[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10368-10369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4167]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-11-0445]


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 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 or 
send comments to Carol E. Walker, CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 
1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0cfcdc2e0c3c4c38ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c03010e2c0f080f420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>.
    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 or other 
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    School Health Policies and Practices Study 2012 (formerly titled 
School Health Policies and Programs Study, OMB No. 0920-0445, exp. 11/
30/2008)--Reinstatement with Changes--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    A limited number of preventable behaviors, usually established 
during youth and often extended into adulthood, contribute 
substantially to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity during 
youth and adulthood. These risk behaviors include those that result in 
unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco use; alcohol and other 
drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to HIV infection, other 
STDs, and unintended pregnancies; unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 
physical inactivity.
    School-based instruction on health topics offers the most 
systematic and efficient means of enabling young people to avoid the 
health risk behaviors that lead to such problems. CDC has previously 
examined the role that schools play in addressing health risk behaviors 
through the School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS, OMB No. 
0920-0445), a series of data collections conducted at the state, 
district, school, and classroom levels in 1994 (OMB No. 0920-0340, exp. 
1/31/1995), 2000 (OMB No. 0920-0445, exp. 10/31/2002), and 2006 (OMB 
No. 0920-0445, exp. 11/30/2008).
    CDC plans to reinstate data collection in 2012 with changes. SHPPS 
2012 will collect information to assess the characteristics of eight 
components of school health programs at the elementary, middle, and 
high school levels: health education, physical education, health 
services, mental health and social services, nutrition services, 
healthy and safe school environment, faculty and staff health 
promotion, and family and community involvement. Twenty-two 
questionnaires will be used: six at the state level, seven at the 
district level, seven at the school level, and two at the classroom 
level. Minor modifications, such as question wording, will be made to 
the SHPPS 2006 questionnaires to improve clarity and to reflect a 
change in the mode of administration. State- and district-level data 
collection in 2006 was conducted via computer-assisted telephone 
interviewing; in 2012 this data collection will be self-administered 
via the Internet. A new component to the SHPPS 2012 study is the 
inclusion of vending machine observation, which will yield the only 
nationally representative dataset of snack and beverage offerings 
available to students through school vending machines. Finally, state-
level questionnaires will be revised to reduce redundancy in CDC-
sponsored data collections.
    The 2012 SHPPS data collection will have significant implications 
for policy and program development for school health programs 
nationwide. The results will be used by Federal agencies, state and 
local education and health agencies, the private sector, and others to 
support school health programs; monitor progress toward achieving 
health and education goals and objectives; develop educational 
programs, demonstration efforts, and professional education/training; 
and initiate other relevant research initiatives to contribute to the 
reduction of health risk behaviors among our nation's youth. SHPPS 2012 
data will also be used to provide measures for 14 Healthy People 2020 
national health objectives. No other national source of data exists for 
these objectives.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

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                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                             Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
            Type of respondents                               Form name                     respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                                                            respondent        hours)
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                                            State Health Education......................              51               1           30/60              26
                                            State Physical Education....................              51               1           30/60              26
                                            State Health Services.......................              51               1           30/60              26
                                            State Nutrition Services....................              51               1           30/60              26
State Officials...........................  State Healthy and Safe School Environment...              51               1           30/60              26
                                            State Mental Health and Social Services.....              51               1           30/60              26
                                            Assist with identifying state-level                       51               1               1              51
                                             respondents and with recruiting districts
                                             and schools).
District Officials........................  District Health Education...................             685               1           30/60             343
                                            District Physical Education.................             685               1           40/60             457
                                            District Health Services....................             685               1           40/60             457
                                            District Nutrition Services.................             685               1           30/60             343
                                            District Healthy and Safe School Environment             685               1               1             685
                                            District Mental Health and Social Services..             685               1           30/60             343
                                            District Faculty and Staff Health Promotion.             685               1           20/60             228
                                            Assist with identifying district-level                   685               1               1             685
                                             respondents and with recruiting schools.
Principals, secretaries or designees......  Assist with identifying and scheduling                 1,043               1               1           1,043
                                             school-level respondents.
Health education lead teachers,             School Health Education.....................           1,043               1           20/60             348
 principals, or designees.
Physical education lead teachers,           School Physical Education...................           1,043               1           40/60             695
 principals, or designees.
School nurses, principals, or designees...  School Health Services......................           1,043               1           50/60             869
Food service managers, principals, or       School Nutrition Services...................           1,043               1           40/60             695
 designees.
Principals or designee....................  School Healthy and Safe School Environment..           1,043               1            1.25           1,304
Counselors, principals, or designees......  School Mental Health and Social Services....           1,043               1           30/60             522
Principals or designees...................  School Faculty and Staff Health Promotion...           1,043               1           20/60             348
Health education teachers.................  Classroom Health Education..................           2,002               1           50/60           1,668
Physical education teachers...............  Classroom Physical Education................           2,002               1           40/60           1,335
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    Total.................................  ............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          12,575
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    Dated: February 17, 2011.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-4167 Filed 2-23-11; 8:45 am]
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