push + Mail Treatment Groups

    The production 2016 NSCH plan for a Web Push + Mail data collection 
design includes all 416,000 households receiving an initial invite with 
instructions on how to complete an English or Spanish language 
screening questionnaire via the Web. Those households who decide to 
complete the Web-based survey will be taken through the screening 
questionnaire to determine if they screen into one of the three topical 
instruments. If a household lists at least one child who is 0 to 17 
years old in the screener, they will be directed into a topical 
questionnaire immediately after the last screener question. The Web 
Push + Mail production sample of 416,000 is broken out into three 
incentive groups: 104,000 household receiving no incentive, 104,000 
households receiving a $2 incentive, and 208,000 households receiving a 
$5 incentive. No additional incentives are planned for subsequent 
follow-up reminders or paper questionnaire mailings Web Push + Mail 
treatment groups will not receive any additional incentives.

Follow-Up Reminder Design and Branding Evaluation

    The NSCH historically was conducted in a partnership between the 
Health Services Resources Administration's Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau and the National Center for Health Statistics. As such, the 
survey information was sent to respondents under letterhead from the 
Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, with the Director of NCSH signing the letters 
to the respondent.
    In the 2016 NSCH, we will test alternative branding to the standard 
contact utilized for Census Bureau surveys, which includes Census 
Bureau letterhead and the Census Director's signature. The first 
follow-up mailing, sent to non-responding households approximately 
three-weeks after their initial invitation to respond to the survey by 
Web, will be split into two groups. The first group will be sent a 
reminder to participate with their Web login and password under 
standard Census Bureau letterhead. The second group will be sent their 
reminder under a HRSA MCHB letterhead. The differential success of 
these reminder treatments will be evaluated during data collection and 
the program plans to responsively tailor future non-response follow-up 
correspondence. These results will also inform the design of contact 
strategies for future administrations of the NSCH.

Non-Response Follow-Up for the High-Web Group and Low-Web Group

    Households that do not respond to the initial request or first 
follow-up request to complete the Web-based survey will then fall into 
one of two non-response follow-up groups: The High-Web group or Low-Web 
group. The High-Web group will receive three additional Web survey 
invitation letters requesting their participation in the survey prior 
to receiving their first paper screener questionnaire in the fourth 
follow-up mailing. The Low-Web Group will receive only one additional 
Web survey invitation letter prior to receiving their first paper 
screener questionnaire in the second follow-up mailing. Once a 
household receives a paper screener questionnaire, they will then have 
the option to either complete the Web-based survey or complete the 
mailed paper screener. If the household chooses to complete the mailed 
paper questionnaire, then they would then be considered part of the 
Mailout/Mailback Paper-and-Pencil Interviewing (PAPI) Treatment Group 
and would receive a paper topical questionnaire if there is at least 
one eligible child who is 0 to 17 years old listed on the screener. 
Non-response follow-up for the topical questionnaire will include three 
more mailings, each including the paper topical questionnaire.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): NSCH-P-S1 (English Screener),
    NSCH-P-T1 (English Topical for 0- to 5-year-old children),
    NSCH-P-T2 (English Topical for 6- to 11-year-old children),
    NSCH-P-T3 (English Topical for 12- to 17-year-old children),
    NSCH-PS-S1 (Spanish Screener),

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    NSCH-PS-T1 (Spanish Topical for 0- to 5-year-old children),
    NSCH-PS-T2 (Spanish Topical for 6- to 11-year-old children), and
    NSCH-PS-T3 (Spanish Topical for 12- to 17-year-old children).
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Parents, researchers, policymakers, and family 
advocates.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 292,000 for the Screener and 
82,000 for the Topical.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes per screener response and 30 
minutes per topical response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 65,333 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $2,333,333 ($7,000,000 over 
3 years--not an even annual distribution).
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Census Authority: 13 U.S.C. Section 8(b), HRSA 
MCHB Authority: 42 U.S.C., Chapter 7, Title V (Social Security Act).
    Confidentiality: The data collected under this agreement are 
confidential under 13 U.S.C. Section 9. All access to Title 13 data 
from this survey is restricted to those holding Census Bureau Special 
Sworn Status pursuant to 13 U.S.C. Section 23(c).

