[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47143-47144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15545]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-23-0910]


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 
January 23, 2023 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 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

    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 (NCCDPHP), Centers

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for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Since 2012, OMB approval of a Generic Clearance of Message Testing 
for Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA, OMB Control No. 0920-
0910), has been continuously maintained. 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 the attitudes and perceptions of 
adults who smoke and adults who do not smoke, 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 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-depth interviews, in-person and online focus 
groups, 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, with 
changes, for three years. Requested changes are to increase the number 
of respondents and burden hours and remove the upper age limit 
previously 54 years of age, to include all adults aged 18 years and 
older. These changes are needed to support CDC's planned information 
collections and to accommodate additional needs that CDC may identify 
during the next three years. No modification is requested for 
information collection activities, methodology, or populations of 
interest from the existing Generic Clearance. 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. The MTTCA clearance does 
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 is requesting increases to accommodate planned message testing 
needs for the NTEC, the campaign to encourage educators to speak with 
middle and high school students about the risks of e-cigarettes use, as 
well as ad hoc testing activities that may involve other CDC/ATSDR 
programs. CDC will continue to use the MTTCA clearance to develop and 
test messages and materials using data collection methodologies 
including online surveys, in-person or online focus groups, in-depth 
interviews, etc. Electronic data collection methods will be employed 
where possible to minimize COVID-19 and/or other exposure risk. Any in-
person data collection will be conducted consistent with current 
guidance for mitigating the risk of transmitting COVID-19 and/or other 
exposures. Participation is voluntary and there are no costs to 
respondents, other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 20,039.

                                        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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General Public and Special Populations  Screening...............          74,386               1            2/60
                                        In-Depth Interviews (In               25               1               1
                                         Person).
                                        Focus Groups (In Person)             628               1           90/60
                                        Surveys (Online, Short).          71,000               1           20/60
                                                                                                           13/60
                                        Surveys (Online, Medium)           2,733               1           25/60
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-15545 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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