[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51984-51985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21204]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-11-11HJ]


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

    Comparing the Effectiveness of Traditional Evidence-Based Tobacco 
Cessation Interventions to Newer and Innovative Interventions Used by 
Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs--New--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides 
funding and technical assistance for tobacco control through Tobacco 
Control Programs (TCPs), which offer evidence-based cessation 
interventions to increase successful quit attempts. CDC also supports 
Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) programs, which address cancer-
related interventions from primary prevention to treatment and 
survivorship. TCPs and CCC programs are based in states, the District 
of Columbia, Tribal organizations, and U.S. territories.
    Evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions include counseling 
offered through telephone quitlines (QLs) as well as Web-based 
counseling services. 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. 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. The promotional activities component involves 
secondary analysis of information already collected by TCPs and CCC 
programs. The cessation intervention component involves new information 
collection.
    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. Up to 50 state-based TCPs will be 
asked to participate. Existing sources of information will be used to 
minimize burden to respondents. Participating states will provide CDC 
with 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). Information will be transmitted to CDC on a quarterly 
basis. The estimated burden for each electronic transmission is 10 
minutes.
    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. Participating TCPs in up to four states will use existing 
sources of information to produce study files containing client intake 
data, i.e., information obtained from clients when they request tobacco 
cessation services through a telephone Quitline or a Web-based service. 
TCPs will transmit intake information to CDC four times per year. The 
estimated burden of each transmission is 15 minutes.
    CDC also plans to conduct a follow-up data collection with a total 
of 8,000 individuals aged >= 18 years who have voluntarily agreed to 
participate in the study (4,000 clients who use QL services and 4,000 
clients who use Web-based services). The 15-minute follow-up survey 
will be administered online or by telephone. Clients who choose not to 
participate in the study will receive regular access to QL or Web-based 
cessation services.
    The results of this study will provide TCPs, policy makers, CDC, 
and others with information about the impact of promotional activities 
and the comparative effectiveness of traditional versus new and 
innovative cessation services. This study is funded through the 
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).
    Information will be collected over a 24-month period. OMB approval 
is requested for two and one-half years to permit flexibility in 
scheduling start and stop dates. There are no costs to respondents 
other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 
1,037.

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                                        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 hr)
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Tobacco Control Programs..............  Quitline Promotion                    50               4           10/60
                                         Activities Data.
                                        Intake Data for QL                     2               4           15/60
                                         Clients.
                                        Intake Data for Web                    2               4           15/60
                                         Services Clients.
Quitline Clients......................  Follow-up Survey for QL            2,000               1           15/60
                                         Clients.
Web Services Clients..................  Follow-up Survey for Web           2,000               1           15/60
                                         Clients.
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    Dated: August 15, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-21204 Filed 8-18-11; 8:45 am]
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