[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40267-40268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17012]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-87]


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: 2004 Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) 
Adult Tobacco Survey (ATS)--New--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
    The purpose of this project is to test and pilot a culturally 
appropriate Adult Tobacco Survey questionnaire for the lesbian/gay/
bisexual/transgender (LGBT) population. This questionnaire will expand 
data and existing knowledge of tobacco use among LGBTs in order to 
benefit tobacco use and prevention surveillance at a state, local, and/
or regional level. The questions will help to narrow existing gaps in 
knowledge of tobacco use among LGBTs and inform development of LGBT-
specific interventions.
    Numerous factors suggest that LGBT individuals may be at risk for 
high smoking prevalence. These factors include economic and social 
marginalization, homophobia, discrimination, the high prevalence of 
smoking in historically important LGBT social settings such as bars, 
and behaviors associated with smoking, such as alcohol and drug abuse. 
Additionally, since the 1980s, the tobacco industry has targeted the 
LGBT population. A recent review of the literature estimated smoking 
rates to range from 25 percent to 50 percent among gays, lesbians, and 
bisexuals compared to 28 percent nationally for adults overall during 
comparable periods. No articles addressing tobacco use by transgender 
individuals were found.
    In an effort to better understand the effects of smoking among 
LGBTs, CDC will utilize a culturally appropriate questionnaire for 
pilot implementation in the LGBT population. The survey will be 
conducted with 750 lesbian, 750 gay, 750 bisexual, and 750 transgender 
individuals, for a total of three-thousand participants. There is no 
cost to the respondents.

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                                                                     Number of     Avg. burden/
                   Respondents                       Number of      responses/     response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent         hrs.)         (in hrs.)
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Lesbian.........................................             750               1           45/60           562.5
Gay.............................................             750               1           45/60           562.5
Bisexual........................................             750               1           45/60           562.5
Transgender.....................................             750               1           45/60           562.5
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,250
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    Dated: June 30, 2003.
Thomas A. Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-17012 Filed 7-3-03; 8:45 am]
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