Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[INFO-98-07]

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 the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.

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

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on respondents, including through the use of automated collection

techniques for other forms of information technology. Send comments to

Wilma Johnson, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-

D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

1. Formative Research on Weapons Carrying and Use Among Youth--

New--The Division of Violence plans to conduct formative research on

weapon carrying behavior among young persons and victims of

interpersonal violent injury. CDC has initiated an effort to collect

qualitative information from: 1. Systems representatives (adults 18 and

older who work and interact with youth) and 2. adolescents, (ages 11-

18), who are at high, medium and low risk for weapon carrying and

interpersonal injury. The purpose of the proposed data collection is to

explore what factors influence youths to possess or carry weapons. The

results of this study will be useful to officials planning or operating

violence prevention interventions in the study community and other

communities.

The study is to be conducted in two phases: Phase 1 will involve

the collection of research data from one-on-one, semi-structured

interviews with 70 systems representatives. Systems representatives are

persons who have contact with youth (which includes but is not limited

to): (1) Formal providers or people who serve in an official capacity,

or interact with youth (e.g. youth outreach workers, youth hostel

workers, community-based agency staff members, law enforcement officers

who patrol gang areas); and (2) informal providers: people who

informally serve, the target population of youth (e.g. mall shop

owners, school bus drivers, drug dealers).

In Phase 2, qualitative survey research will be conducted with key

participant informants (youth ages 11-18), to verify data collected

during Phase I, and to collect ethnographic data regarding risk and

protective behaviors among youth. Specifically, Phase 2 will involve

the collection of research data from one-on-one, semi-structured

interviews with 132 key participant informants. The specific target

area includes the East, North, West Downtown and Wrigley areas of the

City of Long Beach and one segment of Dominuez. Interviews will be

conducted in a setting or location which is most comfortable and

convenient for the study subjects. There is no cost to Respondents.

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Average

No. of No. of burden/ Total

Respondents respondents responses response burden (in

(in hrs.) hrs.)

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Systems Representatives........................................ 70 1 1 70

Key Participant Informants..................................... 132 1 1.5 198

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Total.................................................... ........... .......... .......... 268

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Dated: December 11, 1997.

Wilma G. Johnson,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning And Evaluation, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 97-32868 Filed 12-16-97; 8:45 am]

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