[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50971-50973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23782]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NEXT Generation Health 
Study; Correction Notice

SUMMARY: The National Institutes of Health is publishing this notice 
again to correct the errant data that appeared in Table 1 and Table 2 
of the notice, as previously published in the Federal Register, 
September 24, 2009 (74 FR 48747-48749). The data in Table 1 and Table 2 
of this notice are correct.

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    Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
Development (NICHD), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on July 17, 2009, Volume 74, Number 136, pages 34760-34761 and 
allowed 60-days for public comment. Two public comments were received. 
One questioned the value of this study and suggested that the study 
could not possibly be completed within the stated cost estimates. We 
have always conducted extremely efficient studies within stated cost 
estimates. The value of this research is demonstrated by the 
involvement of multiple government agencies. The second e-mail simply 
expressed interest in more information. The purpose of this notice is 
to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National 
Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is 
not required to respond to, an information collection that has been 
extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

    Title: NEXT Generation Health Study.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The goal of this research 
is to obtain data on adolescent health and health behaviors annually 
for four years beginning in the 2009-2010 school year from a national 
probability sample of adolescents. This information will enable the 
improvement of health services and programs for youth. The study will 
provide needed information about the health of U.S. adolescents.
    The study will collect information on adolescent health behaviors 
and social and environmental contexts for these behaviors annually for 
four years beginning in the 2009-2010 school year. Self-report of 
health status, health behaviors, and health attitudes will be collected 
by in-school and online surveys. Anthropometric data, genetic 
information, and neighborhood characteristics will be gathered on all 
participants as well. The study will also incorporate a School 
Administrator Survey and other data files to obtain related information 
on school-level health programs and community-level contextual data. A 
representative subsample of overweight and normal weight adolescents 
will be identified and additional data on behavioral risk factors and 
biological markers and risk factors will be gathered on these 
adolescents.

       Table 1--Annual Burden for Affected Public: School-Age Children, Parents and School Administrators
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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total annual
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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Adolescents.....................................           2,700               1            0.75           2,025
Adolescents with additional assessments.........             750               1             2.5           1,875
Parents.........................................             750               1            0.17             128
School Administrators...........................              80               1            0.33              26
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    The estimated annualized cost to respondents is $3,911 (Table 2). 
These costs were estimated for the 2009/2010 survey year only, not the 
entire duration of the project; annualized over the entire duration of 
the project, these costs would be reduced to $1,761. These estimates 
were calculated using 2008 Department of Labor figures for wages of 
principals in high schools (grades 9 and 10) and of average wage and 
salaried employees, and assuming an annual increase of 3.75%, 50-week 
contract, and 40-hour week.

                         Table 2--Annual Cost to Respondents--2009/2010 Survey Year Only
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                                                     Estimated       Estimated
                                                   total annual       annual      Average hourly  Estimated cost
               Type of respondents                 burden hours      earnings     earnings (with   during survey
                                                     requested     during survey     rounding)         year
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Adolescents.....................................           2,025           $0.00           $0.00           $0.00
Adolescents with additional assessments.........           1,875            0.00            0.00            0.00
Parents.........................................             128          42,270           21.93           2,807
School Administrators...........................              26          84,913           42.46           1,104
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    There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Costs to report.
    No direct costs to the respondents themselves or to participating 
schools are anticipated.
    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on those who are to respond, including the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the: [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-
6974. To request more information on the proposed project or

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to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact 
Dr. Ronald Iannotti, Prevention Research Branch, Division of 
Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy 
Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 
Building 6100, 7B05, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-
7510, or call non-toll free number (301) 435-6951 or E-mail your 
request, including your address to [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: September 28, 2009.
Sarah Glavin,
Project Clearance Liaison, NICHD, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-23782 Filed 10-1-09; 8:45 am]
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