[Federal Register: July 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 143)]
[Notices]               
[Page 40601-40602]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-99-24]

 
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

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proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.

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 for other forms of information 
technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports 
Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

1. Proposed Project

    Psychometric Study of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)--New--
The National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, Division 
of Adolescent and School Health. The purpose of this study (1) the 
test-retest reliability of the questions contained on the YRBS 
questionnaire and (2) the validity of selected YRBS items. The YRBS is 
a biennial survey administered to students attending public and private 
schools in grades 9-12 nationwide. The questionnaire measures priority 
health risk behaviors related to the major preventable causes of 
mortality, morbidity, and social problems among both youth and adults 
in the U.S. OMB clearance to conduct the national YRBS will expire in 
January, 2000 (OMB No. 0920-0258, expiration 1/00). Data on the health 
risk of adolescents is the focus of at least 26 national health 
objectives in Healthy People 2000: Midcourse Review and 1995 Revisions. 
The YRBS is providing end-of-decade data to help measure these 
objectives as well as baseline data to measure many new national health 
objectives for 2010. A study of the test-retest reliability of the 
original YRBS questionnaire was conducted several years ago. In 1997-
1998 an extensive review of the YRBS was undertaken and then a modified 
YRBS questionnaire was fielded nationally in 1999. This psychometric 
study will provide data on the test-retest reliability of the new 
modified questionnaire and provide data on the validity of selected 
questions (such as self-reported height and weight). The results will 
be used to improve the widely-used YRBS questionnaire. The total 
estimated cost to respondents is $43,048 assuming a minimum wage of 
$5.25 per hour for students and $34.00 per hour for administrators 
during the 1999-2000 school year.

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                                                                             No. of     Avg. burden     Total
                        Respondents                             No. of     responses/  per response   burden (in
                                                             respondents   respondent    (in hrs.)      hrs.)
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students--time 1 survey....................................        5,280            1         0.75         3,960
students--height and weight measurement....................        5,280            1         0.05           264
students--time 2 survey....................................        4,800            1         0.75         3,600
school administrators......................................          116            1         0.50            58
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    Dated: July 21, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-19085 Filed 7-26-99; 8:45 am]
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