99-28302. Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58416-58417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28302]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-00-04]


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, the Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention is providing opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection 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 [phone].
    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.

Proposed Projects

    1. Risk Perceptions Among Youth of Environmental Hazards--New--
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). In 1996, the 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) launched a 
child health initiative to investigate knowledge and awareness of 
environmental hazards among children and youth. ATSDR is designing a 
new study, Risk Perceptions Among Youth of Environmental Hazards, to 
evaluate whether an educational intervention influences risk 
perceptions and knowledge of environmental toxins among middle school-
aged students in a large metropolitan area. The results of this study 
will shed light on the ways young people learn about and use new 
information on environmental hazards. The results of this study will 
also be used to develop targeted environmental health education 
campaigns and

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improve communication strategies aimed at young people, and inform and 
guide ATSDR partners who may be planning similar educational 
interventions.
    An educational intervention will be designed and implemented in a 
school-based setting to see if and how three communication variables 
influence young people's knowledge and behavior of environmental 
hazards. The key variables in this study are the source of the message, 
the contaminant, and the individual's perception of risk. A study 
population of 360 male and female students will be randomly selected 
from 7th and 8th grade science classes in a large metropolitan school 
district. Each study participant will complete two written surveys 
(e.g., a pre-test and post-test) administered prior to and immediately 
after listening to risk and hazard information. The results will be 
evaluated to determine the impact of different types and sources of 
information on the risk perceptions of participants. The total cost to 
the respondents is $0.

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                                                 Number of        Number of     Avg. burden per    Total annual
             Type of respondents              respondents per     responses/      response (in      burden (in
                                                    year          respondent         hrs.)            hrs.)
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Middle school students (male and female)--               360                2        12/60=0.2              144
 7th and 8th grade..........................
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    Dated: October 25, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-28302 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]
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