[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60156-60157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22552]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-0624]


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 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
    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

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use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. Send comments to Sandi Gambescia, CDC Assistant Reports 
Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E-11, 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, (0920-0624)--Extension--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
    Since 1987, 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 Maternal 
and Child Health 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. Of those users, 1000 will be 
recruited to participate in this survey.
    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 SAMMEC               1000               1           15/60             250
 Users..........................................
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             250
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    Dated: October 1, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-22552 Filed 10-6-04; 8:45 am]
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