[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 49781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21158]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-109]


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: An Evaluation Survey on the Use and Effectiveness 
of Internet SAMMEC--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).
    Since 1987, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
has used the Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Morbidity, and Economic 
Costs (SAMMEC) software to estimate the disease impact of smoking for 
the nation, states, and large populations. The Internet version of the 
SAMMEC software was released in 2002, and it contains two distinct 
computational programs, Adult SAMMEC and MCH SAMMEC, which can be used 
to estimate the adverse health outcomes and disease impact of smoking 
on adults and infants.
    Since the release of Internet SAMMEC, more than 1230 tobacco 
control professionals in the State health departments and other tobacco 
control institutions in the country have used SAMMEC to generate the 
data they need for their projects. Some of them have provided comments 
and sent requests for assistance. The purpose of this survey is to 
evaluate the use and effectiveness of the SAMMEC software and identify 
ways to improve the system so that it will better meet the needs of the 
users in tobacco control and prevention.
    There are no costs to the respondents except for their time in 
completing the questionnaire.

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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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Tobacco Control Professionals/Internet                  1000                1            15/60              250
 SAMMEC users...............................
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    Dated: August 13, 2003.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-21158 Filed 8-18-03; 8:45 am]
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