[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34997-34998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14788]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-11-0621]


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, 
send comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC 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 Youth Tobacco Surveys (NYTS) 2012-2014--Revision--National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Tobacco use is a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality 
in the U.S. A limited number of health risk behaviors, including 
tobacco use, account for the overwhelming majority of immediate and 
long-term sources of morbidity and mortality. Because many health risk 
behaviors are established during adolescence, there is a critical need 
for public health programs directed towards youth, and for information 
to support these programs.
    Since 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
has periodically collected information about tobacco use among 
adolescents (National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) 2004, 2006, 2009, 
2011, OMB no. 0920-0621, exp. 12/31/2011). This surveillance activity 
builds on previous surveys funded by the American Legacy Foundation in 
1999, 2000, and 2002.
    At present, the NYTS is the most comprehensive source of nationally 
representative tobacco data among students in grades 9-12, moreover, 
the NYTS is the only source of such data for students in grades 6-8. 
The NYTS has provided national estimates of tobacco use behaviors, 
information about exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco influences, and 
information about racial and ethnic disparities in tobacco-related 
topics. Information collected through the NYTS is used to identify 
trends over time, to inform the development of tobacco cessation 
programs for youth, and to evaluate the effectiveness of existing 
interventions and programs.
    CDC plans to request OMB approval to conduct additional cycles of 
the NYTS in 2012, 2013, and 2014. The survey will be conducted among 
nationally representative samples of students attending public and 
private schools in grades 6-12, and will be administered to students as 
an optically scannable, eight-page booklet of multiple-choice 
questions. Information supporting the NYTS also will be collected from 
state-, district-, and school-level administrators and teachers. During 
the 2012-2014 timeframe, a number of changes will be incorporated that 
reflect CDC's ongoing collaboration with FDA and the need to measure 
progress toward meeting strategic goals established by the Family 
Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Information collection will 
occur annually and will include a number of new questions, as well as 
increased representation of minority youth.
    The survey will examine the following topics: use of cigarettes, 
smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipes, bidis, and kreteks, as well as newer 
tobacco products (such as snus, electronic cigarette, and dissolvable 
tobacco products); knowledge and attitudes; media and advertising; 
access to tobacco products and enforcement of restrictions on access; 
school curriculum;

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environmental tobacco smoke exposure; and cessation.
    Results of the NYTS will continue to be used for public health 
program planning and evaluation. Information collected through the NYTS 
is also expected to provide multiple measures and data for monitoring 
progress on six of the 20 tobacco-related objectives for Healthy People 
2020.
    OMB approval will be requested for three years. There are no costs 
to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondent            Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in     (in hour)
                                                                    respondent         hour)
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State Administrators..........  State-level                   35               1           30/60              18
                                 Recruitment
                                 Script for the
                                 NYTS.
District Administrators.......  District-level               150               1           30/60              75
                                 Recruitment
                                 Script for the
                                 NYTS.
School Administrators.........  School-level                 244               1           30/60             122
                                 Recruitment
                                 Script for the
                                 NYTS.
Teachers......................  Data Collection              816               1           15/60             204
                                 Checklist.
Students......................  National Youth            24,591               1           45/60          18,443
                                 Tobacco Survey.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............          18,862
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    Dated: June 9, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-14788 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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