[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 108 (Monday, June 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27144-27145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13301]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-09-09BU]


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 or 
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting 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

    National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS)--New--National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Despite the high level of public knowledge about the adverse 
effects of smoking, tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause 
of disease and death in the United States. Tobacco use results in 
approximately 440,000 deaths annually, including approximately 38,000 
deaths from secondhand smoke exposure. Adults who smoke contribute to 
$92 billion annually in lost worker productivity, and die an average of 
14 years earlier than nonsmokers. Although the prevalence of current 
smoking among adults decreased significantly from 1998 to 2007 in 44 
states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, only one state and 
one territory have met Healthy People 2010 targets for reducing adult 
smoking prevalence to 12%, and six states have shown no substantial 
changes in prevalence after controlling for age, sex, and race/
ethnicity.
    The National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) was established by CDC 
to help reduce tobacco-related

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disease, disability, and death. The NTCP's four goal areas are: (1) The 
prevention of initiation of tobacco use among young people, (2) the 
elimination of nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke, (3) the 
promotion of quitting among adults and young people, and (4) the 
elimination of tobacco-related disparities.
    CDC proposes to conduct the National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS) in 
order to collect essential information on key indicators of the 
effectiveness for the NTCP. The NATS will be a one-time, stratified, 
random-digit dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized adults 18 
years of age and older. In order to yield results that are 
representative and comparable at both national and state levels, 
information will be collected from 3,000 respondents per state and the 
District of Columbia. In addition, a total of approximately 3,000 
interviews will be conducted specifically from a national sample of 
cell phone users in an attempt to include the growing population of 
households that exclusively use cell phones and would be missed in a 
survey relying only on land-lines.
    Information collected through the NATS will be used to: (1) 
Generate state-level estimates of tobacco use for males and females, 
(2) generate state-level estimates of tobacco use for minority groups 
comprising a major component of a given state's population, (3) develop 
estimates of tobacco use at the national level by gender and race/
ethnicity, and (4) support the evaluation of comprehensive state-based 
Tobacco Control Programs using key outcome indicators at the state and 
national levels. Study results will have significant implications for 
the development of policies and programs aimed at preventing or 
reducing tobacco use. There are no costs to respondents except their 
time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                          Number of      Average burden
               Type of respondent                              Form name                 Number of      responses per     per response     Total burden
                                                                                        respondents       respondent       (in hours)       (in hours)
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Adults ages 18 or older.........................  National Adult Tobacco Survey.....         156,000                1            22/60           57,200
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    Dated: June 1, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-13301 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]
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