[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43727-43728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18800]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-99]


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: National Youth Tobacco Survey--New--National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The proposed project 
is the 2004 national school-based National Youth Tobacco Survey. The 
purpose of this request is to obtain OMB approval to continue a 
biennial survey among junior and senior high school students attending 
regular public, private, and Catholic schools in grades 6-12. This 
survey was previously funded by the American Legacy Foundation in 1999, 
2000, and 2002. The survey covers the following tobacco-related topics: 
Prevalence of use (cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipe, bidis, 
and kreteks), knowledge and attitudes, media and advertising, minors' 
access and enforcement, school curriculum, environmental tobacco smoke 
exposure, and cessation. Tobacco use, a major preventable cause of 
morbidity and mortality in the U.S., is one of the 28 focus areas in 
Healthy People 2010. Within the Healthy People 2010 focus area of 
tobacco use, the National Youth Tobacco Survey provides data relevant 
to six health objectives. The survey also provides data to monitor one 
of the 10 Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2010 that 
addresses tobacco use. In addition, the National Youth Tobacco Survey 
can identify racial and ethnic disparities in tobacco-related topics 
listed above. The National Youth Tobacco Survey is the most 
comprehensive source of nationally

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representative data regarding high school students and tobacco. 
Moreover, the National Youth Tobacco Survey is the only source of such 
national data for middle school students (grades 6-8). The data have 
significant implications for policy and program development for school 
health programs nationwide.
    To provide contextual data, in each participating school, the 
principal or another designated administrator will be asked to complete 
a questionnaire on the school's tobacco-related policies. The lead 
health teacher identified by the principal will be asked to complete a 
questionnaire on the school's tobacco-related programs and curricula.
    The only cost to respondents is their time to complete the survey.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Respondents                       Number of     responses per   per responses   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Students........................................          24,500               1           45/60          18,375
School Administrator Arrangements...............             236               1           30/60             118
School Administrator Policy Survey..............             236               1           20/60              79
School Teacher Program Survey...................             236               1           20/60              79
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          18,651
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    Dated: July 17, 2003.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-18800 Filed 7-23-03; 8:45 am]
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