IV. Request for Comments

    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 
(including hours and cost) 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 use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: November 24, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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                                                  Additional Terms That Are Part of the                   Children’s Health, as required by the                 respondents were provided $5 or $10 as
                                                  Official Rules                                          Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                      incentives to complete the survey. The
                                                     Please review the Devpost Terms of                   DATES: To ensure consideration, written               cost of incentives are balanced against
                                                  Service at http://devpost.com/terms for                 comments must be submitted on or                      the reduction in follow-up effort and
                                                  additional rules that apply to your                     before January 29, 2016.                              cost required to collect the required
                                                  participation in the Hackathon and                      ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                data. With the results from the pretest
                                                  more generally your use of the                          to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental                      failing to show a substantial benefit for
                                                  Hackathon Web site. Such Terms of                       Paperwork Clearance Officer,                          the larger $10 incentive, smaller
                                                  Service are incorporated by reference                   Department of Commerce, Room 6616,                    amounts will be evaluated during the
                                                  into these Official Rules. If there is a                14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,                     2016 NSCH. In the 2016 NSCH, sampled
                                                  conflict between the Terms of Service                   Washington, DC 20230 (or via the                      addresses will receive either a $2 or a
                                                  and these Official Rules, the latter terms              Internet at jjessup@doc.gov).                         $5 cash incentive or they will be part of
                                                  shall control with respect to this                                                                            the control group that does not receive
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                a cash incentive.
                                                  Hackathon only.                                         Requests for additional information or                   In addition to testing incentives and
                                                     Participation in the Hackathon                       copies of the information collection                  developing materials, the pretest also
                                                  constitutes Maker’s full and                            instrument(s) and instructions should                 served as a platform to evaluate two
                                                  unconditional agreement to these                        be directed to Jason Fields, U.S. Census              options for the mode of data collection.
                                                  Official Rules. By entering, a Maker                    Bureau, ADDP, HQ–7H153, 4600 Silver                   The pretest included a mail only mode
                                                  agrees that all decisions related to the                Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233–0001                  of data collection where respondents
                                                  Hackathon that are made pursuant to                     (301–763–2465 or via the Internet at                  were mailed an advance letter, then a
                                                  these Official Rules are final and                      Jason.M.Fields@census.gov).                           paper questionnaire to screen
                                                  binding, and that all such decisions are                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            households with children into the
                                                  at the sole discretion of the Sponsor
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                                                  and/or Administrator.                                                                                         paper questionnaire to collect detailed
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                                                  subject to the privacy policy located                   Administration’s Maternal and Child                   administered internet/Web instrument.
                                                  here: http://devpost.com/privacy.                       Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB), the                        In this mode of data collection, the
                                                  Contact                                                 National Survey of Children’s Health                  respondent was mailed an advance
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                                                  us at Support@Devpost.com.                                                                                    both the screener and topical sections
                                                                                                          factors related to the well-being of                  through a single Web interview
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                                                  BILLING CODE 3410–30–P                                  sample into two groups of respondents                 plan will be applied to the full sample,
                                                                                                          to facilitate mailout procedures. We also             with alternative treatment paths to move
                                                                                                          include plans to test incentive efficacy              either more quickly or more slowly to
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  (the relative benefit for reducing survey             paper follow-up. The Web push + mail
                                                                                                          non-response by providing $0, $2, $5                  treatment is structured so that all
                                                  Census Bureau                                           incentives as a token of appreciation),               households will first have the chance to
                                                                                                          contact materials, and modifications to               complete the NSCH online, and only
                                                  Proposed Information Collection;                        data collection strategies based on                   non-respondents or those who call in to
                                                  Comment Request; 2016 National                          modeled information about internet                    request a hard copy will be mailed a
                                                  Survey of Children’s Health                             access. Preliminary results from the                  paper questionnaire. Initially, all
                                                  AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau,                             NSCH pretest (administered from June–                 sampled households will receive a letter
                                                  Commerce.                                               December 2015) were used to inform the                inviting them to complete the Web-
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         decisions made regarding this first year              based survey instrument.
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                                                  effort to reduce paperwork and                          participation in the survey will be tested            mailings strategically organized to target
                                                  respondent burden, invites the general                  with the initial mailing. From the NSCH               households who are more likely to have
                                                  public and other Federal agencies to                    pretest, the results showed that there                Web access (High-Web Group), and
                                                  take this opportunity to comment on the                 was no statistically significant                      separately, those households who are
                                                  proposed 2016 National Survey of                        difference in the response rates when                 less likely to have Web access (Low-


