[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34995-34996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14792]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-11-11HJ]


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 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

    Comparing the Effectiveness of Traditional Evidence-Based Tobacco 
Cessation Interventions to Newer and Innovative Interventions Used by 
Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs--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. 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 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, eight Tribal support 
centers, eight U.S. territories or jurisdictions, and six national 
networks. TCPs offer evidence-based cessation interventions to increase 
successful quit attempts.
    Tobacco control is also a top priority for Federally-funded 
Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) 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. CCCs work to establish coalitions, assess the burden of 
cancer, and implement state cancer plans that address interventions 
from primary prevention to treatment and survivorship. The NCCCP is 
managed by CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC).
    Evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions include counseling 
offered through telephone quitlines (QLs) as well as Web-based 
counseling services. Although all states currently provide a telephone 
QL, only 0.05% to 7.25% of adult smokers receive tobacco cessation 
services via a state QL each year. Mass media (e.g., television, radio, 
print) has been shown to be the most important and consistent driver of 
call volume to QLs in some localities, but is resource intensive. Two 
recent studies comparing the relative effectiveness of telephone versus 
Web-based interventions have begun to clarify the impact of each 
intervention but are limited in their generalizability to current TCP 
activities. To date there are no comprehensive studies that have 
examined TCP promotional strategies, the populations affected by these 
strategies, and their effect on QL and Web-based cessation program 
usage.
    To address this gap in knowledge, CDC proposes to conduct a new 
study of state-based TCPs and their client populations. The study will 
consist of two components: (1) Quitline promotional activities, and (2) 
cessation intervention.
    Quitline Promotional Activities. The overall goal of this study 
component is to characterize state-based TCP promotional activities in 
terms of type and level of advertising; impact in relation to QL call 
volume; and client characteristics. This study component is based on 
existing sources of information and entails minimal burden to 
respondents. Up to 50 state-based TCPs will be asked to participate 
over a 15-month period. Responding states will provide media purchasing 
information related to cessation promotional activities and permission 
to extract de-identified QL call volume data from the National Quitline 
Data Warehouse (NQDW, OMB No. 0920-0856, exp. 7/31/2012). CDC's data 
collection contractor will also attempt to obtain Web traffic data 
using publicly available tools.
    Cessation Intervention. The overall goal of this study component is 
to describe relationships among mode of cessation service delivery 
(telephone vs. Web); client demographics; and quit success in the last 
30 days. A total of 8,000 respondents aged 18 years (4,000 clients who 
use QL services and 4,000 clients who use Web-based services) will be 
recruited to participate in the study on a voluntary basis. Regular 
access to cessation services will be provided to individuals who choose 
not to participate in this study. Respondents will be recruited from up 
to four states over a period of up to 12 months. The four participating 
states must be current NCCCP grantees, have existing relationships with 
their state TCP, have both telephone and Web-based tobacco cessation 
programs, and have a state-wide QL registry that conforms to the North 
American Quitline Consortium's Minimal Data Set (MDS), which provides 
the framework for the NQDW data collection.
    Information collection for the cessation study component will 
consist of an intake data using MDS-compliant

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questions and a follow-up survey seven months after intake. There is 
minimal burden associated with transmission of intake information to 
CDC, since this information is already collected by states that are 
eligible to participate in the study. The seven-month follow-up survey 
for the cessation study component is a modified version of the follow-
up survey administered for the NQDW data collection, and will replace 
or supplement the NQDW follow-up process. The follow-up survey for the 
cessation study component will be administered online or by telephone.
    The results of this study will provide TCPs, policymakers, CDC, and 
others with additional evidence for decisionmaking regarding the impact 
of promotional activities and the comparative effectiveness of 
traditional versus new and innovative cessation services. The proposed 
study will complement and extend the usefulness of a companion study of 
partnerships between CCC programs and tobacco control programs. Both 
studies are made possible by funding through the American Reinvestment 
and Recovery Act (ARRA).
    OMB approval is requested for two and one-half 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 hr)
                                                                                                            respondent          hr)
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Tobacco Control Programs.......................  Quitline Promotion Activities Data.....              25               4               1             100
                                                 Intake Data for QL Clients.............               2               4           15/60               2
                                                 Follow-up Survey for QL Clients........               2           1,000           15/60             500
                                                 Intake Data for Web Services Clients...               2               4           15/60               2
                                                 Follow-up Survey for Web Services                     2           1,000           15/60             500
                                                  Clients.
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,104
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    Dated: June 8, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-14792 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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