[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 45214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21043]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-09-09BU]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

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

Background and Brief Description

    Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of disease and 
death in the United States. 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.
    CDC proposes to conduct the National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS) in 
2009-2010 to help evaluate and improve the effectiveness of CDC's 
National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP). The NATS will be a one-time, 
stratified, random-digit dialed telephone survey of non-
institutionalized adults 18 years of age and older. Essential 
information will be collected on key indicators from each of the NTCP's 
four goal areas: (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.
    In order to yield results that are representative and comparable at 
both national and state levels, information will be collected from 
approximately 1,863 land-line telephone users in each state and the 
District of Columbia. In addition, a total of approximately 3,000 
interviews will be conducted from a national sample of cell phone users 
to include the growing population of households that rely exclusively 
on cell phones. All interviews will be conducted using computer-
assisted telephone interview (CATI) methodology.
    Survey results will be used to develop estimates of tobacco use at 
the national level by gender and race/ethnicity and to evaluate 
comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs. 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. The estimated annualized burden hours 
are 38,303.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
         Type of respondent                   Form name              Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Adults ages 18 or older............  Screener for land-line              166,273               1            2/60
                                      users (pp 11-18 of the
                                      NATS).
                                     Screener for cell phone               5,400               1            1/60
                                      users (pp 2-11 of the
                                      NATS).
                                     National Adult Tobacco               95,013               1           20/60
                                      Survey (pp 19-92 of the
                                      NATS)--landline.
                                     National Adult Tobacco                3,000               1           20/60
                                      Survey (pp 19-92 of the
                                      NATS)--cell phone.
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    Dated: August 26, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-21043 Filed 8-31-09; 8:45 am]
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