[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 63 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17156-17157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7308]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-28-04]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.

Proposed Project

    2004 American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey Pilot Test--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 American Indians and 
Alaska Natives. This questionnaire will expand data and existing 
knowledge of tobacco use among American Indians and Alaska Natives in 
order to benefit tobacco use and prevention surveillance at a tribal, 
state, and/or regional level. The questions will help to narrow 
existing gaps in knowledge of tobacco use among different tribes and 
inform development of tribal-specific interventions.

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    Current smoking prevalence among American Indians and Alaska 
Natives (36.0 percent) is highest compared to all other racial/ethnic 
groups (2000 NHIS). While national and regional data exist for American 
Indians and Alaska Natives, tribal level data is extremely limited. 
Currently, there are over 500 sovereign tribal nations in the U.S. In 
order to better understand tobacco use among American Indians and 
Alaska Natives, CDC is conducting a survey project that includes:
    (1) Developing a culturally appropriate Adult Tobacco Survey 
questionnaire for tribes.
    (2) Piloting the final instrument in approximately 24 tribes 
represented by six Tribal Support Centers (TSCs).
    In an effort to better understand the effects of smoking in 
American Indian and Alaska Native populations, the Support Centers for 
Tobacco Programs (SCTP) will utilize a culturally appropriate 
questionnaire for pilot implementation in six different tribal centers. 
The centers are located in Alaska, California, Oklahoma, Michigan, 
along with two tribal centers located in the upper Midwest and upper 
Northwest. In total, the SCTPs will collect 2,691 completed surveys 
(the number varying by Center respective to the size of each tribe, 18 
years of age and older), which will be representative of distinct 
tribal communities conducting the survey. The SCTP will be responsible 
for obtaining the completed surveys. Trained individuals from each of 
the respective communities and/or support centers will conduct 
interviews. Most interviews will be conducted face-to-face, with a 
small proportion conducted by telephone. The total annualized burden is 
estimated to be 1,794 hours.

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                                                 Number of   Avg. burden
                                    Number of    responses       per
             Location              respondents      per        response
                                                 respondent   (in hrs.)
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Alaska...........................          450            1        40/60
California.......................          466            1        40/60
Michigan.........................          450            1        40/60
Oklahoma.........................          600            1        40/60
Upper Midwest....................          350            1        40/60
Upper Northwest..................          375            1        40/60
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    Dated: March 25, 2004.
Joe E. Salter,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-7308 Filed 3-31-04; 8:45 am]
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