[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9949-9950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3851]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-07AM]


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 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Joan Karr, CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 
1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 
[email protected].
    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

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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. Written comments should be received within 60 
days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Study to Examine Web-Based Administration of the Youth Risk 
Behavior Survey--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) has been conducted biennially 
since 1991 using paper-and-pencil questionnaires in schools. Because of 
technological improvements in survey research methods, CDC is 
considering changing to Web-based administration of the YRBS. Because 
YRBS is the only national source of data for at least 10 national 
health objectives in Healthy People 2010, it is critical to understand 
(1) whether it is feasible to change to web-based administration, and 
(2) how a change to web-based administration, both with and without the 
use of skip patterns in the questionnaire, might affect prevalence 
estimates of the priority health risk behaviors reported in the YRBS.
    CDC is proposing two studies to address these issues. The first 
study is a survey of U.S. high school principals, using a questionnaire 
designed to assess the feasibility and burden of web-based 
administration in schools. The second study is a survey of 
approximately 6000 9th- and 10th-grade students attending schools in 
the United States, using the YRBS questionnaire. In the second study, 
students will be assigned randomly to one of the following conditions: 
(1) Paper-and-pencil group administration without skip patterns, (2) 
web-based group administration without skip patterns, (3) web-based 
group administration with skip patterns, and (4) web-based individual 
administration without skip patterns. An additional 1500 9th- and 10th-
grade students assigned to condition 4 will participate in a 
sub-study to assess how incentives affect participation rates.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate 
in the survey and, in the case of school administrators, to assist in 
school recruitment.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response (in     (in hours)
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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High school students............................            7500               1           45/60            5625
High school principals..........................             600               1           25/60             250
School administrators...........................             210               1           30/60             105
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            5980
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    Dated: February 28, 2007.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-3851 Filed 3-5-07; 8:45 am]
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