[Federal Register: February 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 32)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-08-0493]
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,
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 omb@cdc.gov.
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
2009 and 2011 National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) (OMB No.
0920-0493)--Reinstatement--National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this request is to obtain OMB approval to continue
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 2005 YRBS and 2007 YRBS expired November 30, 2007 (OMB
No. 0920-0493). CDC seeks a three-year approval to conduct the YRBS in
Spring 2009 and Spring 2011. 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 burden estimate; and minor changes to
the data collection instrument.
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 40
national health
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objectives in Healthy People 2010, an initiative of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS). The YRBS provides data to measure
at least 10 of the health objectives and 3 of the 10 Leading Health
Indicators established by Healthy People 2010. 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
2010 objectives addressing adolescent behaviors as the YRBS. The data
also will have significant implications for policy and program
development for school health programs nationwide.
In Spring 2009 and Spring 2011, 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 school 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.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Administrators................ Recruitment 230 1 30/60 115
Script for the
Youth Risk
Behavior Survey.
Teachers...................... Data Collection 400 1 15/60 100
Checklist for
the Youth Risk
Behavior Survey.
Students...................... Youth Risk 8,000 1 45/60 6,000
Behavior Survey.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 6,215
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Dated: February 7, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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