[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36918-36919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13572]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-16-0493]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    2017 and 2019 National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (OMB Control No. 
0920-0493)--Reinstatement with change--National Center for HIV/AIDS, 
Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The purpose of this request is to obtain OMB approval to reinstate 
with change, the data collection for the National Youth Risk Behavior 
Survey (YRBS), a school-based survey that has been conducted biennially 
since 1991. OMB approval for the 2013 YRBS and 2015 YRBS expired 
September 30, 2015 (OMB Control No. 0920-0493). CDC seeks a three-year 
approval to conduct the YRBS in Spring 2017 and Spring 2019. Minor 
changes incorporated into this reinstatement request include: An 
updated title for the information collection to accurately reflect the 
years in which the survey will be conducted, minor changes to the data 
collection instrument, and a reclassification of urban status for 
schools based on a different variable now present in the commercially 
available sampling frame.
    The YRBS assesses priority health risk behaviors related to the 
major preventable causes of mortality, morbidity, and social problems 
among both youth and young adults in the United States. Data on health 
risk behaviors of adolescents are the focus of approximately 65 
national health objectives in Healthy People 2020, an initiative of the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The YRBS provides 
data to measure 20 of the health objectives and one of the Leading 
Health Indicators established by Healthy People 2020. In addition, the 
YRBS can identify racial and ethnic disparities in health risk 
behaviors. No other national source of data measures as many of the 
Healthy People 2020 objectives addressing adolescent health risk 
behaviors as the YRBS. The data also will have significant implications 
for policy and program development for school health programs 
nationwide.
    In Spring 2017 and Spring 2019, the YRBS will be conducted among 
nationally representative samples of students attending public and 
private schools in grades 9-12. Information supporting the YRBS also 
will be collected from state-, district-, and school-level 
administrators and teachers. The table below reports the number of 
respondents annualized over the 3-year project period.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time. The total 
estimated annualized burden hours are 7,822.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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State Administrators..................  State-level Recruitment               17               1           30/60
                                         Script for the Youth
                                         Risk Behavior Survey.
District Administrators...............  District-level                        80               1           30/60
                                         Recruitment Script for
                                         the Youth Risk Behavior
                                         Survey.
School Administrators.................  School-level Recruitment             133               1           30/60
                                         Script for the Youth
                                         Risk Behavior Survey.
Teachers..............................  Data Collection                      435               1           15/60
                                         Checklist for the Youth
                                         Risk Behavior Survey.
Students..............................  Youth Risk Behavior               10,129               1           45/60
                                         Survey.
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-13572 Filed 6-7-16; 8:45 am]
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