[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34995-34996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14792]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-11-11HJ]
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 404-639-5960 or
send comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 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
Comparing the Effectiveness of Traditional Evidence-Based Tobacco
Cessation Interventions to Newer and Innovative Interventions Used by
Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs--New--Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the
United States, causing over 443,000 deaths each year and resulting in
an annual cost of more than $96 billion in direct medical expenses. The
only proven strategy for reducing the risk of tobacco-related morbidity
and mortality is to never smoke, or to quit if tobacco use has been
initiated. In 1999, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health established the
National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) to encourage coordinated,
national efforts to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. The
NTCP provides funding and technical support to Tobacco Control Programs
(TCPs) in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, eight Tribal support
centers, eight U.S. territories or jurisdictions, and six national
networks. TCPs offer evidence-based cessation interventions to increase
successful quit attempts.
Tobacco control is also a top priority for Federally-funded
Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) programs. Currently, 65
organizations are funded through CDC's National Comprehensive Cancer
Control Program (NCCCP): All 50 states, the District of Columbia, seven
Tribes/Tribal organizations, and seven U.S. territories/Pacific Island
Jurisdictions. CCCs work to establish coalitions, assess the burden of
cancer, and implement state cancer plans that address interventions
from primary prevention to treatment and survivorship. The NCCCP is
managed by CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC).
Evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions include counseling
offered through telephone quitlines (QLs) as well as Web-based
counseling services. Although all states currently provide a telephone
QL, only 0.05% to 7.25% of adult smokers receive tobacco cessation
services via a state QL each year. Mass media (e.g., television, radio,
print) has been shown to be the most important and consistent driver of
call volume to QLs in some localities, but is resource intensive. Two
recent studies comparing the relative effectiveness of telephone versus
Web-based interventions have begun to clarify the impact of each
intervention but are limited in their generalizability to current TCP
activities. To date there are no comprehensive studies that have
examined TCP promotional strategies, the populations affected by these
strategies, and their effect on QL and Web-based cessation program
usage.
To address this gap in knowledge, CDC proposes to conduct a new
study of state-based TCPs and their client populations. The study will
consist of two components: (1) Quitline promotional activities, and (2)
cessation intervention.
Quitline Promotional Activities. The overall goal of this study
component is to characterize state-based TCP promotional activities in
terms of type and level of advertising; impact in relation to QL call
volume; and client characteristics. This study component is based on
existing sources of information and entails minimal burden to
respondents. Up to 50 state-based TCPs will be asked to participate
over a 15-month period. Responding states will provide media purchasing
information related to cessation promotional activities and permission
to extract de-identified QL call volume data from the National Quitline
Data Warehouse (NQDW, OMB No. 0920-0856, exp. 7/31/2012). CDC's data
collection contractor will also attempt to obtain Web traffic data
using publicly available tools.
Cessation Intervention. The overall goal of this study component is
to describe relationships among mode of cessation service delivery
(telephone vs. Web); client demographics; and quit success in the last
30 days. A total of 8,000 respondents aged 18 years (4,000 clients who
use QL services and 4,000 clients who use Web-based services) will be
recruited to participate in the study on a voluntary basis. Regular
access to cessation services will be provided to individuals who choose
not to participate in this study. Respondents will be recruited from up
to four states over a period of up to 12 months. The four participating
states must be current NCCCP grantees, have existing relationships with
their state TCP, have both telephone and Web-based tobacco cessation
programs, and have a state-wide QL registry that conforms to the North
American Quitline Consortium's Minimal Data Set (MDS), which provides
the framework for the NQDW data collection.
Information collection for the cessation study component will
consist of an intake data using MDS-compliant
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questions and a follow-up survey seven months after intake. There is
minimal burden associated with transmission of intake information to
CDC, since this information is already collected by states that are
eligible to participate in the study. The seven-month follow-up survey
for the cessation study component is a modified version of the follow-
up survey administered for the NQDW data collection, and will replace
or supplement the NQDW follow-up process. The follow-up survey for the
cessation study component will be administered online or by telephone.
The results of this study will provide TCPs, policymakers, CDC, and
others with additional evidence for decisionmaking regarding the impact
of promotional activities and the comparative effectiveness of
traditional versus new and innovative cessation services. The proposed
study will complement and extend the usefulness of a companion study of
partnerships between CCC programs and tobacco control programs. Both
studies are made possible by funding through the American Reinvestment
and Recovery Act (ARRA).
OMB approval is requested for two and one-half years. There are no
costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hr)
respondent hr)
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Tobacco Control Programs....................... Quitline Promotion Activities Data..... 25 4 1 100
Intake Data for QL Clients............. 2 4 15/60 2
Follow-up Survey for QL Clients........ 2 1,000 15/60 500
Intake Data for Web Services Clients... 2 4 15/60 2
Follow-up Survey for Web Services 2 1,000 15/60 500
Clients.
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 1,104
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Dated: June 8, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-14792 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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