[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 88 (Thursday, May 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 25395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10292]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-48-04]


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: List of Ingredients Added to Tobacco in the 
Manufacture of Smokeless Tobacco Products, OMB No. 0920-0338--
Reinstatement--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
    The Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 
(15 U.S.C. 4401 et seq., Pub. L. 99-252) requires each person who 
manufactures, packages, or imports smokeless tobacco (SLT) products to 
provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with a list of 
ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of smokeless tobacco 
products. This legislation also authorizes HHS to undertake research, 
and submit an annual report to the Congress (as deemed appropriate), 
discussing the health effects of ingredients in smokeless tobacco 
products. HHS delegated responsibilities for the implementation of this 
Act to CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). The oral use of SLT 
represents a significant health risk which can cause cancer and a 
number of non-cancerous oral conditions, and can lead to nicotine 
addiction and dependence. Furthermore, SLT use is not a safe substitute 
for cigarette smoking. The estimated annualized burden is 254 hours.

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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                           Respondents                               Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)
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Smokeless Tobacco Manufacturers.................................               6               1              42
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    Dated: April 28, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-10292 Filed 5-5-04; 8:45 am]
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