[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74096-74097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29218]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-15-0621]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Youth Tobacco Surveys (NYTS) 2015-2017--Revision--National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has 
periodically collected information about tobacco use among adolescents 
since 2004 (National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) 2004, 2006, 2009, 
2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014; OMB no. 0920-0621, exp. 1/31/2015). At 
present, the NYTS is the most comprehensive source of nationally 
representative tobacco data among students in grades 9-12, and 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 is requesting OMB approval to conduct additional cycles of the 
NYTS in the spring of 2015, 2016, and 2017. 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 booklet of multiple-choice 
questions. Information supporting the NYTS also will be collected from 
state-, district-, and school-level administrators and teachers. During 
the 2015-2017 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. The 2015 survey will 
examine the following topics: Use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, 
cigars, pipes, bidis, snus, hookahs, electronic vapor products, and 
dissolvable tobacco products; knowledge and attitudes; media and 
advertising; access to tobacco products; secondhand smoke exposure; and 
cessation. Information collection will occur annually.
    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 multiple tobacco-related objectives for Healthy People 
2020.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation is 
voluntary and the total estimated annualized burden hours are 15,504. 
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

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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 hours)
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State Administrators..................  State-level Recruitment               35               1           30/60
                                         Script for the NYTS.
District Administrators...............  District-level                       150               1           30/60
                                         Recruitment Script for
                                         the NYTS.
School Administrators.................  School-level Recruitment             220               1           30/60
                                         Script for the NYTTS.
Teachers..............................  Data Collection                      973               1           15/60
                                         Checklist for the NYTS.
Students..............................  National Youth Tobacco            20,077               1           45/60
                                         Survey.
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LeRoy A. 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. 2014-29218 Filed 12-12-14; 8:45 am]
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