[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 59 (Thursday, March 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14687-14688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7724]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


1997/98 World Health Organization Study of Health Behavior in 
School Children (WHO-HBSC)

    In compliance with Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is publishing 
this notice to solicit public comment on the data collection proposed 
for U.S. participation in the ``1997/98 World Health Organization Study 
of Health Behavior in School Children (WHO-HBSC)'' for the Epidemiology 
Branch. To request copies of the data collection plans and instruments, 
call Dr. Mary Overpeck, (301) 496-1711 (not a toll-free number).
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection is 
necessary, including whether the information has a practical use; (b) 
ways to enhance the clarity, quality, and use of the information to be 
collected; (c) the accuracy of the agency estimate of burden of the 
proposed collection; and (d) ways to minimize the collection burden of 
the respondents. Written comments are requested within 60 days of the 
publication of this notice. Send comments to Dr. Mary Overpeck, 
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and 
Prevention Research (DESPR), NICHD, NIH, Building 6100, Room 7B03, 6100

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Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Proposed Collection

    The Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research 
intends to conduct the U.S. component of the ``1997/98 World Health 
Organization Study of Health Behavior in School Children (WHO-HBSC).'' 
The DESPR is authorized by Section 452 of Part G of Title IV of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 USC 288) as amended by the NIH 
Revitalization Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-43).
    The information proposed for collection will be used by the NICHD 
to analyze differences in risk factors and determinants of injuries and 
other health related behavior for the early- to mid-adolescent age 
group across the majority of developed countries.

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                                                           Est. total   
    Est. No. of     No. of responses  Avg. burden hrs.    annual burden 
    respondents      per respondent     per response          hrs.      
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12,000............             1              0.75             9,000    
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    No direct costs to the respondents themselves or to participating 
schools other than their time are anticipated. There are no Capital 
Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
COMMENT DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before May 
27, 1997.

    Dated: March 20, 1997.
Benjamin E. Fulton,
Executive Officer, NICHD.
[FR Doc. 97-7724 Filed 3-26-97; 8:45 am]
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