[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13751-13752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06392]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-0910]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled Message Testing for Tobacco Communication 
Activities (MTTCA) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data 
Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on 
December 13, 2017 to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to the previous notice. 
This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and 
affected agency comments. CDC's Office on Smoking and Health has used 
the MTTCA clearance to support the development and testing of tobacco-
related health messages, including messages supporting CDC's National 
Tobacco Education Campaign (NTEC) called the Tips from Former 
Smokers[supreg] campaign.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (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]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide 
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

    Message Testing for Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA)(OMB 
Control Number 0920-0910, expires 03/31/2018)--Extension--National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description

    In 2012, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health obtained OMB approval 
of a generic clearance to support the development and testing of 
tobacco-related health messages, including messages disseminated 
through multiple phases of a media campaign (Message Testing for 
Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA), OMB Control Number 0920-0910, 
expiration date 1/31/2015). In 2014, OSH obtained approval for a 
modification to the MTTCA clearance that granted a three-year extension 
and an increase in respondents and burden hours (MTTCA, OMB Control 
Number 0920-0910, expiration date 3/31/2018). CDC's authority to 
collect information for public health purposes is provided by the 
Public Health Service Act (41 U.S.C. 241) Section 301.
    CDC has employed the MTTCA clearance to collect information about 
adult smokers' and nonsmokers' attitudes and perceptions, and to 
pretest draft messages and materials for clarity, salience, appeal, and 
persuasiveness. The MTTCA clearance has been used to obtain OMB 
approval for a variety of message testing activities, with particular 
emphasis on communications supporting CDC's National Tobacco Education 
Campaign (NTEC) called the Tips from Former Smokers[supreg] campaign. 
This national campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the 
health consequences of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. 
The MTTCA clearance has also supported formative research relating to 
the development of health messages that are not specifically associated 
with the national campaign.
    Information collection modes under the MTTCA clearance that are 
supported include in-depth interviews; in-person focus groups; online 
focus groups; computer-assisted, in-person, or telephone interviews; 
and online surveys. Each project approved under the MTTCA framework is 
outlined in a project-specific Information Collection Request that 
describes its purpose and methodology. Messages developed from MTTCA 
data collection have been disseminated via multiple media channels 
including television, radio, print, out-of-home, and digital formats.
    CDC requests OMB approval to extend the MTTCA clearance, without 
changes, for three years. No modification is requested for information 
collection activities, methodology, respondents, or burden from the 
existing generic clearance. The extension is needed to support CDC's 
planned information collections and to accommodate additional needs 
that CDC may identify during the next three years. For example, the 
MTTCA generic clearance may be used to facilitate the development of 
tobacco-related health communications of interest for CDC's 
collaborative efforts with other federal partners including, but not 
limited to, the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco 
Products. At this time, the respondents and burden outlined in the 
existing MTTCA clearance are expected to be sufficient to test tobacco 
related messages developed by CDC for the general US population and 
subpopulations of interest. The MTTCA clearance should not replace the 
need for additional generic clearance mechanisms of HHS and other 
federal partners that may need to test tobacco messages related to 
their campaigns and initiatives.
    The existing MTTCA clearance was granted approval for a total of 
132,648 respondents and 32,994 burden hours over a three-year period 
(annualized number of respondents of 44,216 and annualized burden hours 
to 10,998). To date, there have been 63,475 respondents and 11,737 
burden hours used in this clearance, leaving a balance of 69,173 
respondents and 21,257 burden hours (annualized number of respondents 
of 23,057 and annualized burden hours to 7,085 for each of the three 
years in the requested extension). CDC will continue to use the MTTCA 
information collection plan to develop and test messages and materials. 
Participation is voluntary and there are no costs to respondents, other 
than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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General Public and Special      Screening.......          23,057               1            2/60             769
 Populations.
                                Short Surveys/            13,224               1           10/60           2,204
                                 employment
                                 application
                                 (Online,
                                 Bulletin Board,
                                 etc.).
                                Medium Surveys             9,833               1           25/60           4,097
                                 (Online).
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    Total.....................  ................          23,057  ..............  ..............           7,070
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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. 2018-06392 Filed 3-29-18; 8:45 am]
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