[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 204 (Friday, October 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 63080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27049]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30DAY-73-00]


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.

Proposed Project

    Youth Environmental Risk Perception Survey--New--Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). In 1996, the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) launched a child health 
initiative to investigate knowledge and awareness of environmental 
hazards among children and youth. ATSDR is designing a new study, Risk 
Perceptions Among Youth of Environmental Hazards, to evaluate whether 
an educational intervention influences risk perceptions and knowledge 
of environmental toxins among middle school-aged students in a large 
metropolitan area. The results of this study will shed light on the 
ways young people learn about and use new information on environmental 
hazards. The results of this study will also be used to develop 
targeted environmental health education campaigns and improve 
communication strategies aimed at young people, and inform and guide 
ATSDR partners who may be planning similar educational interventions.
    An educational intervention will be designed and implemented in a 
school-based setting to see if and how three communication variables 
influence young people's knowledge and behavior of environmental 
hazards. The key variables in this study are the source of the message, 
the contaminant, and the individual's perception of risk. A study 
population of 360 male and female students will be randomly selected 
from 7th and 8th grade science classes in a large metropolitan school 
district. Each study participant will complete two written surveys 
(e.g., a pre-test and post-test) administered prior to and immediately 
after listening to risk and hazard information. The results will be 
evaluated to determine the impact of different types and sources of 
information on the risk perceptions of participants. The estimated 
annualized burden is 90 hours.

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                                                                  Number of        Number of     Avg. burden per
                     Type of respondents                         respondents       responses/     response  (in
                                                                   per year        respondent         hrs.)
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Middle school students.......................................             360                1            15/60
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    Dated: October 16, 2000.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-27049 Filed 10-19-00; 8:45 am]
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