[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16735]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-01-52]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Methodological Study--New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC). The 
purpose of this request is to obtain OMB clearance to conduct a 
methodological study in the Spring of 2002 to assess the contributions 
of question wording, questionnaire context, and appeals for honesty on 
prevalence and, thereby, to provide methodological guidance for future 
surveys, especially surveys of adolescents. In 2000, the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) commissioned 
five expert papers written on the topic ``Examining Substance Abuse 
Data Collection Methodologies.'' The papers focused on the YRBS, the 
National Household Survey of Drug Abuse (NHSDA), and Monitoring the 
Future (MTF). A consensus among the authors was that disparate results 
across the studies are most likely a product of methodological 
differences across the surveys. This YRBS Methodological Study is 
designed to measure the effect of several critical aspects of the data 
collection protocol: (1) Question wording, (2) questionnaire context, 
(3) appeals for honesty, and (4) students' perception of their honesty 
and accuracy. Approximately 100 students in 40 high schools will be 
given one of four questionnaires. Elucidation of the impact of these 
factors on prevalence will assist in reducing response effects and 
improving the quality of the YRBS data.
    The total estimated cost to student respondents is $15,750, which 
is calculated in terms of their time spent in responding to the survey 
and is based on an assumed minimum wage of $5.25/hour for the 2001-2002 
school year. The total estimated cost to school administrators is 
$1,400 which is calculated in terms of their time spent in recruitment 
and is based on an assumed average hourly rate of $34. Thus, the total 
costs to respondents, based on the costs of their time, are $17,150.

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                                                                     Number of      Burden per
                   Respondents                       Number of     responses per   response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondents        hrs.)           hours
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High school student.............................           4,000               1           45/60           3,000
School administrators...........................              80               1           30/60              40
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    Dated: June 27, 2001.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-16735 Filed 7-3-01; 8:45 am]
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