National Survey of Children's Health

OMB Control No: 0607-0990	ICR Reference No: 201703-0607-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201611-0607-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Survey of Children's Health
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/19/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/13/2017
Terms of Clearance: We understand that the item on preschool expulsions that had been field tested requires further review before implementation can proceed in a robust manner. We request the agency to continue its examination of this item and provide an update to OMB regarding its status/inclusion in the 2018 round prior to launch of 2018 collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2019
Responses	266,906	0	266,906
Time Burden (Hours)	16,573	0	54,117
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) enables the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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. Data will be collected using two modes. The first mode is an Internet survey that contains the screener and topical instruments. The Internet instrument first will take the respondent through the screener questions. If the household screens into the study, the respondent will be taken directly into one of the three age-based topical sets of questions. The second mode that is a mailout/mailback of a self-administered paper-and-pencil interviewing (PAPI) screener instrument followed by a separate mailout/mailback of a PAPI age-based topical instrument. This submission requests approval for a large-scale (N = 156,054 addresses) national Web and Paper-and-Pencil Interview (PAPI) survey. Incentives ($2 bill) will be included in the initial invite letter for 90% of the sample, while the other 10% of the sample will not receive an incentive as a way to monitor incentive effectiveness. The survey will consist of two experiments to evaluate opportunities to incorporate efficiencies in the data collection process. The first experiment will test the efficacy of an infographic in the initial mail package and conditional upon funding, the second experiment will test the efficacy of incentives in the topical mailings. The design and content of the NSCH 2017 survey is based on preliminary 2016 NSCH results.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC Section 8(b) Name of Law: null    US Code: 42 USC Section 701(a)(2) Name of Law: null

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 249	12/28/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 17409	04/11/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name National Survey of Children's Health NSCH-T2, NSCH-S1, NSCH-T3, NSCH-T1, NSCH-S-S1, NSCH-S-T1, NSCH-S-T2, NSCH-S-T3 NSCH-Screener - English ,   NSCH Topical 1 (0-5) - English ,   NSCH Topical 2 (6-11) - English ,   NSCH Topical 3 (12-17) - English ,   NSCH-Screener - Spanish ,   NSCH Topical 1 (0-5) - Spanish ,   NSCH Topical 2 (6-11) - Spanish ,   NSCH Topical 3 (12-17) - Spanish

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	266,906	266,906	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,573	54,117	0	-37,544	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Program change-reduction in the sample size.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,925,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Jason Fields 301 763-2465

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 04/13/2017

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