[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 214 (Friday, November 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57496-57497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26848]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Next Series of Tobacco Use 
Supplements to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) (NCI)

SUMMARY: 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 National Cancer Institute 
(NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic 
summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Next Series of Tobacco Use Supplements 
to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS). Type of information 
request: REINSTATEMENT WITH CHANGE of OMB 0925-0368, 
Expiration 4/30/2009. Need and Use of Information Collection: The 2010-
2011 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey conducted 
by the Census Bureau will collect data from the U.S. civilian non-
institutionalized population on smoking, other tobacco use, and 
attempts at cessation; policy information such as home and workplace 
smoking policies; health professional advice to stop smoking; and 
changes in smoking norms and attitudes. The TUS-CPS will be and has 
been in the past a key source of national, State, and some local-level 
data on these topics in U.S. households because it uses a large, 
nationally representative sample. This survey is part of a continuing 
series of surveys (OMB 0925-0368) that were sponsored by 
National Cancer Institute (NCI) and has been administered triennially 
as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's and the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
CPS. The TUS-CPS has been fielded since 1992, most recently in 2006-07, 
and its data are available for public use. Government agencies, other 
researchers and the public can use the data to monitor progress in the 
control of tobacco use, conduct tobacco-related research, evaluate 
tobacco control programs, examine tobacco-use-related health 
disparities, and use this data to help determine policies and services 
that need to be provided. A unique feature is the ability to link other 
social and economic Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics data 
and other sponsor-supported supplement data to the TUS-CPS data. Much 
of this data can also be linked to cancer and other cause-specific 
mortality data through the National Longitudinal Mortality Study (co-
sponsored by three NIH agencies, the National Center for Health 
Statistics/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the 
Census Bureau). This survey has in the past, and the 2010-2011 survey, 
will provide in the future invaluable information to measure progress 
toward tobacco control as part of the (NCI's) Cancer Progress Report, 
and the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2010 
and 2020 Goals. This data will also provide a basis for the National 
Human Genome Research Institute's PhenX Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other 
Substances Toolkit, provide long-term trend data for CDC and other 
State and local public health staff, and support the research of 
extramural scientists. The 2010-2011 TUS-CPS is also relevant to 
several NCI tobacco control initiatives. The main 2010-2011 survey will 
allow State and sub-State-specific estimates to be made as do all the 
previous surveys. The May 2011 Follow-Up questionnaire will consist of 
an abbreviated version of the main 2010-2011 questionnaire. Data will 
be collected in May 2010, August 2010, January 2011, and May 2011 from 
approximately 315,000 respondents (270,000 unique respondents, 45,000 
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these in the May 2011 Follow-Up). The 2010-2011 TUS-CPS, complemented 
by the Follow-Up questionnaire, will be useful for researchers 
interested in measuring the impact on tobacco cessation of new FDA 
regulation (the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) as 
it is implemented, and will complement Federal tobacco research and 
policy efforts. Frequency of Response: One-time study for the main 
2010-2011 survey; One-time study for the May 2011 Follow-Up. Affected 
Public: Individuals or households. Type of Respondents: Persons 18 
years of age or older. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated 
at $285,000. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or 
Maintenance Costs to report. The annual reporting burden is presented 
in the table below.

                                     Table--Estimates of Annual Burden Hours
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                                                        Number of     Responses    Average time
        Type of respondent per survey period           respondents       per       per response    Annual burden
                                                      (annualized)    respondent  (minutes/hour)       hours
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May 2010: Individuals..............................          30,000            1     9/60 (0.15)           4,500
August 2010: Individuals...........................          30,000            1     9/60 (0.15)           4,500
January 2011: Individuals..........................          30,000            1     9/60 (0.15)           4,500
May 2011 Follow-Up: Individuals....................          15,000            1     6/60 (0.10)           1,500
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    Totals.........................................         105,000  ...........  ..............          15,000
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    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the 
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) evaluate 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) enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: November 2, 2009.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-26848 Filed 11-5-09; 8:45 am]
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