[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49842-49843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17354]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-22-21IO]


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 ``Evaluation Reporting Template for National 
and State Tobacco Control Program'' 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 October 13, 2021 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.

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    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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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

    Evaluation Reporting Template for National and State Tobacco 
Control Program--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) created the National and 
State Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) in 1999 to encourage coordinated, 
national efforts to reduce tobacco-related diseases and deaths. The 
NTCP provides funding and technical support to state and territorial 
health departments. NTCP funds 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, 
and Guam. NTCP-funded programs are working to eliminate exposure to 
secondhand smoke, promote quitting among adults and youth, prevent 
initiation among youth and young adults, and identify and eliminate 
tobacco-related disparities. To reach these goals, the programs 
implement state and community interventions, mass-reach health 
communication interventions, tobacco use and dependence treatment 
interventions, and conduct surveillance and evaluation.
    This information collection project supports the NTCP tobacco 
program managers, administrators, and evaluators by specifying which 
information should be included in their annual evaluation reports. 
Furthermore, the information collected via this form will allow OSH to 
monitor and evaluate program performance, document facilitators and 
barriers, lessons learned and promising practices, establish processes 
to support continuous program improvement and development, and assess 
the effectiveness and outcomes of the NTCP.
    Information will be collected electronically using an Excel 
spreadsheet tool titled ``Evaluation Reporting Template for National 
and State Tobacco Control Program'' (ERT). The collection of this 
information is part of a federal reporting requirement for funds 
received by NTCP recipients. The information collection form will 
consolidate information necessary for evaluation of the NTCP.
    The data collected through the Evaluation Reporting Template for 
National and State Tobacco Control Program (ERT) was compared to all 
other potential evaluation data sources and designed not to duplicate 
any information collected in other tools. Although other NTCP data 
collection tools are currently in use to collect data for NTCP 
(Monitoring and Reporting System for the National Tobacco Control 
Program; OMB Control No. 0920-1097, Exp. 04/30/2023), these existing 
data collection tools are focused on financial and programmatic 
management, program implementation, and performance measurement. By 
contrast, the ERT will collect process and outcome evaluation findings 
resulting from individual evaluations designed by each NTCP recipient. 
Findings will include contextual factors, indicators, lessons learned, 
and information about health inequities and health disparities.
    Recipients will use the ERT for National and State Tobacco Control 
Program to report information to CDC about their Tobacco Control 
Program evaluation findings. Each recipient will submit an Evaluation 
Report template annually. OMB approval is requested for three years. 
Intended respondents include 53 cooperative agreement recipients. The 
estimated burden per response is eight hours for each Annual Evaluation 
Report. The total estimated annualized burden is 424 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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State and Territorial Health            Evaluation Reporting                  53               1               8
 Department Tobacco Control Program      Template for National
 Staff.                                  and State Tobacco
                                         Control Program.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-17354 Filed 8-11-22; 8:45 am]
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