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                                                  Web Group). The High-Web Group will                     (MAF) based sampling frame, with split                surveys, which includes Census Bureau
                                                  have additional attempts made to collect                panels to test mode of administration                 letterhead and the Census Director’s
                                                  data using the online questionnaire                     (i.e., High-Web and Low-Web), contact                 signature. The first follow-up mailing,
                                                  before transitioning to paper follow-up,                material branding, and the use of cash                sent to non-responding households
                                                  while the Low-Web Group will be                         incentives (i.e., treatments using $0, $2,            approximately three-weeks after their
                                                  mailed paper questionnaires after only                  or $5). From the pretest, we can expect               initial invitation to respond to the
                                                  the second Web invitation letter, in an                 a best-case overall response rate for the             survey by Web, will be split into two
                                                  attempt to acknowledge technological                    first-year production survey to be about              groups. The first group will be sent a
                                                  differences in respondent households,                   70 percent for the screener, and then 70              reminder to participate with their Web
                                                  and expedite the collection of data from                percent for the topical questionnaire.                login and password under standard
                                                  the full sample.                                           The goal of the first-year production              Census Bureau letterhead. The second
                                                     Third, we will test different branding               survey is to provide HRSA MCHB with                   group will be sent their reminder under
                                                  preferences for the survey materials.                   the necessary data to produce national                a HRSA MCHB letterhead. The
                                                  The initial mailing will utilize standard               and state-based estimates on the health               differential success of these reminder
                                                  U.S. Census Bureau formats and be                       and well-being of children, their                     treatments will be evaluated during data
                                                  signed by the Director of the Census                    families, and their communities as well               collection and the program plans to
                                                  Bureau. During the first follow-up                      as estimates of the prevalence and                    responsively tailor future non-response
                                                  mailing, we will test the efficacy of mail              impact of children with special health                follow-up correspondence. These results
                                                  materials that use letterhead/logos from                care needs.                                           will also inform the design of contact
                                                  the U.S. Census Bureau and from the                                                                           strategies for future administrations of
                                                  Health Resources Services                               II. Method of Collection
                                                                                                                                                                the NSCH.
                                                  Administration’s Maternal and Child                     Web Push + Mail Treatment Groups
                                                  Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB). Before                                                                             Non-Response Follow-Up for the High-
                                                  the third or fourth follow-up mailings,                    The production 2016 NSCH plan for                  Web Group and Low-Web Group
                                                  we plan to determine which branding                     a Web Push + Mail data collection
                                                                                                                                                                   Households that do not respond to the
                                                  was more effective and should be used                   design includes all 416,000 households
                                                                                                                                                                initial request or first follow-up request
                                                  in the future.                                          receiving an initial invite with
                                                                                                                                                                to complete the Web-based survey will
                                                     Finally, for respondents who                         instructions on how to complete an
                                                                                                                                                                then fall into one of two non-response
                                                  experience technical problems with the                  English or Spanish language screening
                                                                                                                                                                follow-up groups: The High-Web group
                                                  Web instrument, have questions about                    questionnaire via the Web. Those
                                                                                                                                                                or Low-Web group. The High-Web
                                                  the survey, or need other forms of                      households who decide to complete the
                                                                                                                                                                group will receive three additional Web
                                                  assistance, the 2016 NSCH will have a                   Web-based survey will be taken through
                                                                                                                                                                survey invitation letters requesting their
                                                  telephone questionnaire assistance                      the screening questionnaire to
                                                                                                                                                                participation in the survey prior to
                                                  (TQA) line available. TQA staff will not                determine if they screen into one of the
                                                                                                                                                                receiving their first paper screener
                                                  only be able to answer respondent                       three topical instruments. If a household
                                                                                                                                                                questionnaire in the fourth follow-up
                                                  questions and concerns, but they will                   lists at least one child who is 0 to 17
                                                                                                                                                                mailing. The Low-Web Group will
                                                  also have the ability to collect survey                 years old in the screener, they will be
                                                                                                                                                                receive only one additional Web survey
                                                  responses over the phone if the                         directed into a topical questionnaire
                                                                                                                                                                invitation letter prior to receiving their
                                                  respondent calls in and would like to                   immediately after the last screener
                                                                                                                                                                first paper screener questionnaire in the
                                                  have interviewer assistance in                          question. The Web Push + Mail
                                                                                                                                                                second follow-up mailing. Once a
                                                  completing the interview.                               production sample of 416,000 is broken
                                                                                                                                                                household receives a paper screener
                                                     Regardless of collection mode, the                   out into three incentive groups: 104,000
                                                                                                                                                                questionnaire, they will then have the
                                                  survey design for the 2016 NSCH                         household receiving no incentive,
                                                                                                                                                                option to either complete the Web-based
                                                  focuses on first collecting information                 104,000 households receiving a $2
                                                                                                                                                                survey or complete the mailed paper
                                                  about the children in the household and                 incentive, and 208,000 households
                                                                                                                                                                screener. If the household chooses to
                                                  basic special health care needs, and                    receiving a $5 incentive. No additional
                                                                                                                                                                complete the mailed paper
                                                  then selecting a child from the                         incentives are planned for subsequent
                                                                                                                                                                questionnaire, then they would then be
                                                  household for follow-up to collect                      follow-up reminders or paper
                                                                                                                                                                considered part of the Mailout/Mailback
                                                  additional detailed topical information.                questionnaire mailings Web Push + Mail
                                                                                                                                                                Paper-and-Pencil Interviewing (PAPI)
                                                  We estimate that of the original 416,000                treatment groups will not receive any
                                                                                                                                                                Treatment Group and would receive a
                                                  selected households, our target response                additional incentives.
                                                                                                                                                                paper topical questionnaire if there is at
                                                  rate of 70 percent will yield
                                                                                                          Follow-Up Reminder Design and                         least one eligible child who is 0 to 17
                                                  approximately 292,000 responses to the
                                                                                                          Branding Evaluation                                   years old listed on the screener. Non-
                                                  screener. We then estimate that 40
                                                                                                             The NSCH historically was conducted                response follow-up for the topical
                                                  percent of households from the first
                                                                                                          in a partnership between the Health                   questionnaire will include three more
                                                  phase of the screener will receive a
                                                                                                          Services Resources Administration’s                   mailings, each including the paper
                                                  topical questionnaire, and 70 percent of
                                                                                                          Maternal and Child Health Bureau and                  topical questionnaire.
                                                  these households will complete the
                                                  topical questionnaire, resulting in                     the National Center for Health Statistics.            III. Data
                                                  approximately 82,000 completed topical                  As such, the survey information was                      OMB Control Number: 0607–XXXX.
                                                  interviews. A household could be                        sent to respondents under letterhead                     Form Number(s): NSCH–P–S1
                                                                                                          from the Department of Health and
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                                                  selected for one of three age-based                                                                           (English Screener),
                                                  topical surveys: 0 to 5 year old children,              Human Services and the Centers for                       NSCH–P–T1 (English Topical for 0- to
                                                  6 to 11 year old children, or 12 to 17                  Disease Control and Prevention, with                  5-year-old children),
                                                  year old children.                                      the Director of NCSH signing the letters                 NSCH–P–T2 (English Topical for 6- to
                                                     Census staff have developed a plan to                to the respondent.                                    11-year-old children),
                                                  select a production sample of                              In the 2016 NSCH, we will test                        NSCH–P–T3 (English Topical for 12-
                                                  approximately 416,000 households                        alternative branding to the standard                  to 17-year-old children),
                                                  (addresses) from a Master Address File                  contact utilized for Census Bureau                       NSCH–PS–S1 (Spanish Screener),


