[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32240-32241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15224]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Young Drivers 
Intervention Study

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act, 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 December 30, 1998, pages 71933-71934 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 
Institute 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.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Young Drivers Intervention Study.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The purposes of this study 
are (1) determine the impact of parental actions in monitoring and 
controlling their adolescents' driving behavior, and (2) test the 
effectiveness of education in promoting parental restriction of 
adolescent risky driving behavior. The specific questions addressed in 
this study include: (1) Are parents' perceptions about driving risks 
associated with parental restrictions on teen driving? (2) Is a parent-
teen driving agreement an effective way of reducing teen-aged risky 
driving? (3) Is information tailored to the interests and background of 
the participants more effective than non-tailored information? (4) Do 
parental restrictions on teen driving reduce traffic citations and 
crashes among teens?
    In each of two states, 4000 parent-teen dyads will be recruited, 
asked to provide informed consent, and interviewed by telephone. 
Interviews will occur upon recruitment, at the time of licensure, 6-
months post-licensure, and 12-months post-licensure. Parents will be 
asked about their attitudes and management practices regarding their 
teens' driving. Teens will be asked about their driving attitudes, 
practices, and privileges. With the consent of the participants, the 
driving records for each teen-aged participant will be obtained from 
the state motor vehicle administration and citations and crashes will 
be examined 24-months post-licensure.
    Parent-teen dyads will be assigned randomly to an information-only 
group or tailored-education group. Parents and teens in the 
information-only group will receive standard information on safe 
driving. Parents and teens in the tailored-education group will receive 
personalize educational materials in the mail, including a parent-teen 
driving agreement and an educational videotape.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Type of Respondents: Teen-aged children and parents. The annual 
reporting burden is as follows: Estimated number of Respondents: 14134; 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.33; Average Burden 
Hours Per Response: .50, and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 
Requested: 9399. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: 
$47,333. There are no capital costs to report. There are no Operating 
or Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions form the public and affected 
agencies are invited on one or more or the following points: (1) 
Whether the

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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 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 for other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Dr. Bruce Simons-Morton Chief, Prevention 
Research Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention 
Research, National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, 
6100 Executive Blvd, Room 7B05, Bethesda, MD 20852-7510 or call non-
toll free number (301) 496-1126 or E-mail your request, including your 
return address, to Bruce__SimonsM[email protected].

COMMENT DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before July 
16, 1999.

    Dated: June 9, 1999.
Michael H. Rosenthal,
Acting Executive Officer, NICHD.
[FR Doc. 99-15224 Filed 6-15-99; 8:45 am]
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