[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11863-11864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5856]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-03-49]


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) 498-1210.
    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: Influences on Child Beverage Consumption Survey--
New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Overweight and obesity have become a serious problem in the United 
States among children as well as adults (The Surgeon General's Call to 
Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, 2001). As a 
result, children are experiencing a higher incidence of obesity-related 
diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, and are at increased risk for high 
blood pressure and elevated lipid and insulin profiles. In recent 
years, a growing number of researchers have recognized the potential 
impact of beverage consumption on this problem. This survey will 
provide information on parental influences on children's beverage 
consumption. A nationally-representative sample of 1,690 parents or 
guardians of children between the ages of 3 and 7 will be questioned by 
telephone using a computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) 
methodology. The respondents will be asked about their young children's 
beverage consumption, and their own related behavior, knowledge, and 
attitudes. This one-time survey is expected to take place over 2 to 3 
months. There is no cost to respondents.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                 Data collection                    Numbers of     respondents/    response (in    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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Screener Survey Respondents.....................           2,113               1            2/60              70
Parent Survey Respondents.......................           1,690               1           20/60             563
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             633
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    Dated: March 6, 2003.
Thomas Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Planning, Policy and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control And Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-5856 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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