[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 5864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1499]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Tobacco Use 
Supplement to the Current Population Survey Series: 2006-2007 Tobacco 
Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on November 
1, 2005, page 65906 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public 
comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments. The National Institutes of 
Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required 
to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, 
revised or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey Series: 2006-2007 Tobacco Use Supplement to the 
Current Population Survey.
    Type of information request: Reinstatement With Change of OMB 
0925-0368, Expiration 01/31/2004.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The 2006-2007 Tobacco Use 
Supplement to the Current Population Survey conducted by the Census 
Bureau will collect data from the civilian non-institutionalized 
population on tobacco use, smoking prevalence and attempts at 
cessation; workplace smoking policies; health professional advice to 
stop smoking; and changes in smoking norms and attitudes. This survey 
will provide invaluable information to government agencies and 
departments, other scientists and the general public necessary for 
tobacco control research, as well as measure progress toward tobacco 
control as part of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Cancer 
Progress Report, and the Department of Health and Human Services' 
Healthy People 2010 Goals. It is also relevant to past reports of NCI 
plans for the National Investment in Cancer Research and NCI's long 
term strategic plan for eliminating the suffering and death due to 
cancer. This survey is part of a continuing series of surveys that were 
sponsored by NCI and fielded periodically over the 1990's by the Census 
Bureau as part of the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study for 
Cancer Prevention (ASSIST) project (OMB 0925-0368, exp. 01/31/
01, 12/31/99, 03/31/97, 06/30/93) and made available for general public 
use. The Tobacco Use Supplements since 2001-02 have been fielded and 
will be continuing over the next decade alternating between a standard 
or core tobacco use survey (such as this 2006-2007 survey) and a 
special topic survey focusing on emerging tobacco control issues (such 
as the 2003 Tobacco Use Special Cessation Supplement). The survey will 
allow state specific estimates to be made. Data will be collected in 
May 2006, August 2006 and January 2007 from approximately 285,000 
respondents. The National Cancer Institute is co-sponsoring this survey 
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Frequency of Response: One-time study.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Type of Respondents: Persons 15 years of age or older. The annual 
reporting burden is presented in exhibit 1 below. The annualized cost 
to respondents is estimated at $177,691. There are no Capital Costs, 
Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

                                 Exhibit 1.--Estimates of Respondent Hour Burden
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     Number of
    respondents                                                                                Total hour burden
 (number of annual         Frequency of response          Average burden hours per response   (total annual hour
   respondents)                                                                                     burden)
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          285,000   1                                    0.1169                                          33,317
         (95,000)                                                                                      (11,106)
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    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited 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.
    Direct Comments to OMB: 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: 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 Anne Hartman, M.S., M.A., Health Statistician, 
National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd--MSC 7344, Executive 
Plaza North, Suite 4005, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7344, or call non-
toll free (301) 496-4970, or FAX your request, to (301) 435-3710, or E-
mail your request, including your address, to [email protected] or [email protected].
    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: January 27, 2006.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E6-1499 Filed 2-2-06; 8:45 am]
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