[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33936-33937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16428]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; American Stop Smoking
Intervention Study for Cancer Prevention (ASSIST) Final Evaluation:
``Tobacco use Supplement to the 1998-1999 Current Population Survey''
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the
National
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Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information
collection listed below. This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on March 26, 1998, page
14721 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were
received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days
for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct
or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an
information collection that has been extended, revised or implemented
on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Proposed Collection: Title: American Stop Smoking Intervention
Study for Cancer Prevention (ASSIST) Final Evaluation: ``Tobacco use
Supplement to the 1998-1999 Current Population Survey''. Type of
Information Request: OMB #0925-0368, Exp. 3/31/97, REINSTATEMENT, with
change. Need and Use of Information Collection: The ``Tobacco use''
supplement to the Current Population Survey conducted by the Bureau of
the Census will collect data from the civilian non-institutionalized
population on tobacco use and smoking prevalence, smoking intervention
dissemination of workplace smoking policies and cessation programs, and
changes in smoking norms and attitudes. The data will be used by the
National Cancer Institute to evaluate the effectiveness of the American
Stop Smoking Intervention Study for Cancer Prevention (ASSIST), a large
scale, 17-state demonstration project. This survey will also provide
valuable information to Government agencies and to the general public
necessary for tobacco control research. The survey will allow state
specific estimates to be made. Data will be collected in September
1988, January 1999 and May 1999 from approximately 255,000 respondents.
Frequency of Response: One-time study. Affected Public: Individuals or
households. Type of Respondents: Persons 15 yrs of age or older. The
annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents:
170,000; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average
Burden Hours per Response: .1169; and Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours Requested: 19,873. The annualized cost to respondents is
estimated at: $198,727. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs,
and/or Maintenance Costs to report.
Request for comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 on information
technology.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, Attention: desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans
and instruments, contact Anne Hartman, Statistician, National Cancer
Institute, Executive Plaza North, Room 313, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-
7344, or call non-toll free number (301) 496-4970, or FAX your request
to (301) 435-3710, or E-mail your request, including your address, to
[email protected] or Anne__H[email protected].
Comments due date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before
July 22, 1998.
Dated June 11, 1998.
Reesa L. Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 98-16428 Filed 6-19-98; 8:45 am]
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