CDC requests OMB approval to conduct the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) in 2009 and 2011. The NYTS is a school-based survey involving nationally representative samples of students in grades 6-12 attending public and private schools. Minor changes to the survey instrument and the burden estimate are proposed. The NYTS provides national estimates of tobacco use behaviors, information about exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco influences, and information about racial and ethnic disparities in tobacco-related behaviors.
US Code:
42 USC 241
Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
CDC is requesting approval of revisions to a currently approved ICR. Minor changes incorporated into this revision request include: slightly reduced estimated burden hours; the stratification of administrator burden associated with the Recruitment Scripts for the NYTS (Appendices H1-H3) by education agency level (state, district, or school); the inclusion of teacher burden hours associated with completing the Data Collection Checklist (Appendix J); and an updated title for the information collection, to accurately reflect the years in which the survey will be conducted. The reduction in burden hours results from a decrease in the targeted number of participating students resulting from a change in sampling strategy. Specifically, unlike prior NYTS information collections, the proposed information collection does not seek to oversample Asian students.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.