[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 234 (Thursday, December 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72423-72424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30861]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Tobacco Use 
Supplement to the Current Population Survey: 2003 Tobacco Use Special 
Cessation Supplement to CPS

    Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), 
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 
15, 2002, page 53357 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public 
comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments. The National Institutes of 
Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required 
to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, 
revised or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey: 2003 Tobacco Use Special Cessation Supplement to 
CPS. Type of Information Collection 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

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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 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: Individual or households. 
Type of Respondents: Persons 15 years of age or older. The annual 
reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 
88,333; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Averaging 
Burden Hours Per Response: 0.1169; and Estimated Total Annual Burden 
Hours Requested: 10,326. The total cost to the 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 forms of information technology.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503. Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. 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 Anne [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: November 26, 2002.
Reesa Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 02-30861 Filed 12-4-02; 8:45 am]
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