[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2678-2679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00572]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request (60-Day FRN): The National 
Cancer Institute (NCI) SmokefreeTXT (Text Message) Program Evaluation 
(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 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.
    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies are invited to address one or more of the following points: 
(1) 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) 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) 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.
    To submit comments in writing, request more information on the 
proposed project, or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Erik Augustson, Ph.D., MPH, Behavioral Scientist/
Health Science Administrator, Division of Cancer Control and Population 
Sciences, 6130 Executive Blvd., EPN-4034, Bethesda, MD 20892-7337 or 
call non-toll-free number 301-435-7610 or Email your request, including 
your address to: [email protected].
    Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of this 
publication.
    Proposed Collection: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) 
SmokefreeTXT Program Evaluation (NCI), 0925-NEW, National Cancer 
Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request for OMB 
to approve the new submission titled, ``The National Cancer Institute 
(NCI) SmokefreeTXT Program Evaluation'' for 3 years. The supporting 
statements and various attachments accompany this memorandum.
    This study seeks to assess the efficacy of the SmokefreeTXT 
program, a text message smoking cessation intervention designed for 
young adult smokers ages 18-29. The SmokefreeTXT program is a component 
of a larger series of eHealth/mHealth tobacco cessation intervention 
programs. SmokefreeTXT has been developed (and is managed) by the

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National Cancer Institute (NCI) Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB) 
at the request of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 
(OASH) at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
    The study seeks to recruit a large sample of young adult smokers 
ages 18-29 to examine how exposure to the SmokefreeTXT intervention 
affects participants' success at quitting smoking. There will be 3-arms 
to the study; participants will be enrolled for a maximum of 8 weeks of 
treatment in the SmokefreeTXT program, with frequency and duration of 
the treatment varying by study arm. The SmokefreeTXT Study will collect 
self-reported cessation data using the bidirectional aspect of text-
messaging service and a series of web-based surveys. All web-based 
survey data will be collected and stored by a third-party, Research 
Triangle Institute International (RTI). Respondents will complete the 
following 5 web-based surveys for a total of 7,136 burden hours: (1) 
Pre-treatment baseline survey; (2) one week post quit date 
questionnaire; (3) end of active cessation treatment questionnaire; (4) 
12-week post-treatment questionnaire; (5) 24-weeks post-treatment 
questionnaire.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 8,353.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                             Number of     Average time
              Type of respondents                           Survey instrument                Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Young Adults...................................  Screener/recruitment...................          21,000               1            5/60           1,750
                                                 Baseline...............................           4,248               1           30/60           2,124
                                                 1 week post-quit date..................           3,399               1           15/60             850
                                                 6 weeks post quit date.................           2,721               1           30/60           1,361
                                                 12 weeks post-treatment................           2,178               1           15/60             545
                                                 24 weeks post treatment................           1,308               1           15/60             327
                                                 Exit Survey/Script.....................          16,752               1            5/60           1,396
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                                                 Total..................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,353
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    Dated: January 8, 2013.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, NCI, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2013-00572 Filed 1-11-13; 8:45 am]
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