[Federal Register: July 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 135)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-03-93]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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 Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
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 clarity of the information to be collected; and (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. Send comments to Anne O'Connor, CDC
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: List of Ingredients Added to Tobacco in the
Manufacture of Smokeless Tobacco Products (OMB No. 920-0338--
Extension--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986
(15 U.S.C. 4401 et seq., Pub. L. 99-252) requires each person who
manufactures, packages, or imports smokeless tobacco (SLT) products to
provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with a list of
ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of smokeless tobacco
products. This legislation also authorizes HHS to undertake research,
and submit an annual report to the Congress (as deemed appropriate),
discussing the health effects of ingredients in smokeless tobacco
products. HHS delegated responsibilities for the implementation of this
Act to CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). The oral use of SLT
represents a significant health risk which can cause cancer and a
number of non-cancerous oral conditions, and can lead to nicotine
addiction and dependence. Furthermore, SLT use is not a safe substitute
for cigarette smoking. The total cost to respondents is their time to
complete survey.
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Smokeless Tobacco Manufacturers................. 6 1 42 254
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 254
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Dated: July 9, 2003.
Thomas A. Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-17811 Filed 7-14-03; 8:45 am]
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