[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 23 (Thursday, February 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6164-6165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-09-09AN]


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

    National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS)--
New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 19 more than 
tripled in the past 20 years, increasing from 5% in 1980 to 17.6% in 
2006. Almost two-thirds of obese young people have at least one 
additional risk factor for heart disease, such as high cholesterol or 
high blood pressure. Obese young people are more likely than children 
of normal weight to become overweight or obese adults, and are 
therefore more at risk for associated adult health problems, including 
heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and 
osteoarthritis. However, healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy 
eating and physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming obese and 
developing related diseases.
    To help develop effective interventions to stem the increase of 
obesity among adolescents, it is essential to better understand the 
behavior and behavioral determinants of healthy eating and physical 
activity for youth in the U.S. Toward this end, CDC proposes to conduct 
a study involving a nationally representative sample of students 
attending public and private schools in grades 9-12. CDC plans to 
collect information from students in Spring 2010. The primary 
information collection will include a paper-and-pencil survey, a 
standardized protocol to measure height and weight, and telephone 
interviews to elicit 24-hour dietary recalls among a subsample of 
respondents. Information supporting the study also will be collected 
from school administrators and teachers.
    This study has multiple purposes: (1) To provide nationally 
representative data on behaviors and behavioral determinants related to 
physical activity and nutrition, including data to measure at least two 
national health objectives in Healthy People 2010, an initiative of the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); (2) to provide data 
to help improve the clarity and strengthen the validity of questions on 
the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (OMB No. 0920-0493, exp. 11/30/2011), 
which has been conducted biennially since 1991; and (3) to understand 
the associations among behaviors and behavioral determinants related to 
physical activity and nutrition, and their association with body mass 
index. Study results will have significant implications for policy and 
program development for obesity prevention programs nationwide.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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 State Education Agency          Recruitment                  17               1           30/60               9
 Contacts.                       Guidelines
                                 Script.
 School District Contacts.....   Recruitment                  80               1           30/60              40
                                 Guidelines
                                 Script.
 School Contacts..............   Recruitment                 133               1           30/60              67
                                 Guidelines
                                 Script.

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 Teachers.....................   Data Collection             400               1           15/60             100
                                 Checklist for
                                 the Survey.
 Students.....................   NYPANS Survey..           8,000               1           45/60           6,000
                                Height and                 8,000               1            3/60             400
                                 Weight Record
                                 Form.
                                Dietary Recall             1,000               3           30/60           1,500
                                 Interview.
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     Total....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,116
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    Dated: January 29, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-2457 Filed 2-4-09; 8:45 am]
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