[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37276-37277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15844]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 60-Day Comment Request; Population 
Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study

AGENCY: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National 
Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 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.

DATES: Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Submit Comments and for Further 
Information: To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, submit comments in writing, or request more information on 
the proposed project, contact: Dr. Kevin P. Conway, Deputy Director, 
Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research, NIDA, NIH, 
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5185, Rockville, MD 20852; or call non-
toll-free number (301) 443-8755 or Email your request, including your 
address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for 
additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on 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) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to 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.
    Proposed Collection: Cognitive Interviews and Focus Groups for the 
Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (NIDA), 0925-
0663-Revision, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National 
Institutes of Health (NIH), in partnership with the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a revision request 
(OMB 0925-0663, expires 11/30/2015) for the Population Assessment of 
Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study to conduct cognitive interviews and 
focus groups, to support the development of the Study's questionnaires 
and other materials. The PATH Study is a national longitudinal cohort 
study of tobacco use behavior and health among the U.S. household 
population of adults age 18 and older and youth ages 12 to 17; the 
Study conducts annual interviews and collects biospecimens from adults 
to inform FDA's regulatory actions under the Family Smoking Prevention 
and Control Act. Cognitive interviews and focus groups are qualitative 
methods to assess how people interpret, process, retrieve, and respond 
to phrases, questions, response options, and product images that may be 
used in the development of the PATH Study's questionnaires and other 
materials. These methods have previously been used to help the PATH 
Study improve the comprehensibility of its materials for Study 
participants, and to increase efficiencies in data collection and 
reduce duplication and its associated burden on participants and the 
public.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total annualized burden hours 
are 2,400.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
         Activity name               Type of         Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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Completing eligibility          Youth...........           1,200               1           10/60             200
 screener.
                                Adults..........           2,400               1           10/60             400
Examining concepts to be        Adults..........             200               1           90/60             300
 measured in PATH Study.

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Examining assent forms for      Youth...........             200               1           90/60             300
 participation in PATH Study.
Examining consent forms for     Adults..........             200               1           90/60             300
 participation in PATH Study.
Examining other forms and       Adults..........             200               1           90/60             300
 materials to support PATH
 Study data collection.
Examining PATH Study            Youth...........             100               1           90/60             150
 questionnaires.
                                Adults..........             300               1           90/60             450
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    Dated: June 23, 2015.
Genevieve deAlmeida-Morris,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIDA, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2015-15844 Filed 6-29-15; 8:45 am]
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