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81 FR 5470 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Experimental Studies on Consumer Perceptions of Modified Risk Tobacco Products

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 21 (February 2, 2016)

Page Range5470-5472
FR Document2016-01788

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-1855]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Experimental Studies 
on Consumer Perceptions of Modified Risk Tobacco Products

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a 
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by March 
3, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, 
FAX: 202-395-7285, or emailed to [email protected]. All 
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-NEW and 
title ``Experimental Studies on Consumer Perceptions of Modified Risk 
Tobacco Products.'' Also include the FDA docket number found in 
brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations, 
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance.

Experimental Studies on Consumer Perceptions of Modified Risk Tobacco 
Products OMB Control Number 0910-NEW

    FDA's Center for Tobacco Products proposes to conduct experimental 
studies to develop generalizable scientific knowledge to help inform 
its implementation of section 911 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 387k), wherein FDA will be 
evaluating information submitted to the Agency about how consumers 
understand and perceive tobacco products marketed as modified risk 
tobacco products (MRTPs). Section 911 of the FD&C Act authorizes FDA to 
grant orders to persons to allow the marketing of MRTPs. The term 
``modified risk tobacco product'' means any tobacco product that is 
sold or distributed for use to reduce harm or the risk of tobacco-
related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco products. 
FDA must issue an order authorizing the marketing of an MRTP if the 
Agency determines that the product, as it is actually used by 
consumers, will significantly reduce harm and the risk of tobacco-
related disease to individual tobacco users and benefit the health of 
the population as a whole taking into account both users of tobacco 
products and persons who do not currently use tobacco products (section 
911(g)(1) of the FD&C Act).
    FDA may also issue an order authorizing the marketing of an MRTP 
that reduces or eliminates exposure to a harmful substance if, among 
other requirements, the Agency determines that the order would be 
appropriate to promote the public health, the issuance of the order is 
expected to benefit the population as a whole taking into account both 
users and nonusers of tobacco products, and the existing evidence 
demonstrates that a measurable and substantial reduction in morbidity 
and mortality among individual tobacco users is reasonably likely to be 
shown in subsequent studies (section 911(g)(2) of the FD&C Act). In 
addition, section 911 requires that any advertising or labeling 
concerning modified risk products enable the public to comprehend the 
information concerning modified risk and to understand the relative 
significance of such information in the context of total health and in 
relation to all of the diseases and health related conditions 
associated with the use of tobacco products (section 911(h)(1) of the 
FD&C Act). The proposed research will inform the Agency's efforts to 
implement the provisions of the FD&C Act related to MRTPs.
    FDA proposes to conduct experimental studies in order to develop 
generalizable scientific information to better understand how consumers 
perceive and understand these products, how exposure to claims about 
modified risk or exposure influence intentions to try or purchase the 
product, and how individual characteristics such as current tobacco use 
and/or brand loyalty might influence these outcomes. Moreover, 
information from the experimental studies may assist FDA to determine 
the appropriate methods and

