[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37276-37277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15844]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 60-Day Comment Request; Population
Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study
AGENCY: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data
collection projects, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
DATES: Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of the date of this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Submit Comments and for Further
Information: To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, submit comments in writing, or request more information on
the proposed project, contact: Dr. Kevin P. Conway, Deputy Director,
Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research, NIDA, NIH,
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5185, Rockville, MD 20852; or call non-
toll-free number (301) 443-8755 or Email your request, including your
address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for
additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Proposed Collection: Cognitive Interviews and Focus Groups for the
Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (NIDA), 0925-
0663-Revision, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National
Institutes of Health (NIH), in partnership with the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a revision request
(OMB 0925-0663, expires 11/30/2015) for the Population Assessment of
Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study to conduct cognitive interviews and
focus groups, to support the development of the Study's questionnaires
and other materials. The PATH Study is a national longitudinal cohort
study of tobacco use behavior and health among the U.S. household
population of adults age 18 and older and youth ages 12 to 17; the
Study conducts annual interviews and collects biospecimens from adults
to inform FDA's regulatory actions under the Family Smoking Prevention
and Control Act. Cognitive interviews and focus groups are qualitative
methods to assess how people interpret, process, retrieve, and respond
to phrases, questions, response options, and product images that may be
used in the development of the PATH Study's questionnaires and other
materials. These methods have previously been used to help the PATH
Study improve the comprehensibility of its materials for Study
participants, and to increase efficiencies in data collection and
reduce duplication and its associated burden on participants and the
public.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total annualized burden hours
are 2,400.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Activity name Type of Number of responses per per response Total annual
respondent respondents respondent (in hours) burden hours
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Completing eligibility Youth........... 1,200 1 10/60 200
screener.
Adults.......... 2,400 1 10/60 400
Examining concepts to be Adults.......... 200 1 90/60 300
measured in PATH Study.
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Examining assent forms for Youth........... 200 1 90/60 300
participation in PATH Study.
Examining consent forms for Adults.......... 200 1 90/60 300
participation in PATH Study.
Examining other forms and Adults.......... 200 1 90/60 300
materials to support PATH
Study data collection.
Examining PATH Study Youth........... 100 1 90/60 150
questionnaires.
Adults.......... 300 1 90/60 450
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Dated: June 23, 2015.
Genevieve deAlmeida-Morris,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIDA, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2015-15844 Filed 6-29-15; 8:45 am]
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