[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41810-41811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17810]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-92]


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

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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: List of Ingredients Added to Tobacco in the 
Manufacture of Cigarette Products (OMB No. 0920-0210)--Extension--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    The Comprehensive Smoking Education Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 1336 or 
Pub. L. 98-474) requires each person who manufactures, packages, or 
imports cigarettes to provide the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) with a list of ingredients added to tobacco in the 
manufacture of cigarettes. This legislation also authorizes HHS to 
undertake research, and submit an annual report to Congress (as deemed 
appropriate) discussing the health effects of cigarette ingredients. 
HHS has delegated responsibility for the implementation of this Act to 
CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). OSH has collected ingredient 
reports on cigarette products since 1986. Cigarette smoking is the 
leading preventable cause of premature death and disability in our 
Nation. Each year more than 400,000 premature deaths occur as the 
result of cigarette smoking related diseases. The costs to respondents 
is their time to complete the survey.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Respondents                       Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Cigarette Manufacturers.........................              38               1              37            1418
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            1418
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    Dated: July 9, 2003.
Thomas A. Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-17810 Filed 7-14-03; 8:45 am]
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