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measures for gathering such information from consumers.
    The impact of different claims pertaining to modified risk or 
exposure on understanding, perceptions, and use intentions will be 
evaluated by conducting a series of three studies that, in turn, will 
examine: The impact of claims about cigarette (Study 1) or smokeless 
tobacco products (Study 2) among young adult and adult current, former, 
or never users of tobacco; and the impact of claims on adolescents 
currently using, or susceptible to using, tobacco (Study 3). All three 
studies will assess individual-level factors that might influence the 
impact of claims on consumer responses, including: Brand loyalty, 
tobacco use history and behavior, concerns about health risks, and 
openness to new products.
    Across all studies, participants will be randomized to either see 
modified risk claims or not (control condition). In Studies 1 and 2, 
modified risk claims will be displayed on mock tobacco product packages 
and ads. For ethical reasons, adolescents (Study 3) will see modified 
risk claims displayed as statements alone, not attached to product 
packaging or ads. Consumer reactions to claims will be evaluated by 
measuring constructs such as: Understanding of the modified risk 
information in the claims, perceptions of harm and risk, beliefs about 
the product, quit intentions, and intention to try or purchase the 
product.
    In the Federal Register of November 19, 2014 (79 FR 68888), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed 
collection of information. Three comments were received, however only 
two were PRA related.
    (Comment) One commenter critiqued the inclusion of items assessing 
brand loyalty, asserting such constructs have ``no practical utility'' 
for MRTPA review and is beyond the FDA's statutory authority because it 
is not mentioned in the FD&C Act.
    (Response) FDA does not agree. Although concepts such as ``brand 
loyalty'' are not specifically mentioned in the FD&C Act, FDA seeks 
understanding of how attitudes toward one's preferred brand(s) may 
affect perceptions and understanding of modified risk information 
(section 911(h)(1)). The goal of the present experiments is to 
understand how consumers react to RM and EM claims, in order to inform 
FDA's ability to evaluate MRTPAs. Brand loyalty is widely regarded as 
an important driver of consumer behavior (Ref. 1). Moreover, 
psychological theory and evidence suggests that the source of 
information can affect how that information is processed--including 
whether or not it is perceived as believable and is persuasive (Ref. 
2). Thus, consumers' brand attitudes are highly relevant to 
understanding how they interpret and respond to claims made by that 
brand. To omit this possible influence from our analyses would, in our 
assessment, limit our ability to fully understand consumer perceptions 
of MRTPs.
    (Comment) One commenter suggested that to assess the variable 
``purchase interest,'' FDA should assign a hypothetical price to the 
product being studied.
    (Response) FDA acknowledges that price plays an important role in 
consumers' purchasing decisions. However, examination of the role of 
price is beyond the scope of the present studies. The experimental 
design of this study will enable comparisons between experimental 
conditions on intentions to use the product; thus, rather than 
evaluating absolute levels of interest, results will examine relative 
levels of interest across experimental conditions. Thus, the measure of 
intentions to use the product will assess consumer interest in the 
product without regard to cost.
    (Comment) One commenter noted that Study 1 proposes to focus on 
conventional cigarettes and asks how FDA proposes to address the issue 
of novel devices/products when considering consumer perceptions?
    (Response) FDA agrees that the current studies are not designed to 
assess interest in novel devices/products. Addressing questions related 
to consumer perceptions of novel devices/products, and reactions to 
claims about those products, is beyond the scope of the current set of 
studies.
    (Comment) One commenter asked for specificity regarding how FDA 
will define susceptibility to tobacco use among the adolescents in 
Study 3.
    (Response) FDA plans to use items from Pierce and colleagues (1996) 
to identify adolescents who are susceptible to using tobacco. These 
items are: (1) Do you think that you will smoke a cigarette soon? (2) 
Do you think you will smoke a cigarette at any time in the next year? 
and (3) If one of your best friends were to offer you a cigarette, 
would you smoke it? Response options are: (1) Definitely yes; (2) 
Probably yes; (3) Probably not; and (4) Definitely not. A respondent 
who selects a response of 1, 2, or 3 to any of these items is 
classified as susceptible.
    (Comment) One commenter sought clarification regarding which health 
warnings will be used (on the study stimuli) alongside the claims and 
how FDA intends to address the balance between MRTP claims and 
warnings.
    (Response) Study stimuli-images of tobacco product packages and 
ads-will display the warning labels currently mandated for each product 
category. The warnings will be rotated (between participants) so that 
all mandated warnings are used. Because the current studies are not 
intended to examine the relationship between warnings and claims 
(including potential interactions between the two), warning label 
assignment will not be an experimental factor in the study design. 
Instead, the warnings will be rotated throughout all conditions to 
control for any differences between them (alone or in combination with 
a particular claim).
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                                     Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                  Number of
                   Activity                       Number of     responses per   Total annual          Average burden per response           Total hours
                                                 respondents     respondent       responses
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Adult Screener...............................          24,000               1          24,000  0.03 (2 minutes).........................             720
Study 1 (Adults).............................           1,800               1           1,800  0.333 (20 minutes).......................             599
Study 2 (Adults).............................             600               1             600  0.333 (20 minutes).......................             200
                                              ------------------------------------------------                                           ---------------
    Total Adult Hours........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  .........................................           1,519
Youth Screener...............................           6,000               1           6,000  0.03 (2 minutes).........................             180
                                              ------------------------------------------------                                           ---------------
Study 3 (Youth)..............................             600               1             600  0.333 (20 minutes).......................             200
                                              ------------------------------------------------                                           ---------------

