[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33673-33674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11800]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-20-20OJ; Docket No. CDC-2020-0058]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled National YRBS Test-Retest 
Reliability Study. This study is designed to test the reliability of 
the data collected through the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) 
questionnaires. The YRBS is a biennially school-based survey of high 
school students in the United States.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 3, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0058 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. Evaluate 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. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. 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 
submissions of responses.

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    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    The National YRBS Test-Retest Reliability Study--New--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 conduct 
the National YRBS Test-Retest Reliability Study to establish the 
reliability of the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (``YRBS'') 
questionnaire.
    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 2030, an initiative of the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The YRBS provides 
data to measure 13 of the proposed health objectives and one of the 
Leading Health Indicators currently under public comment to establish 
Healthy People 2030 objectives. 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 2030 
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. CDC seeks a one-year 
approval to conduct the National YRBS Test-Retest Reliability Study.
    Between September and December of 2021, a sample of 2,000 students 
from 20 regular public secondary schools in the U.S. containing at 
least one of grades nine through 12 will be selected in no more than 20 
districts. This sample is expected to yield at least 1,000 
participating students who completed both a Time 1 and Time 2 YRBS 
questionnaire.
    The table below reports the number of respondents annualized over 
the one-year project period. There are no costs to respondents except 
their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 1,696.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Respondent                Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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                                             Preliminary Activities
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District Administrators.......  District                      20               1           30/60              10
                                 recruitment
                                 script
                                 (Attachment E).
School Principals.............  School                        20               1           30/60              10
                                 recruitment
                                 script
                                 (Attachment G).
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                                           Data Collection Activities
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Classroom Teachers............  Consent form                  80               1           15/60              20
                                 checklist
                                 (Attachment N).
Students......................  YRBS                       1,000               2           45/60           1,500
                                 Questionnaire
                                 (Attachment C).
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,540
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-11800 Filed 6-1-20; 8:45 am]
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