[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16407-16408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8329]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Young Drivers Intervention 
Study

SUMMARY: 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 National Institute of Child 
Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institutes of Health 
(NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Young Drivers Intervention Study.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Revision.
    OMB No.: 0925-0467.
    Expiration Date: 08/31/2002.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The purposes of this study 
are (1) to determine the impact of parental actions to monitor and 
control their adolescents' driving behavior on adolescent driving 
behavior and motor vehicle crashes, and (2) to test the efficacy of 
educational persuasive communications in promoting parental restriction 
of their adolescent's risky driving behavior. The specific questions 
addressed in this study include: (1) Are parents' perceptions about 
dangers associated with adolescent driving associated with parental 
involvement in their adolescent's driving experiences? (2) Is a parent-
teen driving agreement an effective way of increasing parental 
involvement and reducing adolescent risky driving? (3) Does increased 
parental involvement reduce risky driving behaviors and decrease 
traffic tickets and crashes among adolescents? A sample of 4000 
adolescents and their parents are recruited through department of motor 
vehicles offices when the teen applies for a learner's permit, 
randomized to one of two treatment conditions and interviewed by 
telephone within a few weeks of obtaining a permit and again at 
licensure, 3-month, 6-months, and 12-months after licensure. Parents 
are asked about their expectations and parental management practices 
regarding teen driving. Adolescents are asked about their driving 
practices, their parents' rules and restrictions regarding driving, and 
their driving experience. The driving records for each adolescent will 
be obtained from the state motor vehicle administration and examined at 
the end of the 24-month period. Parent-teen dyads in Condition #1 
receive mailed information about motor vehicle safety. Parents in 
Condition #2 receive mailed educational newsletters, a videotape, and a 
model parent-teen driving agreement.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, 2-3 times each year for two 
years.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Type of Respondents: Teenaged 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.
    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 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.

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 Institute of Child Health and

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Human Development, Building 6100, 7B05, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, 
Maryland, 20892-7510, or call non-toll free number (301) 496-5674 or e-
mail your request, including your address to [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: March 28, 2002.
Thomas E. Hooven,
Associate Director for Administration, NICHD.
[FR Doc. 02-8329 Filed 4-4-02; 8:45 am]
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