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    Total Youth Hours........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  .........................................             380
                                              ------------------------------------------------                                           ---------------
        Total Hours..........................  ..............  ..............  ..............  .........................................           1,899
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    FDA's burden estimate is based on prior experience with research 
that is similar to this proposed study. Approximately 30,000 
respondents will complete a screener to determine eligibility for 
participation in a study, estimated to take approximately 2 minutes 
(0.03 hours), for a total of 900 hours for screening activities. Three 
thousand respondents will complete a full study, estimated to last 20 
minutes (0.333 hours), for a total of 999 hours for completion of both 
adult studies and 1 youth study. The estimated total hour burden of the 
collection of information is 1,899 hours.

References

    The following references are on display in the Division of Dockets 
Management (see ADDRESSES) and are available for viewing by interested 
persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; they are also 
available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov.

1. Keller, Kevin L. and Donald R. Lehman, ``Brands and Branding: 
Research Findings and Future Priorities,'' Marketing Science, vol. 
25, no. 6, pp. 740-759, 2006.
2. Eagly, Alice H. and Shelly Chaiken, ``Process Theories of 
Attitude Formation and Change: Reception and Cognitive Responding,'' 
The Psychology of Attitudes, Chapter 6, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 
College Publishers, 1993.


    Dated: January 27, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              tobacco products marketed as modified
                                             HUMAN SERVICES                                          HUMAN SERVICES                                        risk tobacco products (MRTPs). Section
                                                                                                                                                           911 of the FD&C Act authorizes FDA to
                                             Food and Drug Administration                            Food and Drug Administration                          grant orders to persons to allow the
                                                                                                     [Docket No. FDA–2014–N–1855]                          marketing of MRTPs. The term
                                             [Docket No. FDA–2000–D–0075]                                                                                  ‘‘modified risk tobacco product’’ means
                                                                                                     Agency Information Collection                         any tobacco product that is sold or
                                             Agency Information Collection                           Activities; Submission for Office of                  distributed for use to reduce harm or the
                                             Activities; Announcement of Office of                   Management and Budget Review;                         risk of tobacco-related disease
                                             Management and Budget Approval;                         Comment Request; Experimental                         associated with commercially marketed
                                             Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether                   Studies on Consumer Perceptions of                    tobacco products. FDA must issue an
                                             Foods Have or Have Not Been Derived                     Modified Risk Tobacco Products                        order authorizing the marketing of an
                                             From Genetically Engineered Plants                                                                            MRTP if the Agency determines that the
                                                                                                     AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              product, as it is actually used by
                                                                                                     HHS.                                                  consumers, will significantly reduce
                                             AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                                                                                     ACTION:   Notice.                                     harm and the risk of tobacco-related
                                             HHS.
                                                                                                                                                           disease to individual tobacco users and
                                             ACTION:   Notice.                                       SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug
                                                                                                                                                           benefit the health of the population as
                                                                                                     Administration (FDA) is announcing
                                                                                                                                                           a whole taking into account both users
                                                                                                     that a proposed collection of
                                             SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                                                                                  of tobacco products and persons who do
                                                                                                     information has been submitted to the
                                             Administration (FDA) is announcing                                                                            not currently use tobacco products
                                                                                                     Office of Management and Budget
                                             that a collection of information entitled                                                                     (section 911(g)(1) of the FD&C Act).
                                                                                                     (OMB) for review and clearance under
                                             ‘‘Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether                 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                     FDA may also issue an order
                                             Foods Have or Have Not Been Derived                                                                           authorizing the marketing of an MRTP
                                                                                                     DATES: Fax written comments on the
                                             From Genetically Engineered Plants’’                                                                          that reduces or eliminates exposure to a
                                                                                                     collection of information by March 3,
                                             has been approved by the Office of                                                                            harmful substance if, among other
                                                                                                     2016.
                                             Management and Budget (OMB) under                                                                             requirements, the Agency determines
