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Federal Register: November 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 214)

DOCID: fr06no09-59 FR Doc E9-26848

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCID: fr06no09-59

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Next Series of Tobacco Use Supplements to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) (NCI)

DOCUMENT 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 (TUSCPS). Type of information request: REINSTATEMENT WITH CHANGE of OMB 09250368, 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 TUSCPS will be and has been in the past a key source of national, State, and some locallevel 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 09250368) 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 TUSCPS has been fielded since 1992, most recently in 200607, 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 tobaccorelated research, evaluate tobacco control programs, examine tobaccouserelated 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 sponsorsupported supplement data to the TUSCPS data. Much of this data can also be linked to cancer and other causespecific 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 20102011 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 longterm trend data for CDC and other State and local public health staff, and support the research of extramural scientists. The 20102011 TUSCPS is also relevant to several NCI tobacco control initiatives. The main 20102011 survey will allow State and subStatespecific estimates to be made as do all the previous surveys. The May 2011 FollowUp questionnaire will consist of an abbreviated version of the main 20102011 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 FollowUp). The 20102011 TUSCPS, complemented by the FollowUp 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: Onetime study for the main 20102011 survey; Onetime study for the May 2011 FollowUp. 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.
TableEstimates of Annual Burden Hours Number of Responses Average time Type of respondent per survey period respondents per per response Annual burden (annualized) respondent (minutes/hour) hours 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 FollowUp: Individuals.................... 15,000 1 6/60 (0.10) 1,500

Totals......................................... 105,000 ........... .............. 15,000

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.

SUMMARY:

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

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 BlvdMSC 7344, Executive Plaza North, Suite 4005, Bethesda, Maryland 208927344, or call non toll free 3014964970, or FAX your request, to 3014353710, or email your request, including your address, to ah42t@nih.gov or hartmana@mail.nih.gov.

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 HorovitchKelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. E926848 Filed 11509; 8:45 am]
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