81_FR_70021 81 FR 69826 - Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

81 FR 69826 - Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)

Page Range69826-69827
FR Document2016-24365

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69826-69827]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24365]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Amendment: A notice of this meeting was published in the Federal 
Register on August 30, 2016, Volume 81, Number 168, Page 59626. The 
original notice is amended to include the Advisory Committee to the 
Director (ACD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--Health 
Disparities Subcommittee (HDS) Meeting on October 19, 2016 as follows:
    Time and Date: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., EDT, October 19, 2016.
    Place: CDC, Building 19, Room 151, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30329.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people. The public is 
welcome to participate during the public comment

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period, which is tentatively scheduled from 3:45 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. This 
meeting is also available by teleconference. Please dial (888) 324-9970 
and enter code 32077657.
    Purpose: The Subcommittee will contribute to the ACD's advice to 
the CDC Director on strategic and other health disparities and health 
equity issues and provide guidance on opportunities for CDC.
    Matters for Discussion: The Health Disparities Subcommittee will 
receive update from STLT Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Think 
Tank Collaboration, Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Health 
Equity Guidance Update and Discussion, HDS priorities, Internal 
Nomination Process and Update, Health Equity Indicators as well as an 
update from CDC's Principal Deputy Director.
    The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Leandris Liburd, Ph.D., 
M.P.H., M.A., Designated Federal Officer, Health Disparities 
Subcommittee, Advisory Committee to the Director, CDC, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE., M/S K-77, Atlanta, Georgia 30329 Telephone (770) 488-8343, 
Email: xdy8@cdc.gov. The Director, Management Analysis and Services 
Office, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register 
notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee 
management activities for both the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-24365 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  results returned to DHANES/NCHS, the                                         continuation report. An ERB                                                  specimens will be made available to the
                                                  test results will be made available to the                                   continuation form will be sent to the                                        public for secondary data analyses.
                                                  public and the investigator can submit                                       investigator each year for project                                           After the DHANES/NCHS quality
                                                  an NCHS RDC proposal to request                                              update. If an approved proposal is                                           control assessment is completed,
                                                  linkage to NCHS restricted data, NCHS                                        unable to obtain funding the proposal                                        investigators will be given up to six
                                                  public use data, or Non-NCHS data to                                         will be closed.                                                              months to conduct a more
                                                  conduct their analysis.                                                                                                                                   comprehensive quality assurance
                                                     After the comprehensive quality                                           Termination of ERB Protocol
                                                                                                                                                                                                            review. The final quality assurance
                                                  assessment process has been completed                                          At the end of laboratory testing the
                                                                                                                               ERB Protocol will be closed.                                                 review timeframe will be negotiated
                                                  by the investigator, a list of variants
                                                                                                                                                                                                            between the researcher and the
                                                  generated from NHANES specimen                                               Disposition of Results and Samples
                                                  testing will be made available to the                                                                                                                     NHANES Genetic Project Officer and
                                                  public for potential solicitation via                                           The provided DNA samples cannot be                                        characteristics of the tests submitted.
                                                  NCHS RDC proposals. The list of                                              used for any purpose other than the                                          Proposals for secondary data analyses
                                                  variants will be available in the                                            specifically requested purpose outlined                                      will be reviewed by the NCHS RDC on
                                                  NHANES Genetic Variant Search                                                in the proposal and approved through                                         a rolling basis; see: http://www.cdc.gov/
                                                  (http://www.nhgeneticvariant.com/). In                                       the Scientific and Institutional Review.                                     rdc for proposal guidelines. All data
                                                  addition, DHANES/NCHS quality                                                No DNA samples can be shared with                                            analyses will be conducted via access
                                                  control assessment procedures will be                                        others, including other investigators,                                       modes available at NCHS RDC.
                                                  posted on the NHANES Genetic                                                 unless specified in the proposal and so
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Dated: October 4, 2016.
                                                  Repository Web site and/or available via                                     approved. Samples must be returned
                                                                                                                               upon completion of the approved                                              Sandra Cashman,
                                                  email.
                                                                                                                               project or destroyed only with the                                           Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease
                                                  Progress Reports                                                             written approval of the NHANES                                               Control and Prevention.
                                                    A progress report will be submitted in                                     Genetic Project Officer. Test results from
                                                  the annual CDC/NCHS/ERB                                                      all studies using NHANES DNA

                                                                                                           TABLE 1—COST SCHEDULE FOR NHANES DNA SPECIMENS
                                                                                                                                                                                                         1999–2002,                  1999–2002,
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2007–08,                    2007–08,                NHANES III
                                                                                                                  Total costs                                                                              2009–10                    2009–10                 complete set
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Complete set                 Partial set

