[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44024-44025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15958]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-16AUE; Docket No. CDC-2016-0060]


Proposed Information Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, 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. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection entitled ``Developing Effective Messages about 
Excessive Alcohol Consumption: Formative Focus Groups with Adult 
Drinkers and Abstainers.'' The CDC will use the information collected 
to guide the development of health communication messages.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 6, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0060 by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed information collection as described below.
    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

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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.

Proposed Project

    Developing Effective Messages about Excessive Alcohol Consumption: 
Formative Focus Groups with Adult Drinkers and Abstainers--New-- 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Excessive alcohol use, including binge drinking, is responsible for 
approximately 88,000 deaths in the U.S. annually--including one in 10 
deaths among working-age adults ages 20-64. On average, for each death 
due to alcohol, an individual's life is cut short by 30 years. 
Excessive alcohol use can also lead to motor vehicle crashes; intimate 
partner violence; and risky sexual behaviors, increasing the risk of 
HIV, other sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancy. 
Over time, excessive alcohol use can lead to alcohol dependence, liver 
disease, high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and certain kinds 
of cancer. Furthermore, in 2010, excessive alcohol use cost the United 
States government $249 billion, or $2.05 per drink.
    Binge drinking (defined as four or more drinks on an occasion for 
women or five or more drinks on an occasion for men) accounts for more 
than half of the deaths and three-quarters of the economic costs of 
excessive drinking. More than 38 million U.S. adults binge drink about 
four times a month, averaging eight drinks per binge. However, most 
(90%) binge drinkers are not alcohol dependent, presenting an 
opportunity for prevention through messages that improve voluntary 
compliance with recommended guidelines. States and communities can 
prevent binge drinking by supporting evidence-based strategies, such as 
those recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force; 
however, these strategies are underused. Understanding the type of 
information and messages that the larger community--those who drink but 
not excessively or abstain from drinking in addition to those who 
engage in binge drinking--respond to will be essential in developing 
the communication strategy for future outreach.
    CDC plans to collect information needed to improve understanding of 
current knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes related to excessive 
alcohol consumption. Respondents will be 72 adults ages 21-64 years who 
agree to participate in focus group discussions of about 1.5 hours 
each. A total of 12 focus groups are planned in three geographically 
diverse locations with appropriate facilities (four focus group per 
location). Each focus group will involve six respondents and will be 
guided by a professional moderator. Through an initial screening 
process, CDC will also collect the information needed to assess 
knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes across various audience segments: 
Those who engage in binge drinking, those who drink but not 
excessively, and those who abstain from drinking.
    The focus group discussions will be analyzed using qualitative 
tools and leverage a structured approach to thematic analysis. Findings 
from this information collection will guide the CDC Alcohol Program in 
the development and refinement of targeted messages to effectively 
communicate the problem of excessive alcohol use, and encourage support 
for effective prevention strategies. The ultimate goal of the 
subsequent messaging is a reduction in binge drinking, which will in 
turn reduce alcohol-related injuries and deaths among adults.
    OMB approval is requested for one year. Participation is voluntary 
and there are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in      (in hr)
                                                                    respondent          hr)
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Adults aged 21-64.............  Questionnaire/               288               1            5/60              24
                                 Screener.
                                Focus Group.....              72               1             1.5             108
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             132
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Health Scientist, Acting 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. 2016-15958 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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