Federal Register: October 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 190)
DOCID: fr02oc09-40 FR Doc E9-23782
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr02oc09-40
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NEXT Generation Health Study; Correction Notice
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The National Institutes of Health is publishing this notice again to correct the errant data that appeared in Table 1 and Table 2 of the notice, as previously published in the Federal Register, September 24, 2009 (74 FR 4874748749). The data in Table 1 and Table 2 of this notice are correct.
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Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) 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 for
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on July 17, 2009, Volume 74, Number 136, pages 3476034761 and
allowed 60days for public comment. Two public comments were received.
One questioned the value of this study and suggested that the study
could not possibly be completed within the stated cost estimates. We
have always conducted extremely efficient studies within stated cost
estimates. The value of this research is demonstrated by the
involvement of multiple government agencies. The second email simply
expressed interest in more information. 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.
Proposed Collection
Title: NEXT Generation Health Study.
Type of Information Collection Request: New.
Need and Use of Information Collection: The goal of this research is to obtain data on adolescent health and health behaviors annually for four years beginning in the 20092010 school year from a national probability sample of adolescents. This information will enable the improvement of health services and programs for youth. The study will provide needed information about the health of U.S. adolescents.
The study will collect information on adolescent health behaviors
and social and environmental contexts for these behaviors annually for
four years beginning in the 20092010 school year. Selfreport of
health status, health behaviors, and health attitudes will be collected
by inschool and online surveys. Anthropometric data, genetic
information, and neighborhood characteristics will be gathered on all
participants as well. The study will also incorporate a School
Administrator Survey and other data files to obtain related information
on schoollevel health programs and communitylevel contextual data. A
representative subsample of overweight and normal weight adolescents
will be identified and additional data on behavioral risk factors and
biological markers and risk factors will be gathered on these adolescents.
Table 1Annual Burden for Affected Public: SchoolAge Children, Parents and School Administrators
Estimated Estimated
Estimated number of Average burden total annual
Type of respondents number of responses per hours per burden hours
respondents respondent response requested
Adolescents..................................... 2,700 1 0.75 2,025
Adolescents with additional assessments......... 750 1 2.5 1,875
Parents......................................... 750 1 0.17 128
School Administrators........................... 80 1 0.33 26
The estimated annualized cost to respondents is $3,911 (Table 2).
These costs were estimated for the 2009/2010 survey year only, not the
entire duration of the project; annualized over the entire duration of
the project, these costs would be reduced to $1,761. These estimates
were calculated using 2008 Department of Labor figures for wages of
principals in high schools (grades 9 and 10) and of average wage and
salaried employees, and assuming an annual increase of 3.75%, 50week contract, and 40hour week.
Table 2Annual Cost to Respondents2009/2010 Survey Year Only
Estimated Estimated
total annual annual Average hourly Estimated cost
Type of respondents burden hours earnings earnings (with during survey
requested during survey rounding) year
Adolescents..................................... 2,025 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adolescents with additional assessments......... 1,875 0.00 0.00 0.00
Parents......................................... 128 42,270 21.93 2,807
School Administrators........................... 26 84,913 42.46 1,104
There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
No direct costs to the respondents themselves or to participating schools are anticipated.
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 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.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be
directed to the: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202395
6974. To request more information on the proposed project or [[Page 50973]]
to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact
Dr. Ronald Iannotti, Prevention Research Branch, Division of
Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy
Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
Building 6100, 7B05, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
7510, or call nontoll free number (301) 4356951 or Email your
request, including your address to ri25j@nih.gov.
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 28, 2009.
Sarah Glavin,
Project Clearance Liaison, NICHD, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. E923782 Filed 10109; 8:45 am]
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