[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2612-2614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00652]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-24-0621]


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 ``National Youth Tobacco Survey 2024-2026'' 
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 June 5, 2023 to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received five 
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

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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

National Youth Tobacco Survey 2024-2026 (OMB Control No. 0920-0621, 
Exp. 1/31/2024)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC)

Background and Brief Description

    Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death 
in the United States, and nearly all tobacco use begins during youth 
and young adulthood. A limited number of health risk behaviors, 
including tobacco use, account for the overwhelming majority of 
immediate and long-term sources of morbidity and mortality. Because 
many health risk behaviors are established during adolescence, there is 
a critical need for public health programs directed towards youth, and 
for information to support these programs.
    Since 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
has periodically collected information about tobacco use among 
adolescents (National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) 2004, 2006, 2009, 
2011-2023 (OMB Control No. 0920-0621, Exp. 01/31/2024). This 
surveillance activity builds on previous surveys funded by the American 
Legacy Foundation in 1999, 2000, and 2002. At present, the NYTS is the 
most comprehensive source of nationally representative tobacco-related 
data among students in grades 9-12, moreover, the NYTS is the only 
source of such data for students in grades 6-8. The NYTS has provided 
national estimates of tobacco use behaviors, information about exposure 
to pro- and anti-tobacco influences, and information about tobacco-
related racial and ethnic disparities. Information collected through 
the NYTS is used to identify trends over time, to inform the 
development of tobacco cessation programs for youth, and to evaluate 
the effectiveness of existing interventions and programs.
    CDC plans to request OMB approval to conduct additional cycles of 
the NYTS in 2024, 2025, and 2026. The survey will be conducted among 
nationally representative samples of students attending public and 
private schools in grades 6-12. The survey will be digital, web-based, 
self-administered, and will be taken on school or personal computers, 
tablets, or mobile devices. Information supporting the NYTS also will 
be collected from state-, district-, and school-level administrators 
and teachers. During the 2024-2026 timeframe, changes will be 
incorporated that reflect CDC's ongoing collaboration with FDA and the 
need to measure progress toward meeting strategic goals established by 
the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Information 
collection will occur annually and may include a number of new 
questions, as well as increased representation of minority youth.
    The survey will examine the following topics: Use of e-cigarettes, 
cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookahs, roll-your-own 
cigarettes, pipes, snus, dissolvable tobacco, bidis, heated tobacco 
products, and nicotine pouches; knowledge and attitudes; media and 
advertising; access to tobacco products and enforcement of restrictions 
on access; secondhand smoke and e-cigarette aerosol exposure; social 
determinants of health such as family/household affluence; provision of 
school- and community-based interventions, and cessation.
    Results of the NYTS will continue to be used to inform and evaluate 
the National Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program, provide data to 
inform the Department of Health and Human Service's Tobacco Control 
Strategic Action Plan, and provide national benchmark data for state-
level Youth Tobacco Surveys. Information collected through the NYTS 
also is expected to provide multiple measures and data for monitoring 
progress on seven tobacco-related objectives for Healthy People 2030.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 22,086 annual burden 
hours over each of the next three years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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State administrators..................  State-level Recruitment               42               1           30/60
                                         Script for the NYTS.
District administrators...............  District-level                       308               1           30/60
                                         Recruitment Script for
                                         the NYTS.
School administrators.................  School-level Recruitment             420               1           30/60
                                         Script for the NYTS.
Teachers..............................  Data Collection                    1,497               1           15/60
                                         Checklist.
Students..............................  National Youth Tobacco            28,109               1           45/60
                                         Survey.
                                        Screening for Cognitive              300               1           10/60
                                         Interviews.
                                        Cognitive Interviews....              30               2          120/60
                                        Pilot Testing...........             100               1           45/60
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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. 2024-00652 Filed 1-12-24; 8:45 am]
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