[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61211-61212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25734]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-15-0856]


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 Quitline Data Warehouse (OMB No. 0920-0856, exp. 10/31/
2015)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of disease and 
death in the United States. Quitlines are telephone-based services that 
provide callers with information, counseling, and referrals to support 
tobacco cessation. Quitlines overcome many of the barriers to tobacco 
cessation classes and traditional clinics because they are free and 
available at the caller's convenience.
    CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has provided funding and 
technical assistance to 53 Quitlines in all 50 states, the District of 
Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Callers may call state-specific 
numbers or contact Quitlines through a nationally branded portal (1-
800-QUIT-NOW) and are then routed to the Quitline managed by their 
state or territory. Although Quitline services and operations vary 
across states and territories, some activities are based on common 
protocols that provide a framework for program monitoring and 
evaluation.
    During the most recent approved information collection period, all 
53 Quitlines reported information to CDC's National Quitline Data 
Warehouse (NQDW). Data collection consisted of de-identified caller 
intake information based on a minimum data set (MDS) developed 
collaboratively by the Quitlines and stakeholders including 
professional organizations and the CDC. In addition, all 53 Quitlines 
reported de-identified information on a subset of callers who 
participated in a voluntary, seven-month follow-up interview. Finally, 
the Tobacco Control Manager for each state- or territory-based Quitline 
submitted a quarterly services report to CDC which summarized its 
services, call volume, and caller characteristics. These reports have 
been used to quantify changes in service provision and improvements in 
the capacity of the Quitlines to assist tobacco users over time. Based 
on NQDW data, the average time to complete the NQDW Quitline Services 
Online Survey is 20 minutes. The majority of these data are submitted 
through the web-based survey although CDC will accept other electronic 
means as needed (i.e., email, PDF, fax).
    In 2015, CDC provided funding to expand services through the Asian 
Smokers' Quitline (ASQ). The ASQ offers tobacco cessation support 
services to callers who speak Chinese, Korean, or Vietnamese. Callers 
may be routed to the ASQ from any state or territory currently 
participating in the NQDW.

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    CDC requests OMB approval to revise information collection for the 
NQDW as follows.
    The ASQ will become an additional respondent providing data to the 
NQDW using the NQDW Intake Questionnaire, NQDW (ASQ) Seven-Month 
Follow-up Questionnaire, and NQDW Quitline Services Survey. This 
increases the number of participating Quitlines from 53 to 54.
    Five questions will be added to the NQDW Intake Questionnaire to 
collect information about pregnancy, insurance status, type of health 
insurance, mental health, and language of service. The estimated burden 
per response for a complete intake interview is 10 minutes. The 
complete intake interview is only administered to callers who request 
information or assistance for themselves. A short version of the intake 
interview will be administered to any caller who contacts a quitline on 
behalf of another person. The short version of the intake interview 
consists of a subset of four questions. The estimated burden per 
response for these callers is one minute.
    The Seven-Month Follow-up Questionnaire will be discontinued for 
all callers except those who receive services through the ASQ.
    Individual-level data (intake and 7-month follow-up) are submitted 
to CDC electronically through a secure FTP server or via U.S. mail. The 
burden table for the NQDW includes allocations for the caller intake 
and follow-up interviews, and an allocation for quitlines to prepare 
and submit the de-identified aggregate files.
    The information collected in the NQDW will be used to determine the 
role Quitlines play in promoting tobacco use cessation, measure the 
number of tobacco users being served by state quitlines, determine 
reach of Quitlines to high-risk populations (e.g., racial and ethnic 
minorities and the medically underserved), measure the number using 
each state quitline who quit, determine whether some combinations of 
services contribute to higher quit rates than others, and improve the 
timeliness, access to, and quality of data collected by quitlines.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. During this period there 
is a net reduction in total estimated annualized burden hours due to 
adjustments in the estimated number of Quitline callers. There are no 
costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated 
annualized burden hours are 80,708.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Quitline callers who contact the        NQDW Intake                      478,638               1           10/60
 quitline for help for themselves.       Questionnaire (English-
                                         complete).
                                        ASQ Intake Questionnaire             803               1           10/60
                                         (Chinese, Korean, or
                                         Vietnamese-complete).
                                        ASQ Seven-Month Follow-              659               1            7/60
                                         up Questionnaire.
Caller who contacts the Quitline on     NQDW Intake                       26,007               1            1/60
 behalf of someone else.                 Questionnaire (English-
                                         subset).
                                        ASQ Intake Questionnaire             116               1            1/60
                                         (Chinese, Korean, or
                                         Vietnamese-subset).
Tobacco Control Manager or their        Submission of NQDW                    54               4               1
 Designee/Quitline Service Provider.     Intake Questionnaire
                                         Electronic Data File to
                                         CDC.
                                        Submission of NQDW (ASQ)               1               1               1
                                         Seven-Month Follow-up
                                         Electronic Data File to
                                         CDC.
                                        NQDW Quitline Services                54               4           20/60
                                         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. 2015-25734 Filed 10-8-15; 8:45 am]
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