[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 214 (Friday, November 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57496-57497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26848]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Next Series of Tobacco Use
Supplements to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) (NCI)
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 Cancer Institute
(NCI), 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.
Proposed Collection: Title: Next Series of Tobacco Use Supplements
to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS). Type of information
request: REINSTATEMENT WITH CHANGE of OMB 0925-0368,
Expiration 4/30/2009. Need and Use of Information Collection: The 2010-
2011 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey conducted
by the Census Bureau will collect data from the U.S. civilian non-
institutionalized population on smoking, other tobacco use, and
attempts at cessation; policy information such as home and workplace
smoking policies; health professional advice to stop smoking; and
changes in smoking norms and attitudes. The TUS-CPS will be and has
been in the past a key source of national, State, and some local-level
data on these topics in U.S. households because it uses a large,
nationally representative sample. This survey is part of a continuing
series of surveys (OMB 0925-0368) that were sponsored by
National Cancer Institute (NCI) and has been administered triennially
as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's and the Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPS. The TUS-CPS has been fielded since 1992, most recently in 2006-07,
and its data are available for public use. Government agencies, other
researchers and the public can use the data to monitor progress in the
control of tobacco use, conduct tobacco-related research, evaluate
tobacco control programs, examine tobacco-use-related health
disparities, and use this data to help determine policies and services
that need to be provided. A unique feature is the ability to link other
social and economic Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics data
and other sponsor-supported supplement data to the TUS-CPS data. Much
of this data can also be linked to cancer and other cause-specific
mortality data through the National Longitudinal Mortality Study (co-
sponsored by three NIH agencies, the National Center for Health
Statistics/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the
Census Bureau). This survey has in the past, and the 2010-2011 survey,
will provide in the future invaluable information to measure progress
toward tobacco control as part of the (NCI's) Cancer Progress Report,
and the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2010
and 2020 Goals. This data will also provide a basis for the National
Human Genome Research Institute's PhenX Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other
Substances Toolkit, provide long-term trend data for CDC and other
State and local public health staff, and support the research of
extramural scientists. The 2010-2011 TUS-CPS is also relevant to
several NCI tobacco control initiatives. The main 2010-2011 survey will
allow State and sub-State-specific estimates to be made as do all the
previous surveys. The May 2011 Follow-Up questionnaire will consist of
an abbreviated version of the main 2010-2011 questionnaire. Data will
be collected in May 2010, August 2010, January 2011, and May 2011 from
approximately 315,000 respondents (270,000 unique respondents, 45,000
of
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these in the May 2011 Follow-Up). The 2010-2011 TUS-CPS, complemented
by the Follow-Up questionnaire, will be useful for researchers
interested in measuring the impact on tobacco cessation of new FDA
regulation (the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) as
it is implemented, and will complement Federal tobacco research and
policy efforts. Frequency of Response: One-time study for the main
2010-2011 survey; One-time study for the May 2011 Follow-Up. Affected
Public: Individuals or households. Type of Respondents: Persons 18
years of age or older. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated
at $285,000. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or
Maintenance Costs to report. The annual reporting burden is presented
in the table below.
Table--Estimates of Annual Burden Hours
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Number of Responses Average time
Type of respondent per survey period respondents per per response Annual burden
(annualized) respondent (minutes/hour) hours
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May 2010: Individuals.............................. 30,000 1 9/60 (0.15) 4,500
August 2010: Individuals........................... 30,000 1 9/60 (0.15) 4,500
January 2011: Individuals.......................... 30,000 1 9/60 (0.15) 4,500
May 2011 Follow-Up: Individuals.................... 15,000 1 6/60 (0.10) 1,500
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Totals......................................... 105,000 ........... .............. 15,000
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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) evaluate 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
of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Anne Hartman, M.S., M.A., Health Statistician,
National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd--MSC 7344, Executive
Plaza North, Suite 4005, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7344, or call non-
toll free 301-496-4970, or FAX your request, to 301-435-3710, or e-mail
your request, including your address, to [email protected] or
[email protected].
Comments 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.
Dated: November 2, 2009.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-26848 Filed 11-5-09; 8:45 am]
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