[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20294-20295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7970]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-08-0621]


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 Tobacco Surveys (NYTS)--Revision--
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 renew OMB clearance of the 
National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) (OMB No. 0920-0621; exp. date 
December 31, 2008), a national school-based study to be conducted in 
2009 and 2011. The NYTS was previously funded by the American Legacy 
Foundation in 1999, 2000, and 2002. The NYTS was funded by CDC in 2004 
and additional surveys were conducted in 2004 and 2006. The proposed 
revision will incorporate minor changes to the burden estimate and the 
survey instrument.
    The NYTS is the most comprehensive source of nationally 
representative tobacco data among students in grades 9-12, moreover, 
the NYTS is the only source of such national data for students in 
grades 6-8. The NYTS covers the following topics related to youth 
tobacco use: use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipes, 
bidis, and kreteks; knowledge and attitudes; media and advertising; 
access to tobacco products and enforcement of restrictions on access; 
school curriculum; environmental tobacco smoke exposure; and cessation. 
The NYTS provides national estimates of tobacco use behaviors, 
information about exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco influences, and 
information about racial and ethnic disparities in tobacco-related 
topics. Information collected through the NYTS is used to identify 
trends over time, to inform the development of tobacco cessation 
programs for youth, and to evaluate the effectiveness of existing 
interventions and programs.
    Tobacco use is a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality 
in the U.S. and is one of the 28 focus areas in Healthy People 2010. 
Within the Healthy People 2010 focus area of tobacco use, the NYTS 
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 Spring 2009 and Spring 2011, the NYTS will be conducted among 
nationally representative samples of students attending public and 
private schools in grades 6-12. The NYTS is administered to students as 
an optically scannable, eight-page booklet of multiple-choice 
questions. Information supporting the NYTS also will be collected from 
state-, district-, and school-level administrators and

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teachers. The table below reports the combined total number of 
respondents for the 2009 and 2011 NYTS 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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 State Administrators.........   State-level                  17               1           30/60               9
                                 Recruitment
                                 Script for the
                                 National Youth
                                 Tobacco Survey.
 District Administrators......   District-level               80               1           30/60            40.0
                                 Recruitment
                                 Script for the
                                 National Youth
                                 Tobacco Survey.
 School Administrators........   School-level                133               1           30/60              67
                                 Recruitment
                                 Script for the
                                 National Youth
                                 Tobacco Survey.
 Teachers.....................   Data Collection             595               1           15/60             149
                                 Checklist for
                                 the National
                                 Youth Tobacco
                                 Survey.
 Students.....................   National Youth           12,659               1           45/60           9,494
                                 Tobacco Survey.
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     Total....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           9,759
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    Dated: April 8, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E8-7970 Filed 4-14-08; 8:45 am]
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