[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 54463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27671]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; 1997/98 World Health 
Organization Study of Health Behavior in School Children

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
Development (NICHD), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve the information collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on Thursday, March 27, 1997, 14687-14688 and allowed 60 days 
for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of 
this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The 
National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the 
respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection 
that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 
1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number (5 CFR 
1320.5).

Proposed collection Title

    Title: 1997/98 World Health Organization Health Behavior in School 
Children. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The purpose of this study is to analyze 
differences in risk factors and determinants of injuries and other 
health related behavior for the early- to mid-adolescent age group 
across the majority of developed countries. A representative U.S. 
school-based sample of adolescents is needed to participate in the 
international study. Data will be used to improve the quality of health 
promotion programs for youth. Frequency of Response: This is a one time 
study. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Type of Respondents: 
U.S. youth in grades 6 through 10. The annual reporting burden is as 
follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,315; Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.71; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 13,759. There are no 
Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies are invited on one or more of the following points: (1) 
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk 
Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or 
to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: 
Mary D. Overpeck, DrPH, Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology, 
Statistics and Prevention Research, Building 6100, Room 7B03, 9000 
Rockville Pike MSC 7510, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510, or call non-toll-free 
number (301) 496-1711.

Comments Due Date

    Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received within 30 days of the date of this 
publication.

    Dated: September 19, 1997.
Benjamin E. Fulton,
Executive Officer, NICHD.
[FR Doc. 97-27671 Filed 10-17-97; 8:45 am]
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