[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34621-34622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9337]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-0601]


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 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 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 use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    The National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) Chronicle Progress 
Reporting System--Revision--(OMB No. 0920-0601) National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death and 
disease in the United States and most people begin using tobacco in 
early adolescence. Annually, tobacco use

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causes more than 430,000 deaths in the nation, costing approximately 
$50-70 billion in medical expenses alone. The Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) 
provides funding to state and territory health departments to develop, 
implement and evaluate comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs (TCPs) 
based on CDC guidelines provided in Best Practices for Comprehensive 
Tobacco Control Programs--August 1999 (Atlanta, GA., HHS) and Key 
Outcome Indicators for Evaluating Comprehensive Tobacco Control 
Programs--May 2005 (Atlanta, GA., HHS). TCPs are population-based 
public health programs that are designed to implement and evaluate 
public health prevention and control strategies, such as: (1) Reduce 
disease, disability and death related to tobacco use, and (2) reach 
those communities most impacted by the burden of tobacco use (e.g., 
racial/ethnic populations, rural dwellers, the economically 
disadvantaged, etc.). Support for these programs is the cornerstone of 
OSH's strategy for reducing the burden of tobacco use throughout the 
nation.
    Funding recipients are required to submit progress reports twice 
yearly to CDC. These reports are used by both the Procurement and 
Grants Office (PGO) and OSH managers and project officers for the 
following purposes: To monitor program compliance; assess relative 
value and anticipated efficacy of proposed future efforts; identify 
training and technical assistance needs; monitor compliance with 
cooperative agreement requirements; evaluate the progress made in 
achieving national and program-specific goals; and respond to inquiries 
regarding program activities and effectiveness. Cooperative Agreement 
recipients submit this information, along with annual action plans with 
associated budgets, to CDC/OSH through the on-line system known as the 
Chronicle.
    Using a standardized format based on OSH's program framework, the 
Chronicle enables grantees to describe their CDC-funded program 
activities, expected outcomes, and report on progress. By collecting 
and housing this information within a searchable database, OSH can draw 
upon the state-provided information to effectively fulfill its 
cooperative agreement obligations. Namely to monitor, evaluate and 
compare individual programs, provide technical assistance to increase 
the efficacy of state-driven initiatives, and to assess and report 
aggregate information regarding the overall effectiveness of the 
National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP). The NTCP Chronicle is 
complementary to the Grants.Gov electronic grant submission process by 
facilitating development of the key elements for inclusion in 
addressing Federal cooperative agreement requirements, thus helping to 
insure effective evidence and science-based program planning and 
development efforts of state public health departments.
    The NTCP Chronicle supports OSH's broader mission of reducing the 
burden of tobacco use by enabling OSH staff to more effectively 
identify the strengths and weaknesses of individual TCPs; to identify 
the strength of national movement toward reaching the goals specified 
in Healthy People 2010; and to disseminate information related to 
successful public health interventions implemented by these 
organizations to prevent and control the burden of tobacco use. State 
use of the electronic system is voluntary.
    The program is requesting a revision of a currently approved data 
collection. The revised content includes modifications to some of the 
Progress Report assessment questions, a reduction in the number of 
fields a cooperative agreement recipient is required to respond to, and 
a recalculation to provide a more realistic burden estimate of the 
amount of time required to complete the Progress Report. There is no 
cost to the respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents   responses  per   response  (in       hours
                                                                     respondent        hrs.)
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All States and DC...............................              51               2               8             816
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    Dated: June 9, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-9337 Filed 6-14-06; 8:45 am]
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