[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36065-36066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14788]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-14-0870]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce public burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the 
below proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information 
collection plan and instruments, call 404-639-7570 or send comments to 
Leroy Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send 
an email to [email protected].
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval. 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; (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; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. Written comments should be received within 60 
days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Monitoring and Reporting System for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Control Programs (OMB No. 0920-0870, exp. 11/30/2014)--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 the single most preventable cause of death and 
disease in the United States. Tobacco use causes heart disease and 
strokes, lung cancer and many other types of cancer, chronic 
obstructive pulmonary disease, lung disorders, pregnancy problems, 
sudden infant death syndrome, gum disease, and vision problems. 
Approximately 480,000 Americans die from tobacco-related illnesses 
annually, a higher number of deaths than the combined total deaths from 
HIV/AIDS, alcohol use, cocaine use, heroin use, homicides, suicides, 
motor vehicle crashes, and fires. For every person who dies from 
tobacco use, 20 more people suffer with at least one serious tobacco-
related illness. There are also severe economic consequences of tobacco 
use as the U.S. spends approximately $280 billion annually in direct 
medical expenses and lost productivity attributable to the effects of 
tobacco use.
    The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP) provides funding to health departments in States, 
territories, and the District of Columbia to implement and evaluate 
chronic disease prevention and control programs, including tobacco 
control programs. Currently, CDC has cooperative agreements to support 
tobacco control programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia 
under FOA DP14-1415, an extension of FOA DP09-901. These cooperative 
agreements technically ended on March 28, 2014, however a one-year cost 
extension (DP14-1415) was granted. Due to the cost extension, final 
reports on awardee activities are due to CDC approximately 90 days 
after the end of the funding period (June 26, 2015).
    In order to maintain continuity in progress reporting through the 
end of the cost extension, CDC requests OMB approval to continue the 
collection of information from tobacco control program awardees for one 
year. Awardees will continue to submit semi-annual progress reports 
through a Web-based management information system (MIS).
    CDC will continue to collect information about each awardee's 
tobacco control objectives, planning, activities, resources, 
partnerships, strategies, and progress toward meeting objectives. 
Awardees will use the information reported through the electronic MIS 
to manage and coordinate their activities and to improve their efforts. 
CDC will use the information reported through the MIS to document and 
monitor each awardee's progress and to make adjustments, as needed, in 
the type and level of technical assistance provided to them. The 
information collection allows CDC to oversee the use of federal funds, 
and identify and disseminate information about successful tobacco 
control strategies implemented by awardees. CDC also uses the 
information to respond to Congressional and stakeholder inquiries about 
awardee

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activities, program implementation, and program impact.
    Progress reporting through the MIS is required for CDC funded 
awardees. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. 
There are no changes to the content of the information collection, the 
frequency of information collection, or the estimated burden per 
response. The only change is a decrease in the number of tobacco 
control program respondents from 53 to 51. Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
Islands were originally funded under DP09-901 but discontinued their 
participation under the DP14-1415 cost extension. As a result, the 
total estimated annualized burden hours will decrease from 636 to 612.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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State Tobacco Control Program.  Management                    51               2               6             612
                                 Information
                                 System.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             612
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Leroy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-14788 Filed 6-24-14; 8:45 am]
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