[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55824-55825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20837]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Pilot Study 
Evaluating the Cross-Cultural Equivalency of the Tobacco Use Supplement 
to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS)

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer 0Institute 
(NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval 
of the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 3, 
2004 (vol. 51, number 226, pp. 42420-42422) and allowed 60 days for 
public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct or 
sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, any 
information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented 
on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Pilot Study Evaluating the Cross-
Cultural Equivalency of the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey (TUS-CPS). Type of Information Collection Request: 
New. Need and Use of Information Collection: The primary purpose of 
this study is to evaluate the cross-cultural equivalency of the TUS-CPS 
in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Each version of 
the questionnaire will be administered to 50 native speakers. The 
Chinese version will be administered to both Mandarin and Cantonese 
speakers. Each interview will be behavior coded to ensure that 
respondents are interpreting the items correctly and any translation 
problems are identified item by item. Twenty percent of respondents 
will be retrospectively debriefed on the interview to determine how 
well the items are understood and examine whether any translation 
issues exist. The findings will provide valuable information concerning 
the clarity of the survey period to full-scale administration.
    Frequency of Response: One-time study. Affected Public: 
Individuals. Type of Respondents: Adults who are native Chinese 
(Mandarin and Cantonese), Korean, Vietnamese, and Spanish speakers. The 
annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                     Estimated                                       Estimated
                                     Estimated       number of        Average     Estimate total   total annual
      Data collection task           number of     responses per   burden hours     hour burden    burden hours
                                    respondents     respondent     per response                      requested
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Screener........................            2568               1            .167             429             429
TUS-CPS.........................             300               1               1             300             300
Retrospective Debriefing........              60               1             .50              30              30
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Total...........................            2568  ..............  ..............             759             759
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $12,144. There 
are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, or Maintenance Costs to report.
    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to 
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on 
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans 
and instruments, contact Dr. Deirdre Lawrence, Project Officer, 
National Cancer Institute, EPN 4005, 6130 Executive Boulevard, MSC 
7344, Bethesda, MD 20892-7344, or call non-toll-free number (301) 594-
3599, or fax your request to (301) 435-3710, or e-mail your request, 
including your address, to [email protected].

DATES: Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information 
collection are best assured of having their full effect if received 
within 30 days of the date of this publication.

    Dated: September 8, 2004.
Rachelle Ragland Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 04-20837 Filed 9-15-04; 8:45 am]
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