[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10758-10759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4222]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; NEXT Generation Health Study

SUMMARY: 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 National Institute of Child 
Health and

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Human Development (NICHD), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will 
publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection:
    Title: NEXT Generation Health Study.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement.
    Need and Use of Information Collection:
    The goal of this research is to continue to obtain data on 
adolescent health and health behaviors annually for seven years 
beginning in the 2009-2010 school year from a national probability 
sample of adolescents. The transition from high school to post high 
school years is a critical period for changes in adolescent health risk 
behaviors. 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 and influences on 
their health.
    The study has collected information on adolescent health behaviors 
and social and environmental contexts for these behaviors annually for 
three years beginning in the 2009-2010 school year. This study will 
continue to collect this information for an additional four years 
beginning in 2013. Self-report of health status, health behaviors, and 
health attitudes will be collected by online surveys.

       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.....................................           2,600               1             1.0           2,600
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    The estimated annualized cost to respondents is $22,807 (Table 2). 
These costs were estimated for the 2013 survey year only, not the 
entire duration of the project. These estimates were calculated using 
2008 Department of Labor figures for wages of average wage and salaried 
employees and assuming an annual increase of 1.25%, 50-week contract, 
and 40-hour week and that 60% of the cohort will be attending school or 
unemployed during the first year after high school, thereby reducing 
the average hourly earnings from $21.93 to $8.77.

                           Table 2--Annual Cost to Respondents--2013 Survey Year Only
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                                                     Estimated       Estimated    Average hourly
                                                   total annual       annual         earnings     Estimated cost
               Type of respondents                 burden hours      earnings          (with       during survey
                                                     requested     during survey     rounding)         year
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Adolescents.....................................           2,600         $16,908           $8.77         $22,807
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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: To request more information on the 
proposed project or 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 
Email 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 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: February 15, 2012.
Sarah Glavin,
Deputy Director, Office of Science Policy, Analysis and Communications, 
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
[FR Doc. 2012-4222 Filed 2-22-12; 8:45 am]
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