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                                                  74754                         Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 229 / Monday, November 30, 2015 / Notices

                                                    NSCH–PS–T1 (Spanish Topical for 0-                       IV. Request for Comments                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  to 5-year-old children),
                                                    NSCH–PS–T2 (Spanish Topical for 6-                          Comments are invited on: (a) Whether               Economic Development Administration
                                                  to 11-year-old children), and                              the proposed collection of information
                                                    NSCH–PS–T3 (Spanish Topical for                          is necessary for the proper performance               Notice of Petitions by Firms for
                                                  12- to 17-year-old children).                              of the functions of the agency, including             Determination of Eligibility To Apply
                                                    Type of Review: Regular submission.                      whether the information shall have                    for Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                                    Affected Public: Parents, researchers,                   practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                                                  policymakers, and family advocates.                        agency’s estimate of the burden                       AGENCY:Economic Development
                                                    Estimated Number of Respondents:                         (including hours and cost) of the                     Administration, Department of
                                                  292,000 for the Screener and 82,000 for                    proposed collection of information; (c)               Commerce.
                                                  the Topical.                                               ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                    Estimated Time per Response: 5                           clarity of the information to be                      ACTION: Notice and opportunity for
                                                  minutes per screener response and 30                       collected; and (d) ways to minimize the               public comment.
                                                  minutes per topical response.                              burden of the collection of information
                                                    Estimated Total Annual Burden                            on respondents, including through the                    Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade
                                                  Hours: 65,333 hours.                                       use of automated collection techniques                Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341
                                                    Estimated Total Annual Cost to                           or other forms of information                         et seq.), the Economic Development
                                                  Public: $2,333,333 ($7,000,000 over 3                      technology.                                           Administration (EDA) has received
                                                  years—not an even annual distribution).                       Comments submitted in response to                  petitions for certification of eligibility to
                                                    Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.                      this notice will be summarized and/or                 apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                                    Legal Authority: Census Authority: 13                    included in the request for OMB                       from the firms listed below.
                                                  U.S.C. Section 8(b), HRSA MCHB                             approval of this information collection;              Accordingly, EDA has initiated
                                                  Authority: 42 U.S.C., Chapter 7, Title V                   they also will become a matter of public              investigations to determine whether
                                                  (Social Security Act).                                     record.                                               increased imports into the United States
                                                    Confidentiality: The data collected                                                                            of articles like or directly competitive
                                                  under this agreement are confidential                        Dated: November 24, 2015.                           with those produced by each of these
                                                  under 13 U.S.C. Section 9. All access to                   Glenna Mickelson,                                     firms contributed importantly to the
                                                  Title 13 data from this survey is                          Management Analyst, Office of the Chief               total or partial separation of the firm’s
                                                  restricted to those holding Census                         Information Officer.                                  workers, or threat thereof, and to a
                                                  Bureau Special Sworn Status pursuant                       [FR Doc. 2015–30287 Filed 11–27–15; 8:45 am]          decrease in sales or production of each
                                                  to 13 U.S.C. Section 23(c).                                BILLING CODE 3510–07–P                                petitioning firm.

