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preventable causes of mortality,
morbidity, and social problems among
both youth and young adults in the
United States. Data on health risk
behaviors of adolescents are the focus of
approximately 65 national health
objectives in Healthy People 2020, an
initiative of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). The
YRBS provides data to measure 20 of
the health objectives and 1 of the
Leading Health Indicators established
by Healthy People 2020. In addition, the
YRBS can identify racial and ethnic
disparities in health risk behaviors. No
other national source of data measures
as many of the Healthy People 2020
objectives addressing adolescent health
risk behaviors as the YRBS. The data
also will have significant implications
for policy and program development for
school health programs nationwide.

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.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–12–0493]

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 404–639–7570 and
send comments to Kimberly Lane, CDC
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton
Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or
send an email to [email protected].
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

Proposed Project
2013 and 2015 National Youth Risk
Behavior Surveys (YRBS)(OMB No.
0920–0493)—Reinstatement with
change—National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this request is to
obtain OMB approval to reinstate with
change, the data collection for the
National Youth Risk Behavior Survey
(YRBS), a school-based survey that has
been conducted biennially since 1991.
OMB approval for the 2009 YRBS and
2011 YRBS expired November 30, 2011
(OMB no. 0920–0493). CDC seeks a
three-year approval to conduct the
YRBS in Spring 2013 and Spring 2015.
Minor changes incorporated into this
reinstatement request include: An
updated title for the information
collection to accurately reflect the years
in which the survey will be conducted
and minor changes to the data collection
instrument.
The YRBS assesses priority health risk
behaviors related to the major

In Spring 2013 and Spring 2015, the
YRBS will be conducted among
nationally representative samples of
students attending public and private
schools in grades 9–12. Information
supporting the YRBS also will be
collected from state-, district-, and
school-level administrators and
teachers. The table below reports the
number of respondents annualized over
the 3-year project period.
There are no costs to respondents
except their time. The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 6,215.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Form name

State Administrators ..........................

Students ............................................

State-level Recruitment Script for
the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
District-level Recruitment Script for
the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
School-level Recruitment Script for
the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Data Collection Checklist for the
Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ............

Total Burden ..............................

...........................................................

District Administrators .......................
School Administrators .......................
Teachers ...........................................

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Number of
respondents

Type of respondent

Number of
responses per
respondent

17

1

30 60

80

1

133

1

30 60

400

1

15 60

8,000

1

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Kimberly Lane,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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30 60

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100

45 60

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6,000

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day-12–12EK]

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 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Kimberly Lane, CDC
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton
Road, MS D–74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or
send an email to [email protected].
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
Process and Intermediate Outcome
Evaluation of ‘‘Teenage Pregnancy
Prevention: Integrating Services,
Programs, and Strategies through
Community-Wide Initiatives’’—New—
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description
In 2010, among Western
industrialized nations, the United States
had the highest rate of births among
teens ages 15–19 years. Although the
evidence strongly suggests that teenage
pregnancy is a multifaceted problem
stemming from interrelated internal and
external factors, pregnancy prevention
programs have typically focused on one
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education). Several recent reviews have
emphasized that multi-component
approaches to teen pregnancy
prevention, which are implemented at
the local level, may offer the greatest
potential in teenage pregnancy
prevention. Multi-component
approaches may include a combination
of clinic services, sexuality education
programs, job readiness training,
academic tutoring, mentoring, and life
skills training.
In his budget for Fiscal Year (FY)
2010, President Obama proposed a new
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention (TPP)
Initiative to address the high teen
pregnancy and birth rates by replicating
evidence-based models and testing
innovative strategies. On December 16,
2009, the President signed the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010
(Pub. L. 111–117). Division D Title II of
the Act provides $110,000,000 for
making competitive contracts and grants
to public and private entities to fund
medically accurate and age appropriate
programs that reduce teen pregnancy. It
also includes some of the Federal costs
associated with administering and
evaluating such projects.
As part of this initiative, CDC released
two funding opportunity
announcements (FOAs) related to
innovative evidence-based teenage
pregnancy prevention programs: (1)
DP10–1009, Teenage Pregnancy
Prevention: Integrating Services,
Programs, and Strategies Through
Community-Wide Initiatives and (2)
DP10–1025, Reducing Teen Pregnancy
Through Family Planning: Integrating
Services, Programs, and Strategies
Through Community-Wide Initiatives.
CDC is currently providing funding to
nine state and community awardees,
and five national organizations, to
examine innovative, evidence-based
teenage pregnancy prevention programs.
Efforts are focused in communities with
high rates of teen pregnancy in underserved African American and Latino
youth. Components of these efforts
include (1) implementing evidencebased or evidence-informed prevention
programs; (2) linking teens to quality
health services; (3) educating
stakeholders (parents, community
leaders, and other constituents) about
relevant evidence-based or evidenceinformed strategies to reduce teen
pregnancy; and (4) supporting the
sustainability of the community-wide
teen pregnancy prevention effort
through capacity building and improved
coordination of services.
Upon receiving OMB approval, CDC
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intermediate outcome evaluation of
these efforts for the next three years of
this five year TPP initiative. Using a
repeat cross-sectional design, the
information collection and evaluation
plan will systematically document
capacity building within funded
communities over time and the extent to
which communities implemented multicomponent, community-wide initiative
activities as planned. Respondents for
the nine state and community awardees
will include the project director/
coordinator for each site, evaluators,
and other program staff. In addition, to
gain a variety of perspectives,
information will be requested from
multiple community and clinical
partners associated with each state or
community awardee (e.g., program
implementers and core advisory group
members). Information collected from
these respondents will include needs
assessments and selected costs of
participating in the TPP initiative.
Finally, CDC will collect information
about the training and technical
assistance needs of state and community
awardees, and national organizations,
which have been funded to support
community-wide TPP activities.
Specifically, the following
information will be collected: the needs
of nine project directors/coordinators
will be assessed; the estimated burden
for this yearly assessment is 7 hours.
Fifty state and community awardees
with submit yearly progress towards
meeting performance measures; the
estimated burden for this yearly
assessment is 200 hours. The needs of
fifty staff members will be assessed; the
estimated burden for this yearly
assessment is 38 hours. Training and
technical assistance from 50 state and
community awardees will be assessed;
the estimated burden for this as-needed
assessment is 600 hours. The costs of 50
staff members will be assessed; the
estimated burden for this as needed
assessment is 125 hours. The training
and technical assistance provided by 15
national organization awardee staff
members will be assessed; the estimated
burden for this as needed assessment is
180 hours. The needs of 50 clinical
providers will be assessed; the
estimated burden for this yearly
assessment is 50 hours. The needs of
100 program implementation partners
will be assessed; the estimated burden
for this yearly assessment is 75 hours.
The costs of 150 community of and
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