[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8875-8876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2832]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-0493]


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, 
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, 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 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

    2009 and 2011 National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) (OMB No. 
0920-0493)--Reinstatement--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The purpose of this request is to obtain OMB approval to continue 
data collection for the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), a 
school-based survey that has been conducted biennially since 1991. OMB 
approval for the 2005 YRBS and 2007 YRBS expired November 30, 2007 (OMB 
No. 0920-0493). CDC seeks a three-year approval to conduct the YRBS in 
Spring 2009 and Spring 2011. Minor changes incorporated into this 
reinstatement request include: An updated title for the information 
collection, to accurately reflect the years in which the survey will be 
conducted; minor changes to the burden estimate; and minor changes to 
the data collection instrument.
    The YRBS assesses priority health risk behaviors related to the 
major preventable causes of mortality, morbidity, and social problems 
among both youth and young adults in the United States. Data on health 
risk behaviors of adolescents are the focus of approximately 40 
national health

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objectives in Healthy People 2010, an initiative of the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS). The YRBS provides data to measure 
at least 10 of the health objectives and 3 of the 10 Leading Health 
Indicators established by Healthy People 2010. In addition, the YRBS 
can identify racial and ethnic disparities in health risk behaviors. No 
other national source of data measures as many of the Healthy People 
2010 objectives addressing adolescent behaviors as the YRBS. The data 
also will have significant implications for policy and program 
development for school health programs nationwide.
    In Spring 2009 and Spring 2011, the YRBS will be conducted among 
nationally representative samples of students attending public and 
private schools in grades 9-12. Information supporting the YRBS also 
will be collected from school administrators and teachers. The table 
below reports the number of respondents annualized over the 3-year 
project period.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Administrators................  Recruitment                  230               1           30/60             115
                                 Script for the
                                 Youth Risk
                                 Behavior Survey.
Teachers......................  Data Collection              400               1           15/60             100
                                 Checklist for
                                 the Youth Risk
                                 Behavior Survey.
Students......................  Youth Risk                 8,000               1           45/60           6,000
                                 Behavior Survey.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,215
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    Dated: February 7, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-2832 Filed 2-14-08; 8:45 am]
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