[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20849-20850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9202]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-10-0816]


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 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.

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Proposed Project

    ``Youth Knowledge, Attitudes, and Feedback to Inform Choose Respect 
Implementation'' (OMB no. 0920-0816 exp. 6/30/2012)--Revision--National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    A revision of approved OMB 0920-0816 is requested to 
reflect adjustments in the age of youth who will participate in the 
focus group studies and surveys (11-14 will become 11-18). The revision 
requests permission to ask knowledge and attitude questions at some of 
the focus groups.
    Over a three-year period, NCIPC seeks to understand youths' (ages 
11 to 18) knowledge and attitudes regarding healthy and unhealthy 
relationships, and obtain their feedback regarding message development/
placement, creative executions, appropriate partners, and other similar 
issues, to inform ongoing implementation and evaluation of the Choose 
Respect campaign, an initiative intended to promote youth awareness of 
and participation in healthy dating relationships. Communication 
research indicates that campaign planning implementation must employ a 
consumer-oriented approach to ensure that program messages/materials, 
and their placement, can successfully gain the attention of and 
resonate with the intended audience. To that end, the NCIPC proposes 
conducting further planning, implementation, and evaluation research 
that enlists the involvement and support of youth. The proposed 
information collection will inform message and materials development 
and provide interim and ongoing feedback to campaign planners regarding 
the implementation and progress of the campaign.
    The proposed data collection will enlist geographically, 
culturally/racially/ethnically, and socio-economically diverse groups 
of young people to complete: (1) Ten-minute online surveys, with 200 
respondents, up to four times per year; and (2) up to 36 in-person 
focus groups, with up to eight participants each (or more smaller 
discussion groups with fewer people per group), twice per year. Online 
surveys will reduce the potential burden for young people as Web-based 
formats are convenient and consistent with the way they communicate and 
spend their leisure time.
    Online surveys--Each Web-based survey will involve a different 
group of tweens/teens. The burden table shows time to screen parents 
and youth, as well as the actual time to complete the survey (rows 4-
6).
    In-person focus groups--First and second focus groups will involve 
different groups of young people. The focus groups will be segmented by 
age and gender, as indicated. Other variables for segmentation may 
include, but not be limited to, geography, language, and culture/race/
ethnicity. The burden table shows time to screen parents and youth, as 
well as the actual time for focus groups and a waiting room survey 
(rows 1-3). The assumption is that two parental contacts will be needed 
to successfully recruit one respondent for each type of study. There 
are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents        Data collection     Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                      type          respondent      respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Parents of boys and girls,      Focus Group                  576               2            5/60              96
 ages 11 to 18 and youth ages    Screening
 11 to 18.                       Instrument for
                                 Parents and
                                 Youth.
Youths ages 11 to 18..........  Focus Group                  288               2            5/60              48
                                 Waiting Room
                                 Survey.
Youths ages 11 to 18..........  Focus Group                  288               2             1.5             864
                                 Moderator's
                                 Guide
                                 (participation
                                 in focus group).
Parents of boys and girls,      Online Survey                400               4            5/60             133
 ages 11 to 18.                  Email
                                 Invitation AND
                                 Online Survey
                                 Screening
                                 Instrument for
                                 Parents.
Youths ages 11 to 18..........  Online Survey                400               4            3/60              80
                                 Screening
                                 Instrument for
                                 Youth.
Youths ages 11 to 18..........  Online Survey...             200               4           10/60             133
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............            1354
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-9202 Filed 4-20-10; 8:45 am]
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