                                             the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                    ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on                 that the order would be appropriate to
                                                                                                     the information collection are received,              promote the public health, the issuance
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    FDA                 OMB recommends that written                           of the order is expected to benefit the
                                             PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food                   comments be faxed to the Office of                    population as a whole taking into
                                             and Drug Administration, 8455                           Information and Regulatory Affairs,                   account both users and nonusers of
                                             Colesville Rd., COLE–14526, Silver                      OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX:                     tobacco products, and the existing
                                             Spring, MD 20993–0002, PRAStaff@                        202–395–7285, or emailed to oira_                     evidence demonstrates that a
                                             fda.hhs.gov.                                            submission@omb.eop.gov. All                           measurable and substantial reduction in
                                                                                                     comments should be identified with the                morbidity and mortality among
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     On                       OMB control number 0910–NEW and                       individual tobacco users is reasonably
                                             December 9, 2015, the Agency                            title ‘‘Experimental Studies on                       likely to be shown in subsequent studies
                                             submitted a proposed collection of                      Consumer Perceptions of Modified Risk                 (section 911(g)(2) of the FD&C Act). In
                                             information entitled ‘‘Voluntary                        Tobacco Products.’’ Also include the                  addition, section 911 requires that any
                                             Labeling Indicating Whether Foods                       FDA docket number found in brackets                   advertising or labeling concerning
                                             Have or Have Not Been Derived From                      in the heading of this document.                      modified risk products enable the
                                             Genetically Engineered Plants’’ to OMB                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA                  public to comprehend the information
                                             for review and clearance under 44                       PRA Staff, Office of Operations, Food                 concerning modified risk and to
                                             U.S.C. 3507. An Agency may not                          and Drug Administration, 8455                         understand the relative significance of
                                             conduct or sponsor, and a person is not                 Colesville Rd., COLE–14526, Silver                    such information in the context of total
                                             required to respond to, a collection of                 Spring, MD 20993–0002, PRAStaff@                      health and in relation to all of the
                                             information unless it displays a                        fda.hhs.gov.                                          diseases and health related conditions
                                             currently valid OMB control number.                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In                         associated with the use of tobacco
                                             OMB has now approved the information                    compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA                   products (section 911(h)(1) of the FD&C
                                             collection and has assigned OMB                         has submitted the following proposed                  Act). The proposed research will inform
                                             control number 0910–0807. The                           collection of information to OMB for                  the Agency’s efforts to implement the
                                             approval expires on January 31, 2019. A                 review and clearance.                                 provisions of the FD&C Act related to
                                             copy of the supporting statement for this                                                                     MRTPs.
                                                                                                     Experimental Studies on Consumer                         FDA proposes to conduct
                                             information collection is available on                  Perceptions of Modified Risk Tobacco
                                             the Internet at http://www.reginfo.gov/                                                                       experimental studies in order to develop
                                                                                                     Products OMB Control Number 0910–                     generalizable scientific information to
                                             public/do/PRAMain.                                      NEW                                                   better understand how consumers
                                               Dated: January 25, 2016.                                FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products                   perceive and understand these products,
                                             Leslie Kux,                                             proposes to conduct experimental                      how exposure to claims about modified
                                             Associate Commissioner for Policy.                      studies to develop generalizable                      risk or exposure influence intentions to
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                                             [FR Doc. 2016–01786 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am]              scientific knowledge to help inform its               try or purchase the product, and how
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                                                                                                     implementation of section 911 of the                  individual characteristics such as
                                                                                                     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act                  current tobacco use and/or brand loyalty
                                                                                                     (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 387k), wherein                  might influence these outcomes.
                                                                                                     FDA will be evaluating information                    Moreover, information from the
                                                                                                     submitted to the Agency about how                     experimental studies may assist FDA to
                                                                                                     consumers understand and perceive                     determine the appropriate methods and


