[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33302-33303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14145]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-11-11HD]


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 Daniel Holcomb, CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 
1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, 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

    Study of Comprehensive Cancer Control and Tobacco Control Program 
Partnerships -- New -- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the 
United States, causing over 443,000 deaths each year and resulting in 
an annual cost of more than $96 billion in direct medical expenses. 
According to the latest Report of the Surgeon General (2010), ``How 
Tobacco Causes Disease,'' damage from tobacco smoke is immediate. 
Inhaling the over 7,000 chemicals and compounds in tobacco smoke causes 
immediate and long-term damage and leads to disease, including cancer, 
and death. The only proven strategy for reducing the risk of tobacco-
related morbidity and mortality is to never smoke, or to quit if 
tobacco use has been initiated.
    In 1999, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) established the 
National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) to encourage coordinated, 
national efforts to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. The 
NTCP provides funding and technical support to Tobacco Control Programs 
(TCPs) in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, seven tribal support 
centers, eight U.S. territories or jurisdictions, and six national 
networks. NTCP awardees implement evidence-

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based tobacco control policies and interventions including telephone 
quitlines to increase tobacco use cessation.
    Tobacco control is also a top priority for federally-funded cancer 
control programs. Currently, 65 organizations are funded through CDC's 
National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP): all 50 states, 
the District of Columbia, seven tribes/tribal organizations, and seven 
U.S. territories/Pacific Island Jurisdictions. NCCCP grantees are 
charged with establishing NCCCP coalitions, assessing the burden of 
cancer, and developing and implementing comprehensive cancer control 
(CCC) plans. The CCC plans address interventions across the cancer 
continuum from primary prevention to treatment and survivorship. The 
NCCCP is managed by CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control 
(DCPC).
    CDC recognizes the need for increased collaboration between CCCs 
and TCPs. Toward this end, CDC plans to conduct a study of current 
partnership efforts involving NCCCP awardees and NTCP awardees. 
Information will be collected to improve understanding of the ways in 
which CCCs and TCPs may collaborate to address cancer and tobacco 
control, and how these programs utilize their respective networks to 
cross-promote activities. The Partnership Study will be conducted in 
seven states that: (1) Are funded through both the NCCCP and the NTCP 
and (2) have an established relationship between the two programs.
    Respondents for the Study of Comprehensive Cancer Control and 
Tobacco Control Program Partnerships will be state health department 
leaders, CCC and TCP staff (e.g., program directors, evaluation 
specialists, media specialists, quitline coordinators), and other 
stakeholders, such as coalition members. Information will be collected 
through in-person interviews involving approximately 15 respondents in 
each state. Respondents will be asked about key aspects of their 
program's structure and activities, including efforts to coordinate 
across the CCC-TCP structure and facilitators and/or barriers 
influencing CCC-TCP collaborations. The questions in each interview 
will be customized depending on the respondent's role. Each interview 
will last approximately 45 minutes to one hour.
    CDC plans to request OMB approval for one year. The information to 
be collected in the Partnership Study will be used to develop examples 
of successful strategies used by selected CCCs and TCPs to cross-
collaborate and cross-promote programs/services, and to identify new 
areas of potential collaboration that may be shared with CDC, other 
federal agencies, and other CCC and TCP states for replication.
    The Partnership Study will complement and extend the usefulness of 
results to be obtained in a companion study titled ``Comparing the 
Effectiveness of Traditional Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation 
Interventions to Newer and Innovative Interventions Used by 
Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs.'' Additional information about 
the companion project will be published in a separate Federal Register 
Notice. Both studies will be funded through the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). There are no costs to respondents 
other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                      No. of      Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name      Total number    responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                  of respondents    respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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State Health Department         Interview Guide                7               1           45/60               5
 Leadership.                     for Health
                                 Department
                                 Leadership.
CCC Programs..................  Site Visit                     7               1           45/60               5
                                 Preparation.
Interview Guide for CCCs......  49..............               1               1              49
Tobacco Control Programs......  Site Visit                     7               1           45/60               5
                                 Preparation.
Interview Guide for TCPs......  49..............               1               1              49
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............             113
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    Dated: June 1, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-14145 Filed 6-7-11; 8:45 am]
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