[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 58418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28303]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-02-00]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7090. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

1. Proposed Project

    Methodological Study of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)--
New--The National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, 
Division of Adolescent and School Health. The purpose of this study (1) 
the test-retest reliability of the questions contained on the YRBS 
questionnaire and (2) the validity of selected YRBS items. The YRBS is 
a biennial survey administered to students attending public and private 
schools in grades 9-12 nationwide. The questionnaire measures priority 
health risk behaviors related to the major preventable causes of 
mortality, morbidity, and social problems among both youth and adults 
in the U.S. OMB clearance to conduct the national YRBS will expire in 
January, 2000 (OMB No. 0920-0258, expiration 1/00). Data on the health 
risk of adolescents is the focus of at least 26 national health 
objectives in Healthy People 2000: Midcourse Review and 1995 Revisions. 
The YRBS is providing end-of-decade data to help measure these 
objectives as well as baseline data to measure many new national health 
objectives for 2010. A study of the test-retest reliability of the 
original YRBS questionnaire was conducted several years ago. In 1997-
1998 an extensive review of the YRBS was undertaken and then a modified 
YRBS questionnaire was fielded nationally in 1999. This psychometric 
study will provide data on the test-retest reliability of the new 
modified questionnaire and provide data on the validity of selected 
questions (such as self-reported height and weight). The results will 
be used to improve the widely-used YRBS questionnaire. The total annual 
burden hours are 7,882.

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                                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
                           Respondents                               Number of      responses/     per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)
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Students--time 1 survey.........................................           5,280               1            0.75
Students--height and weight measurement.........................           5,280               1            0.05
Students--time 2 survey.........................................           4,800               1            0.75
School administrators...........................................             116               1            0.50
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    Dated: October 25, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
[FR Doc. 99-28303 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]
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