[Federal Register: August 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 158)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-0210]

 
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 404-371-5960 or 
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to omb@cdc.gov.
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    List of Ingredients Added to Tobacco in the Manufacture of 
Cigarette Products (OMB No. 0920-0210)--Reinstatement with Change--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Comprehensive Smoking Education Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 1336 or 
Pub. L. 98-474) requires each person who manufactures, packages, or 
imports cigarettes to provide the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) with a list of ingredients added to tobacco in the 
manufacture of cigarettes. This legislation also authorizes HHS to 
undertake research, and to report to the Congress (as deemed 
appropriate) discussing the health effects of these ingredients.
    HHS has delegated responsibility for the implementation of this Act 
to CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). OSH has collected 
ingredient reports on cigarette products since 1986. Cigarette smoking 
is the leading preventable cause of premature death and disability in 
our Nation. Each year more than 400,000 premature deaths occur as the 
result of cigarette smoking related diseases.
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office on 
Smoking and Health (OSH) has been delegated the authority for 
implementing major components of the Department of Health and Human 
Services' (HHS) tobacco and health program, including collection of 
tobacco ingredients information. HHS's overall goal is to reduce death 
and disability resulting from cigarette smoking and other forms of 
tobacco use through programs of information, education and research. 
For the 2006 reporting year, 111 cigarette manufacturers and/or 
importers submitted ingredient reports to CDC. The total annual 
response burden reported for all 111 companies was 722 hours at a total 
cost of $34,315. The average annual response burden for each company 
was 6.5 hours at a cost of $47.56 per company. The cost to respondents 
is their time to complete the survey. The 111 manufacturers and/or 
importers were used as the respondent population for this submission.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                      No. of          No. of        burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Cigarette Manfacturers..........................             111               1             6.5             722
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    Dated: August 10, 2007.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-16119 Filed 8-15-07; 8:45 am]

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