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OMB Control No: 0920-0314	ICR Reference No: 202607-0920-012
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202507-0920-018
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CDC	Agency Tracking No: 0920-26-0176
Title: [NCHS] National Survey of Family Growth
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/27/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	19,147	20,400
Time Burden (Hours)	6,471	6,584
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) collects and disseminate “statistics on family formation, growth, and dissolution.” The NSFG supplements and complements the data from birth and fetal death certificates by monitoring factors (such as sexual activity, contraception, marriage and cohabitation, and infertility) that affect birth and pregnancy rates. The NSFG provides nationally representative data on factors related to fertility, family formation, and reproductive health for NCHS and its cosponsors within DHHS. Throughout its history, NSFG has been administered in person, in English and Spanish, with a self-administered portion added in more recent survey periods. Under the plan laid out in this clearance request, NSFG builds on its past survey design and procedures and incorporates online administration into a multi-phase, multi-mode design. This design calls for about 5,000 people aged 15-49 to be interviewed each year, however higher yields are sought in Year 3 and beyond to compensate for the underproduction seen in the first 2 years of data collection due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated labor market challenges. For this Revision, no survey content changes are proposed since the most recent nonsubstantive change request approved on 9/15/2025, however a few revisions to survey invitation materials are proposed for implementation in Year 6 data collection scheduled to begin in January 2027. There is a minor reduction to the burden.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 306 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act 242k

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 21294	04/21/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 46920	07/27/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Female Questionnaire	n/a
Household Screener Instrument	n/a
Interviews Observation Form (Screener Verification)	n/a
Main Interview Verification	n/a
Male Questionnaire	n/a

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	19,147	20,400	-1,253
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,471	6,584	-113
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Burden changes are due to respondent adjustments.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,689,080

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

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? No

Agency Contact: Kevin Joyce 404 639-1944 kdj7@cdc.gov

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