[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40268-40269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17013]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-03-86]


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 Latino 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 Latinos, 
specifically Puerto Ricans, Mexican-Americans, and Cubans. This 
questionnaire will expand data and existing knowledge of tobacco use 
among Latinos 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 
Latinos and inform development of Latino-specific interventions.
    The Latino population is fast growing in the United States. It is 
expected that the number of Latinos living in the U.S. will increase 
from 35.3 million in the year 2000 to 98.2 million in the year 2050, 
almost 3 times the current population. A large growth in Latino 
populations, especially in non-traditional states, will have important 
implications in terms of tobacco control in the years to come. CDC is 
conducting a survey project that includes:
    (1) Developing a culturally appropriate Adult Tobacco Survey 
questionnaire for Latinos
    (2) Piloting the final instrument in approximately five Latino 
communities
    In an effort to better understand the effects of smoking in Latino 
populations, CDC will utilize a culturally appropriate questionnaire 
for pilot implementation in approximately five Latino communities. The 
location of these communities is currently undecided. Within each 
community, the survey will be conducted with six-hundred participants, 
for a total of three-thousand participants. The survey will be 
conducted in both English and Spanish. There is no cost to the 
respondents.

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                                                                           No. of     Avg. burden/
                       Respondents                           No. of      responses/   response (in  Total burden
                                                           respondents   respondent       hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Participants Community 1................................          600             1         45/60        450
Participants Community 2................................          600             1         45/60        450
Participants Community 3................................          600             1         45/60        450
Participants Community 4................................          600             1         45/60        450
Participants Community 5................................          600             1         45/60        450
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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. 03-17013 Filed 7-3-03; 8:45 am]
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