[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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