[Federal Register: July 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 142)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-03-99]
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 the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
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. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: National Youth Tobacco Survey--New--National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The proposed project
is the 2004 national school-based National Youth Tobacco Survey. The
purpose of this request is to obtain OMB approval to continue a
biennial survey among junior and senior high school students attending
regular public, private, and Catholic schools in grades 6-12. This
survey was previously funded by the American Legacy Foundation in 1999,
2000, and 2002. The survey covers the following tobacco-related topics:
Prevalence of use (cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipe, bidis,
and kreteks), knowledge and attitudes, media and advertising, minors'
access and enforcement, school curriculum, environmental tobacco smoke
exposure, and cessation. Tobacco use, a major preventable cause of
morbidity and mortality in the U.S., is one of the 28 focus areas in
Healthy People 2010. Within the Healthy People 2010 focus area of
tobacco use, the National Youth Tobacco Survey provides data relevant
to six health objectives. The survey also provides data to monitor one
of the 10 Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2010 that
addresses tobacco use. In addition, the National Youth Tobacco Survey
can identify racial and ethnic disparities in tobacco-related topics
listed above. The National Youth Tobacco Survey is the most
comprehensive source of nationally
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representative data regarding high school students and tobacco.
Moreover, the National Youth Tobacco Survey is the only source of such
national data for middle school students (grades 6-8). The data have
significant implications for policy and program development for school
health programs nationwide.
To provide contextual data, in each participating school, the
principal or another designated administrator will be asked to complete
a questionnaire on the school's tobacco-related policies. The lead
health teacher identified by the principal will be asked to complete a
questionnaire on the school's tobacco-related programs and curricula.
The only cost to respondents is their time to complete the survey.
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per responses Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Students........................................ 24,500 1 45/60 18,375
School Administrator Arrangements............... 236 1 30/60 118
School Administrator Policy Survey.............. 236 1 20/60 79
School Teacher Program Survey................... 236 1 20/60 79
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 18,651
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Dated: July 17, 2003.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-18800 Filed 7-23-03; 8:45 am]
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