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:
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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.