                                                    LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
                                                                                                                     [10/23/2015 through 11/23/2015]

                                                                                                                                 Date accepted
                                                              Firm name                             Firm address                                                               Product(s)
                                                                                                                                for investigation

                                                  Amoskeag Woodworking, Inc                30 Elm Court, Colchester, VT               11/13/2015      The firm is an architectural millwork, cabinet, counter top,
                                                                                             05446.                                                     custom woodwork, wood-flooring, furniture and historic
                                                                                                                                                        renovation trim and hardwood lumber manufacturer and
                                                                                                                                                        installer; producing lumber, millwork and casework for
                                                                                                                                                        commercial and institutional buildings and residential
                                                                                                                                                        homes.
                                                  PSM Industries, Inc ................     14000 Aviation Blvd., Los An-              11/13/2015      The firm manufactures a wide range of parts across multiple
                                                                                             geles, CA 90061.                                           industry segments.
                                                  Connexion, Inc .......................   74000 Cryderman Rd., Rich-                 11/23/2015      The firm is a service firm marketing kitchen and household
                                                  d/b/a KitchenHappy ................        mond Township, MI 48062.                                   tools and utensils of various materials, primarily plastic.
                                                  Leedon Webbing Co., Inc ......           86 Tremont Street, Central                 11/23/2015      The firm manufactures narrow fabric webbing made from
                                                                                             Falls, RI 02863.                                           cotton, polyester, nylon and polypropylene.
                                                  WILCO Machine & Fab., Inc ..             1326 S. Broadway, Marlow,                  11/23/2015      The firm manufactures fabricated and machine equipment,
                                                                                             OK 73055.                                                  products, and tools for industries.



                                                     Any party having a substantial                          Domestic Assistance official number                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  interest in these proceedings may                          and title for the program under which
                                                  request a public hearing on the matter.                    these petitions are submitted is 11.313,              Foreign-Trade Zones Board
                                                  A written request for a hearing must be                    Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
                                                  submitted to the Trade Adjustment                            Dated: November 23, 2015.                           [B–53–2015]
                                                  Assistance for Firms Division, Room
                                                                                                             Miriam Kearse,                                        Application for Additional Production
                                                  71030, Economic Development
                                                  Administration, U.S. Department of                         Lead Program Analyst.                                 Authority; The Coleman Company,
jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                  Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no                         [FR Doc. 2015–30286 Filed 11–27–15; 8:45 am]          Inc.; Subzone 119I; (Textile-Based
                                                  later than ten (10) calendar days                          BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P                                Personal Flotation Devices) Notice of
                                                  following publication of this notice.                                                                            Postponement of Public Hearing
                                                     Please follow the requirements set                                                                              At the request of the applicant, a
                                                  forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR                                                                             public hearing was scheduled to be held
                                                  315.9 for procedures to request a public                                                                         for the case referenced above on
                                                  hearing. The Catalog of Federal                                                                                  December 3, 2015 (see 80 FR 68504,


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Document Created: 2018-03-01 11:13:04
Document Modified: 2018-03-01 11:13:04
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesTo ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before January 29, 2016.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Jason Fields, U.S. Census Bureau, ADDP, HQ-7H153, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233-0001 (301-763-2465 or via the Internet at [email protected]).
FR Citation80 FR 74752 

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