82 FR 1744 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 4 (January 6, 2017)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on proposed information collections for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Youth Outreach Program. This generic information collection plan would capture outreach activities involving young people (K through college) and those who support them, such as parents, teachers, counselors etc.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1744-1745]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00003]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-17-17IZ; Docket No. CDC-2016-0129]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on proposed 
information collections for the National Center for Health Statistics 
(NCHS) Youth Outreach Program. This generic information collection plan 
would capture outreach activities involving young people (K through 
college) and those who support them, such as parents, teachers, 
counselors etc.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 7, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0129 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, 
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of 
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to 
train

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personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to 
search data sources, to complete and review the collection of 
information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

Proposed Project

    The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Youth Outreach 
Program--NEW--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    NCHS is authorized to collect data under Section 306 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242k). NCHS also has a history of 
reaching out to young people to encourage their interest in Science, 
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Examples of past involvement 
include adopting local schools, speaking at local colleges, conducting 
a Statistics Day for high school students, and, most recently, 
conducting the first NCHS Data Detectives Camp for middle school 
students (OMB Control No. 0920-0729, The NCHS Data Detective Camp).
    The success of these programs has inspired NCHS leadership and 
staff to want to look for new and continuing opportunities to 
positively impact the lives of young people and expand their interest, 
understanding of and involvement in the sciences. This might include 
hosting the Data Detectives Camp annually or bi-annually; hosting 
Statistics Day annually; creating youth poster sessions for 
professional conferences (such as the NCHS National Conference on 
Health Statistics or the American Statistical Association Conference 
etc.); hosting a statistical or health sciences etc. fair or other STEM 
related competitions; organizing a STEM Career Day or similar activity; 
developing web-based sites or materials with youth focus as well as 
other programs developed to meet future youth outreach needs, 
particularly activities that encourage STEM.
    Information will be collected using a combination of methodologies 
appropriate to each program. These may include: Registration forms, 
letters of recommendation, evaluation forms; mail surveys; focus 
groups; automated and electronic technology (e.g. email, Web-based 
surveys); and telephone surveys.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of        burden/        Response
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in    burden  (in
                                                                    respondent        hours)          hours)
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Students......................  Questionnaires/              800               1           30/60             450
                                 Applications.
Parents.......................  Applicants                   800               1           30/60             450
                                 Questionnaires/
                                 Applications.
School Officials/Community      School Officials           1,200               1           30/60             600
 Representatives.                of Applicants.
Student/Youth; Parent/          Focus Groups....              50               1           60/60              50
 Guardian; School Officials;
 Other.
Student/Youth; Parent/          Other Program                600               1           30/60             300
 Guardian; School Officials;     Surveys.
 Other.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,850
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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