[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 183 (Thursday, September 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49001-49002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23394]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development (NICHD), is publishing this notice of a
proposed project. Written comments are requested within 60 days of the
publication of this notice. For more information, please contact the
NICHD Clearance Liaison at (301) 496-1971 (not a toll-free number).
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including
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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.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of study entitled Preventing Problem
Behavior Among Middle School Students. The purpose of the study is to
test the effect of education on the prevalence of problem behavior. The
study involves the students in seven middle schools in one Maryland
school district. The school board, school superintendent, principals of
each middle school, and various parent and teacher groups have reviewed
and approved or endorsed the study, including data collection. At the
beginning of 6th grade, and at the end of 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th
grades, students will be asked to complete questionnaires on attitudes
and behavior regarding the use of tobacco and alcohol and misconduct at
school and in the community. Also, a sample of 1000 parents will be
interviewed by telephone about practices that protect children from
problem behavior. The estimated annual burden is 4900 hours, with 7900
respondents providing an average of .73 responses of .91 hours
duration.
Send comments to Bruce Simons-Morton, Project Officer, 6100
Executive Blvd, 7B05, DESPR, NICHD, Rockville, MD 20852.
Dated September 11, 1995.
Heinz Berendes,
Director, DESPR, NICHD, National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development.
[FR Doc. 95-23394 Filed 9-20-95; 8:45 am]
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