[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3992-3994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01162]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-23-0910; Docket No. CDC-2023-0004]


Proposed Data 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 effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled Message Testing for Tobacco 
Communication Activities (MTTCA). The primary purpose and use of 
information collected under MTTCA is to inform the development and

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pretesting of materials for the CDC's ongoing National Tobacco 
Education Campaign (NTEC), and other health messages that are not 
specifically associated with the NTEC (e.g., Surgeon General's 
Reports).

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before March 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0004 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7118; 
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 the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. Evaluate 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. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    4. 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 
submissions of responses; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Message Testing for Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA) (OMB 
Control No. 0920-0910, Exp. 01/31/2024)--Revision--National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPH), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC has employed the Message Testing for Tobacco Communication 
Activities (MTTCA, OMB Control No. 0920-0910) clearance since 2012. The 
MTTCA clearance collects information about attitudes and perceptions 
among adults who smoke and adults who don't smoke, and is designed 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 for a campaign to encourage 
educators to speak with middle and high school students about the risks 
of e-cigarette use and empower them to avoid or quit e-cigarettes.
    Information collection modes under the MTTCA clearance that are 
supported include in-person and online in-depth interviews; in-person 
and online focus groups; and online surveys. Each project approved 
under the MTTCA framework is outlined in a project specific Generic 
Information Collection Request (GenIC) 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 for a Revision to the MTTCA clearance, 
for three years. Requested changes are to increase the number of 
respondents and burden hours. These adjustments will support data 
collections among people who smoke and people who do not smoke, 
including, but not limited to, people who smoke and are members of 
populations that are disproportionately affected by commercial tobacco 
(e.g., people from racial and ethnic minority groups, people who are 
LGBTQ+, people of lower socioeconomic status, etc.), adult influencers 
of middle and high school students (e.g., educators, parents and health 
care providers), and youth aged 13-17 years. No modification is 
requested for information collection activities, methodology, or 
populations of interest from the existing Generic Clearance.
    This Revision and requested changes are 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 (FDA) Center for Tobacco 
Products. 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.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 20,039 annualized burden 
hours. Participation is voluntary and there are no costs to respondents 
other than their time.

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                                        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.......          74,386               1            2/60           2,480
 Populations.
General Public and Special      In-Depth                      25               1               1              25
 Populations.                    Interviews
                                 (Online, In
                                 Person).
General Public and Special      Focus Groups                 628               1             1.5             942
 Populations.                    (Online, In
                                 Person).
General Public and Special      Surveys (Online,          71,000               1           20/60          15,453
 Populations.                    Short).                                                   13/60
General Public and Special      Surveys (Online,           2,733               1           25/60           1,139
 Populations.                    Medium).
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............          20,039
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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. 2023-01162 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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