[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69680-69681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27692]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-14-0923]


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 CDC LeRoy Richardson, 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

    Evaluation of the National Tobacco Prevention and Control Public 
Education Campaign (OMB No. 0920-0923, exp. 4/30/2014)--Revision--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requests a 
two-year Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to conduct a 
Web-based longitudinal study of smokers and non-smokers in the U.S. 
This study will be fielded for purposes of evaluating the CDC's 
National Tobacco Prevention and Control Public Education Campaign (The 
Campaign) and monitoring its longer term impact. We will conduct 5 
survey waves of data collection among

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smokers and nonsmokers to facilitate repeated measures on outcomes 
relevant to the evaluation. Information will be collected about 
smokers' and non-smokers' awareness of and exposure to specific 
campaign advertisements, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to 
smoking and secondhand smoke. The surveys will also measure behaviors 
related to smoking cessation (among the smokers in the sample) and 
behaviors related to non-smokers' encouragement of smokers to quit 
smoking and recommendations of cessation services. Data from these 
surveys will be used to examine the statistical relationships between 
exposure to The Campaign and changes in outcome variables relevant to 
the evaluation. This approach builds on previous phases of The Campaign 
and the evaluations of those phases.
    This study will rely on Web surveys to be self-administered at home 
on personal computers. Specifically, we will conduct a multi-wave 
longitudinal study of smokers (5 waves) and non-smokers (4 waves) to 
facilitate repeated measures on outcomes related to the evaluation and 
to the work of CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. The wave 1 survey 
will be fielded in early 2014, upon OMB approval. Participants who 
complete the wave 1 survey will be surveyed again in a follow-up survey 
approximately three months later. Subsequent follow-up surveys (3 for 
smokers, 2 for nonsmokers) will occur periodically after the initial 
wave 1 and wave 2 surveys to assess long-term, lasting impacts of The 
Campaign. One of the primary purposes of the subsequent follow-up 
surveys will be to track longer-term cigarette abstinence among smokers 
who initially report quitting as a result of The Campaign. This will be 
essential to properly estimating the impact of The Campaign on long-
term successful quitting. Tracking of longer term abstinence will 
require assessment of use of different products over time. In addition, 
the three additional follow-up surveys may include additional survey 
items on other topics of interest to the CDC and its stakeholders, 
including more in-depth information on marketing exposure and use of 
cigars, noncombustible tobacco products, and other emerging trends in 
tobacco use including electronic delivery devices (e.g., e-cigarettes). 
It is important to evaluate The Campaign in a context that assesses the 
dynamic nature of tobacco product marketing and uptake of various 
tobacco products as these can impact the success of The Campaign in 
motivating long-term quitting. Therefore, it may be necessary in the 
future to make additional requests to OMB for changes in the planned 
follow-up instruments to re-balance the content of the surveys to 
reflect these and other emerging trends in the tobacco product 
environment.
    The sample for this study will originate from two sources: (1) A 
new online longitudinal cohort of smokers and nonsmokers, sampled 
randomly from postal mailing addresses in the U.S. using address based 
sampling (ABS) methods; and (2) the existing GfK KnowledgePanel, an 
established long-term online panel of U.S. adults. The new ABS-sourced 
longitudinal cohort will consist of smokers and nonsmokers who have not 
previously participated in any established online panels. This new 
cohort will be recruited by GfK, utilizing identical recruitment 
methods that are used in the recruitment of KnowledgePanel. The GfK 
KnowledgePanel will be used in combination with the new ABS-sourced 
cohort to support larger sample sizes that will allow for more in-depth 
subgroup analysis, which is a key objective of the CDC. All online 
surveys, regardless of sample source, will be conducted via the GfK 
KnowledgePanel Web portal for self-administered surveys.
    Participation is voluntary and there are no costs to respondents 
other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of  respondent           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs)        (in hrs)
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General Population............  Screening and             13,074               1            5/60           1,090
                                 Consent Process.
Adults, ages 18 and older in    Smoker Wave 1              4,720               1           30/60           2,360
 the U.S.                        Survey.
                                Smoker Follow-Up           1,982               1           30/60             991
                                 Survey (Wave 2).
                                Smoker Follow-Up           1,982               1           30/60             991
                                 Survey (Wave 3).
                                Smoker Follow-Up           1,982               1           30/60             991
                                 Survey (Wave 4).
                                Smoker Follow-Up           1,982               1           30/60             991
                                 Survey (Wave 5).
                                Nonsmoker Wave 1           1,400               1           30/60             700
                                 Survey.
                                Nonsmoker Follow-            442               1           30/60             221
                                 Up Survey (Wave
                                 2).
                                Nonsmoker Follow-            442               1           30/60             221
                                 Up Survey (Wave
                                 3).
                                Nonsmoker Follow-            442               1           30/60             221
                                 Up Survey (Wave
                                 4).
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,777
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-27692 Filed 11-19-13; 8:45 am]
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