[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44024-44025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15958]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-16-16AUE; Docket No. CDC-2016-0060]
Proposed Information Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection entitled ``Developing Effective Messages about
Excessive Alcohol Consumption: Formative Focus Groups with Adult
Drinkers and Abstainers.'' The CDC will use the information collected
to guide the development of health communication messages.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 6,
2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0060 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed information collection as described below.
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
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clarity of the information to be collected; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs
and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to
provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose
or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and
utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting,
validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining
information, and disclosing and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to
search data sources, to complete and review the collection of
information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Proposed Project
Developing Effective Messages about Excessive Alcohol Consumption:
Formative Focus Groups with Adult Drinkers and Abstainers--New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Excessive alcohol use, including binge drinking, is responsible for
approximately 88,000 deaths in the U.S. annually--including one in 10
deaths among working-age adults ages 20-64. On average, for each death
due to alcohol, an individual's life is cut short by 30 years.
Excessive alcohol use can also lead to motor vehicle crashes; intimate
partner violence; and risky sexual behaviors, increasing the risk of
HIV, other sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancy.
Over time, excessive alcohol use can lead to alcohol dependence, liver
disease, high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and certain kinds
of cancer. Furthermore, in 2010, excessive alcohol use cost the United
States government $249 billion, or $2.05 per drink.
Binge drinking (defined as four or more drinks on an occasion for
women or five or more drinks on an occasion for men) accounts for more
than half of the deaths and three-quarters of the economic costs of
excessive drinking. More than 38 million U.S. adults binge drink about
four times a month, averaging eight drinks per binge. However, most
(90%) binge drinkers are not alcohol dependent, presenting an
opportunity for prevention through messages that improve voluntary
compliance with recommended guidelines. States and communities can
prevent binge drinking by supporting evidence-based strategies, such as
those recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force;
however, these strategies are underused. Understanding the type of
information and messages that the larger community--those who drink but
not excessively or abstain from drinking in addition to those who
engage in binge drinking--respond to will be essential in developing
the communication strategy for future outreach.
CDC plans to collect information needed to improve understanding of
current knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes related to excessive
alcohol consumption. Respondents will be 72 adults ages 21-64 years who
agree to participate in focus group discussions of about 1.5 hours
each. A total of 12 focus groups are planned in three geographically
diverse locations with appropriate facilities (four focus group per
location). Each focus group will involve six respondents and will be
guided by a professional moderator. Through an initial screening
process, CDC will also collect the information needed to assess
knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes across various audience segments:
Those who engage in binge drinking, those who drink but not
excessively, and those who abstain from drinking.
The focus group discussions will be analyzed using qualitative
tools and leverage a structured approach to thematic analysis. Findings
from this information collection will guide the CDC Alcohol Program in
the development and refinement of targeted messages to effectively
communicate the problem of excessive alcohol use, and encourage support
for effective prevention strategies. The ultimate goal of the
subsequent messaging is a reduction in binge drinking, which will in
turn reduce alcohol-related injuries and deaths among adults.
OMB approval is requested for one year. Participation is voluntary
and 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 respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hr)
respondent hr)
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Adults aged 21-64............. Questionnaire/ 288 1 5/60 24
Screener.
Focus Group..... 72 1 1.5 108
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 132
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Health Scientist, Acting 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. 2016-15958 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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