[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12913-12914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05431]
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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 (PATH) Study
Summary: 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 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.
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.
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, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 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.
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if
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received within 60 days of the date of this publication.
Proposed Collection: Methodological Studies for the Population
Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (NIDA), 0925-0675,
expiration date 5/31/2016--EXTENSION--NIDA, NIH, in partnership with
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request to
continue the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study's
conduct of methodological studies in support of improvements in the
Study's approaches for data and biospecimen collection. 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 or biannual
interviews and collects biospecimens from adults and youth to inform
FDA's regulatory actions under the Family Smoking Prevention and
Control Act. The methodological studies under this extension will
continue to enhance the approaches used by the PATH Study for data and
biospecimen collections to obtain high quality and useful data;
minimize respondent burden; and achieve and maintain high response,
retention, and follow-up rates.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total annualized burden hours
are 29,750.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Type of Number of Number of burden per Total annual
Data collection activity respondent respondents responses per response (in burden hours
respondent hours)
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In-person surveys............. Adults.......... 5,000 1 90/60 7,500
Youth........... 3,500 1 90/60 5,250
Web surveys................... Adults.......... 5,000 1 90/60 7,500
Youth........... 3,500 1 90/60 5,250
Focus groups and individual in- Adults.......... 1,000 1 2 2,000
depth qualitative interviews.
Youth........... 1,000 1 2 2,000
Biospecimen collection........ Adults.......... 1,000 1 15/60 250
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Total..................... 20,000 20,000 .............. 29,750
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Dated: March 7, 2016.
Genevieve deAlmeida-Morris,
Project Clearance Liaison. NIDA, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2016-05431 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am]
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