[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 53357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20692]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Tobacco Use Supplement to 
the Current Population Survey: 2003 Tobacco Use Special Cessation 
Supplement to CPS

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: Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey: 
2003 Tobacco Use Special Cessation Supplement to CPS.
    Type of information request: Revision of OMB #0925-0368, Expiration 
02/28/2003.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The 2003 Tobacco Use 
Special Cessation Supplement to the Current Population Survey conducted 
by the Census Bureau will collect data from the civilian non-
institutionalized population on tobacco use and smoking prevalence, 
cessation behavior (i.e., quit attempts, successful quitting), use of 
cessation products and methods, measure level of addiction and plans to 
quit, workplace smoking policies, health professional advice to stop 
smoking, and use of different types of cigarettes and potential harm 
reduction products. This survey will provide invaluable information to 
government agencies, other scientists and the general public necessary 
for tobacco control research, as well as measure progress toward 
tobacco control as part of the National Cancer Institute's 
Extraordinary Opportunities in Tobacco Research. This survey is part of 
a continuing series of surveys that were sponsored by NCI and fielded 
periodically over the 1990's by the Census Bureau as part of the 
American Stop Smoking Intervention Study for Cancer Prevention (ASSIST) 
project and made available for general public use. The Tobacco Use 
Supplements will be continuing over the next decade alternating between 
a standard or core tobacco use survey (such as the 2001-2002 survey) 
and a special topic survey focusing on emerging adult tobacco control 
issues (such as this 2003 Tobacco Use Special Cessation Supplement). 
The survey will allow state specific estimates to be made. Data will be 
collected in February 2003, June 2003 and November 2003 from 
approximately 265,000 respondents. The National Cancer Institute is co-
sponsoring this survey with the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
    Frequency of Response: One-time study.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Type of respondents: Person 15 years of age or older. The total 
reporting burden is as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 265,000;
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1;
    Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.1169; and
    Estimated Total Burden Hours Requested: 30,980. The total cost to 
respondents is estimated at $309,800. There are no Capital Costs, 
Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies are invited on one or more of the following points: (1) 
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) 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) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) ways to 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, Health Statistician, National Cancer 
Institute, 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: August 5, 2002.
Reesa Nichols,
OMB Project Liaison Officer.
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