[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12913-12914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05431]


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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 (PATH) Study

    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 
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.
    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.
    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, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 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.
    Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if

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received within 60 days of the date of this publication.
    Proposed Collection: Methodological Studies for the Population 
Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (NIDA), 0925-0675, 
expiration date 5/31/2016--EXTENSION--NIDA, NIH, in partnership with 
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request to 
continue the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study's 
conduct of methodological studies in support of improvements in the 
Study's approaches for data and biospecimen collection. 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 or biannual 
interviews and collects biospecimens from adults and youth to inform 
FDA's regulatory actions under the Family Smoking Prevention and 
Control Act. The methodological studies under this extension will 
continue to enhance the approaches used by the PATH Study for data and 
biospecimen collections to obtain high quality and useful data; 
minimize respondent burden; and achieve and maintain high response, 
retention, and follow-up rates.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total annualized burden hours 
are 29,750.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Type of         Number of       Number of      burden per     Total annual
   Data collection activity        respondent       respondents    responses per   response  (in   burden hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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In-person surveys.............  Adults..........           5,000               1           90/60           7,500
                                Youth...........           3,500               1           90/60           5,250
Web surveys...................  Adults..........           5,000               1           90/60           7,500
                                Youth...........           3,500               1           90/60           5,250
Focus groups and individual in- Adults..........           1,000               1               2           2,000
 depth qualitative interviews.
                                Youth...........           1,000               1               2           2,000
Biospecimen collection........  Adults..........           1,000               1           15/60             250
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    Total.....................                            20,000          20,000  ..............          29,750
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    Dated: March 7, 2016.
Genevieve deAlmeida-Morris,
Project Clearance Liaison. NIDA, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2016-05431 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am]
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