[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9919-9921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03195]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-13-0445]


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 404-639-7570 or 
send

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comments to Kimberly Lane, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 
or send an email 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

    School Health Policies and Practices Study (formerly titled School 
Health Policies and Programs Study, OMB No. 0920-0445, exp. 9/30/
2012)--Reinstatement with Change--Division of Adolescent and School 
Health (DASH), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and 
TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    A limited number of preventable behaviors, usually established 
during youth and often extended into adulthood, contribute 
substantially to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity during 
youth and adulthood. These risk behaviors include those that result in 
unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco use; alcohol and other 
drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to HIV infection, other 
STDs, and unintended pregnancies; unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 
physical inactivity.
    School-based instruction on health topics offers the most 
systematic and efficient means of enabling youth people to avoid the 
health risk behaviors that lead to mortality and morbidity. CDC has 
previously examined the role schools play in addressing health risk 
behaviors through the School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS, 
OMB NO. 0920-0445), a series of data collections conducted at the 
state, district, school, and classroom levels in 1994 (OMB No. 0920-
0340, exp. 1/31/1995), 2000 (OMB No. 0920-0445, exp. 10/31/2002), 2006 
(OMB No. 0920-0445, exp. 11/30/2008), and 2012 (OMB No. 0920-0445, exp. 
9/30/2012).
    CDC plans to reinstate data collection in 2014 and 2016 with 
changes. SHPPS will assess the characteristics of eight components of 
school health programs at the elementary, middle, and high school 
levels: health education, physical education, health services, mental 
health and social services, nutrition services, healthy and safe school 
environment, faculty and staff health promotion, and family and 
community involvement. This data collection will take place at the 
school- and classroom-levels in 2014 and at the district level in 2016. 
The school- and classroom-level data collection proposed for 2014 was 
approved for 2012 but was not conducted because of insufficient funds.
    Sixteen questionnaires will be used: seven at the district level, 
seven at the school level and two at the classroom level. The school- 
and classroom-level questionnaires will be identical to those approved 
for data collection in 2012. The district-level questionnaires will 
include minor modifications to the 2012 questionnaires. For example, 
question wording will be revised to improve clarity. The school-level 
data collection also will include vending machine observations, which 
will yield the only nationally representative dataset of snack and 
beverage offerings available to students through school vending 
machines. These observations were a part of the 2012 study protocol but 
were not conducted because of insufficient funds.
    The SHPPS data collection will have significant implications for 
policy and program development for school health programs nationwide. 
The results will be used by Federal agencies, state and local education 
and health agencies, the private sector, and others to support school 
health programs; monitor progress toward achieving health and education 
goals and objectives,; develop educational programs, demonstration 
efforts, and professional education/training; and initiate other 
relevant research initiatives to contribute to the reduction of health 
risk behaviors among our nation's youth. SHPPS data also will be used 
to provide measures for 14 Healthy People 2020 national health 
objectives. No other national source of data exists for these 
objectives. The data also will have significant implications for policy 
and program development for school health programs nationwide.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                             Number of    Average burden
               Type of respondent                               Form name                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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State Officials................................  State Recruitment Script (for 2014                   42               1           30/60              21
                                                  study).
                                                 State Recruitment Script (for 2016                   44               1           30/60              22
                                                  study).
District Officials.............................  District Recruitment Script (for 2014               320               1           30/60             160
                                                  study).
                                                 District Recruitment Script (for 2016               902               1           60/60             902
                                                  study).
                                                 District Health Education..............             685               1           30/60             343
                                                 District Physical Education and                     685               1           40/60             457
                                                  Activity.
                                                 District Health Services...............             685               1           40/60             457
                                                 District Nutrition Services............             685               1           30/60             343
                                                 District Healthy and Safe School                    685               1           60/60             685
                                                  Environment.
                                                 District Mental Health and Social                   685               1           30/60             343
                                                  Services.
                                                 District Faculty and Staff Health                   685               1           20/60             228
                                                  Promotion.
School Officials...............................  School Recruitment Script..............             821               1           60/60             821

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                                                 School Health Education................             640               1           20/60             213
                                                 School Physical Education and Activity.             640               1           40/60             427
                                                 School Health Services.................             640               1           50/60             533
                                                 School Nutrition Services..............             640               1           40/60             427
                                                 School Healthy and Safe School                      640               1           75/60             800
                                                  Environment.
                                                 School Mental Health and Social                     640               1           30/60             320
                                                  Services.
                                                 School Faculty and Staff Health                     640               1           20/60             213
                                                  Promotion.
Classroom teachers.............................  Classroom Health Education.............           1,229               1           50/60            1024
                                                 Classroom Physical Education and                  1,229               1           40/60             819
                                                  Activity.
                                                 Total..................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           9,558
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-03195 Filed 2-11-13; 8:45 am]
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