[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 54463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27671]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; 1997/98 World Health
Organization Study of Health Behavior in School Children
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to
review and approve the information collection listed below. This
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on Thursday, March 27, 1997, 14687-14688 and allowed 60 days
for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of
this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The
National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the
respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection
that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1,
1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number (5 CFR
1320.5).
Proposed collection Title
Title: 1997/98 World Health Organization Health Behavior in School
Children. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of
Information Collection: The purpose of this study is to analyze
differences in risk factors and determinants of injuries and other
health related behavior for the early- to mid-adolescent age group
across the majority of developed countries. A representative U.S.
school-based sample of adolescents is needed to participate in the
international study. Data will be used to improve the quality of health
promotion programs for youth. Frequency of Response: This is a one time
study. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Type of Respondents:
U.S. youth in grades 6 through 10. The annual reporting burden is as
follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,315; Estimated Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.71;
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 13,759. There are no
Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.
Request for Comments
Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies are invited on one or more of the following points: (1)
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) 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) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or
to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact:
Mary D. Overpeck, DrPH, Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology,
Statistics and Prevention Research, Building 6100, Room 7B03, 9000
Rockville Pike MSC 7510, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510, or call non-toll-free
number (301) 496-1711.
Comments Due Date
Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of
having their full effect if received within 30 days of the date of this
publication.
Dated: September 19, 1997.
Benjamin E. Fulton,
Executive Officer, NICHD.
[FR Doc. 97-27671 Filed 10-17-97; 8:45 am]
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