                                                  Materials and Equipment—contractor: Plates, reagents, assays, aliquoting and packaging
                                                    samples; use of equipment ......................................................................................................                                  $1.51                       $4.53              $0.75
                                                  Labor—contractor: Processing, handling, and shipping; NCHS: Data quality control ................                                                                    4.98                       24.90               2.49
                                                  Proposal review and Administrative expenses—contractor: Inventory management and re-
                                                    porting; NCHS: Management of proposal process non-NCHS: Technical panel fees ............                                                                           3.02                      6.04                1.51
                                                  Space—contractor: Freezer use and maintenance .....................................................................                                                   5.59                      5.59                2.79
                                                  Cost per sample ..........................................................................................................................                           15.10                     41.06                7.55
                                                  Cost per new proposal:
                                                      1999–2002 ............................................................................................................................                       119,260                            NA
                                                      2007–2008 ............................................................................................................................                         72,661
                                                      2009–2010 ............................................................................................................................                         73,884
                                                      III ...........................................................................................................................................   ........................   ........................         54,050
                                                  Cost per additional proposal: *
                                                      1999–2002 ............................................................................................................................                           5,963                            **
                                                      2007–2008 ............................................................................................................................                           3,633
                                                      2009–2010 ............................................................................................................................                           3,694
                                                      III ...........................................................................................................................................   ........................   ........................          2,702
                                                    * Additional research using DNA specimens already obtained from previous solicitations.
                                                    ** This charge will be 5 percent of the original cost.
                                                    Note: Applicable CDC overhead and NCHS management and oversight charges will be added to these rates for proposals coming from Fed-
                                                  eral agencies.


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                                                                                                                                                                                                            Prevention—Health Disparities
                                                                                                                               Centers for Disease Control and                                              Subcommittee (HDS) Meeting on
                                                                                                                               Prevention                                                                   October 19, 2016 as follows:
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Time and Date: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.,
                                                                                                                               Advisory Committee to the Director                                           EDT, October 19, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Place: CDC, Building 19, Room 151,
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                                                                                                                               (ACD), Centers for Disease Control and
                                                                                                                               Prevention (CDC)                                                             1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, Georgia
                                                                                                                                                                                                            30329.
                                                                                                                                 Amendment: A notice of this meeting                                          Status: Open to the public, limited
                                                                                                                               was published in the Federal Register                                        only by the space available. The meeting
                                                                                                                               on August 30, 2016, Volume 81,                                               room accommodates approximately 50
                                                                                                                               Number 168, Page 59626. The original                                         people. The public is welcome to
                                                                                                                               notice is amended to include the                                             participate during the public comment


