[Federal Register: June 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 108)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-09-09BU]
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 404-639-5960 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
National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS)--New--National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Despite the high level of public knowledge about the adverse
effects of smoking, tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause
of disease and death in the United States. Tobacco use results in
approximately 440,000 deaths annually, including approximately 38,000
deaths from secondhand smoke exposure. Adults who smoke contribute to
$92 billion annually in lost worker productivity, and die an average of
14 years earlier than nonsmokers. Although the prevalence of current
smoking among adults decreased significantly from 1998 to 2007 in 44
states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, only one state and
one territory have met Healthy People 2010 targets for reducing adult
smoking prevalence to 12%, and six states have shown no substantial
changes in prevalence after controlling for age, sex, and race/
ethnicity.
The National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) was established by CDC
to help reduce tobacco-related
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disease, disability, and death. The NTCP's four goal areas are: (1) The
prevention of initiation of tobacco use among young people, (2) the
elimination of nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke, (3) the
promotion of quitting among adults and young people, and (4) the
elimination of tobacco-related disparities.
CDC proposes to conduct the National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS) in
order to collect essential information on key indicators of the
effectiveness for the NTCP. The NATS will be a one-time, stratified,
random-digit dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized adults 18
years of age and older. In order to yield results that are
representative and comparable at both national and state levels,
information will be collected from 3,000 respondents per state and the
District of Columbia. In addition, a total of approximately 3,000
interviews will be conducted specifically from a national sample of
cell phone users in an attempt to include the growing population of
households that exclusively use cell phones and would be missed in a
survey relying only on land-lines.
Information collected through the NATS will be used to: (1)
Generate state-level estimates of tobacco use for males and females,
(2) generate state-level estimates of tobacco use for minority groups
comprising a major component of a given state's population, (3) develop
estimates of tobacco use at the national level by gender and race/
ethnicity, and (4) support the evaluation of comprehensive state-based
Tobacco Control Programs using key outcome indicators at the state and
national levels. Study results will have significant implications for
the development of policies and programs aimed at preventing or
reducing tobacco use. There are no costs to respondents except their
time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Adults ages 18 or older......................... National Adult Tobacco Survey..... 156,000 1 22/60 57,200
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Dated: June 1, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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