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                                                  period, which is tentatively scheduled                  of a docket to obtain public comment on               accessing and using health care services,
                                                  from 3:45 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. This                        the redesign of the National Health                   and in tracking those health conditions
                                                  meeting is also available by                            Interview Survey (NHIS) questionnaire                 and behaviors related to the leading
                                                  teleconference. Please dial (888) 324–                  (OMB Control No. 0920–0214, expires                   causes of morbidity and mortality.
                                                  9970 and enter code 32077657.                           01/31/2019) Any proposed changes will                    The redesigned NHIS questionnaire
                                                     Purpose: The Subcommittee will                       be submitted in future notices in                     and survey structure will be introduced
                                                  contribute to the ACD’s advice to the                   compliance with the Paperwork                         in January 2018. The redesign process
                                                  CDC Director on strategic and other                     Reduction Act (PRA). The content and                  presents an opportunity to (1) ensure
                                                  health disparities and health equity                    structure of the NHIS will be updated in              the survey is capturing the current
                                                  issues and provide guidance on                          2018 to improve the measurement of                    health and health care needs of
                                                  opportunities for CDC.                                  covered health topics, reduce                         individuals in the United States and
                                                     Matters for Discussion: The Health                   respondent burden by shortening the                   producing data of the highest-possible
                                                  Disparities Subcommittee will receive                   length of the questionnaire, harmonize                quality; and (2) reduce respondent
                                                  update from STLT Social Determinants                    overlapping content with other federal                burden by shortening the overall
                                                  of Health (SDOH) Think Tank                             health surveys, establish a long-term                 questionnaire length and harmonizing
                                                  Collaboration, Funding Opportunity                      structure of ongoing and periodic topics,             its content with other federal health
                                                  Announcement (FOA) Health Equity                        and incorporate advances in survey                    surveys. The redesign is strategically
                                                  Guidance Update and Discussion, HDS                     methodology and measurement.                          timed to coordinate with the data cycle
                                                  priorities, Internal Nomination Process                 DATES: Written comments must be                       used to monitor Healthy People 2020
                                                  and Update, Health Equity Indicators as                 received on or before November 7, 2016.               objectives, providing a clean transition
                                                  well as an update from CDC’s Principal                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                   into the next decade of monitoring the
                                                  Deputy Director.                                        identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–                    nation’s critical public health
                                                     The agenda is subject to change as                   0092 by any of the following methods:                 indicators. The redesigned
                                                  priorities dictate.                                        • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://              questionnaire reflects advances in
                                                     Contact Person for More Information:                 www.regulations.gov. Follow the                       survey methodology and measurement
                                                  Leandris Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A.,                   instructions for submitting comments.                 since the last NHIS redesign in 1997.
                                                  Designated Federal Officer, Health                         • Mail: Verita C. Buie, Office of                  This proposal incorporates a long-term
                                                  Disparities Subcommittee, Advisory                      Planning, Budget, and Legislation,                    structure for the content of the survey.
                                                  Committee to the Director, CDC, 1600                    National Center for Health Statistics,                There will be content that remains on
                                                  Clifton Road NE., M/S K–77, Atlanta,                    Centers for Disease Control and                       the survey each year and content that
                                                  Georgia 30329 Telephone (770) 488–                      Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, MS–08,                  will be collected on a rotating basis
                                                  8343, Email: xdy8@cdc.gov. The                          Hyattsville, MD 20782.                                (collected for one or two years, off for
                                                  Director, Management Analysis and                          Instructions: All submissions received             one year). The periodicity of rotating
                                                  Services Office, has been delegated the                 must include the agency name and                      content will be established several years
                                                  authority to sign Federal Register                      Docket Number. All relevant comments                  in advance. Approximately 15 to 20
                                                  notices pertaining to announcements of                  received will be posted without change                minutes of interview time each year will
                                                  meetings and other committee                            to http://regulations.gov, including any              be reserved for sponsored content that
                                                  management activities for both the                      personal information provided. For                    addresses the data needs of other federal
                                                  Centers for Disease Control and                         access to the docket to read background               agencies and partners.
                                                  Prevention and the Agency for Toxic                     documents or comments received, go to                    The proposed structure of the
                                                  Substances and Disease Registry.                        http://www.regulations.gov.                           redesigned NHIS will differ from the
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                current structure. Since 1997, the NHIS
                                                  Elaine L. Baker,                                                                                              has consisted of a family questionnaire,
                                                  Director, Management Analysis and Services              Marcie Cynamon, Director, of the
                                                                                                                                                                a sample adult questionnaire, and a
                                                  Office, Centers for Disease Control and                 Division of Health Interview Statistics,
                                                                                                                                                                sample child questionnaire. The new
                                                  Prevention.                                             National Center for Health Statistics,
                                                                                                                                                                structure will include a sample adult
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–24365 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am]             3311 Toledo Road, MS–P08, Hyattsville,
                                                                                                                                                                questionnaire and a sample child
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                                                                                                                                                                questionnaire only; however, in the
                                                                                                          4174.
                                                                                                                                                                redesigned NHIS, much of the content
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        from the family section will be collected
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                National Center for Health Statistics                 within the sample adult and sample
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                          (NCHS) is redesigning the National                    child interviews. To complete these
                                                                                                          Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to be                  questionnaires, one adult aged 18 years
                                                  Centers for Disease Control and
                                                                                                          fielded in 2018. The NHIS is the                      and over and one child aged 17 years
                                                  Prevention
                                                                                                          principal source of information on the                and under (if applicable) will be
                                                  [Docket No. CDC–2016–0092]                              health of the civilian                                randomly selected from each sampled
                                                                                                          noninstitutionalized population of the                household. Information about the
                                                  2018 National Health Interview Survey                   United States. Established by the                     sample adult will be collected from the
                                                  Questionnaire Redesign                                  National Health Survey Act of 1956, the               sample adult himself/herself unless s/he
                                                  AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and                 survey has been in the field                          is physically or mentally unable to do
                                                  Prevention (CDC), Department of Health                  continuously since July 1957. NHIS data               so, in which case a knowledgeable
                                                                                                          are used widely throughout the                        proxy will be allowed to answer for the
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                                                  and Human Services (HHS).
                                                  ACTION: Notice with comment period.                     Department of Health and Human                        sample adult. Information about the
                                                                                                          Services (HHS) to monitor trends in                   sample child will be collected from a
                                                  SUMMARY:  The National Center for                       illness and disability and to track                   knowledgeable adult who may or may
                                                  Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for                   progress toward achieving national                    not also be the sample adult.
                                                  Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),                   health objectives. The data are used by                  Content from the family questionnaire
                                                  in the Department of Health and Human                   HHS and the public health research                    that will still be obtained from
                                                  Services (HHS) announces the opening                    community in determining barriers to                  respondents in the redesigned NHIS


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Dates8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., EDT, October 19, 2016.
FR Citation81 FR 69826 

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