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                                             measures for gathering such information                              loyalty’’ are not specifically mentioned                                        (Response) FDA agrees that the
                                             from consumers.                                                      in the FD&C Act, FDA seeks                                                   current studies are not designed to
                                                The impact of different claims                                    understanding of how attitudes toward                                        assess interest in novel devices/
                                             pertaining to modified risk or exposure                              one’s preferred brand(s) may affect                                          products. Addressing questions related
                                             on understanding, perceptions, and use                               perceptions and understanding of                                             to consumer perceptions of novel
                                             intentions will be evaluated by                                      modified risk information (section                                           devices/products, and reactions to
                                             conducting a series of three studies that,                           911(h)(1)). The goal of the present                                          claims about those products, is beyond
                                             in turn, will examine: The impact of                                 experiments is to understand how                                             the scope of the current set of studies.
                                             claims about cigarette (Study 1) or                                  consumers react to RM and EM claims,                                            (Comment) One commenter asked for
                                             smokeless tobacco products (Study 2)                                 in order to inform FDA’s ability to                                          specificity regarding how FDA will
                                             among young adult and adult current,                                 evaluate MRTPAs. Brand loyalty is                                            define susceptibility to tobacco use
                                             former, or never users of tobacco; and                               widely regarded as an important driver                                       among the adolescents in Study 3.
                                             the impact of claims on adolescents                                  of consumer behavior (Ref. 1).
                                             currently using, or susceptible to using,                            Moreover, psychological theory and                                              (Response) FDA plans to use items
                                             tobacco (Study 3). All three studies will                            evidence suggests that the source of                                         from Pierce and colleagues (1996) to
                                             assess individual-level factors that                                 information can affect how that                                              identify adolescents who are susceptible
                                             might influence the impact of claims on                              information is processed—including                                           to using tobacco. These items are: (1) Do
                                             consumer responses, including: Brand                                 whether or not it is perceived as                                            you think that you will smoke a
                                             loyalty, tobacco use history and                                     believable and is persuasive (Ref. 2).                                       cigarette soon? (2) Do you think you will
                                             behavior, concerns about health risks,                               Thus, consumers’ brand attitudes are                                         smoke a cigarette at any time in the next
                                             and openness to new products.                                        highly relevant to understanding how                                         year? and (3) If one of your best friends
                                                Across all studies, participants will be                          they interpret and respond to claims                                         were to offer you a cigarette, would you
                                             randomized to either see modified risk                               made by that brand. To omit this                                             smoke it? Response options are: (1)
                                             claims or not (control condition). In                                possible influence from our analyses                                         Definitely yes; (2) Probably yes; (3)
                                             Studies 1 and 2, modified risk claims                                would, in our assessment, limit our                                          Probably not; and (4) Definitely not. A
                                             will be displayed on mock tobacco                                    ability to fully understand consumer                                         respondent who selects a response of 1,
                                             product packages and ads. For ethical                                perceptions of MRTPs.                                                        2, or 3 to any of these items is classified
                                             reasons, adolescents (Study 3) will see                                (Comment) One commenter suggested                                          as susceptible.
                                             modified risk claims displayed as                                    that to assess the variable ‘‘purchase                                          (Comment) One commenter sought
                                             statements alone, not attached to                                    interest,’’ FDA should assign a                                              clarification regarding which health
                                             product packaging or ads. Consumer                                   hypothetical price to the product being                                      warnings will be used (on the study
                                             reactions to claims will be evaluated by                             studied.                                                                     stimuli) alongside the claims and how
                                             measuring constructs such as:                                          (Response) FDA acknowledges that                                           FDA intends to address the balance
                                             Understanding of the modified risk                                   price plays an important role in                                             between MRTP claims and warnings.
                                             information in the claims, perceptions                               consumers’ purchasing decisions.
                                                                                                                  However, examination of the role of                                             (Response) Study stimuli-images of
                                             of harm and risk, beliefs about the
                                                                                                                  price is beyond the scope of the present                                     tobacco product packages and ads-will
                                             product, quit intentions, and intention
                                                                                                                  studies. The experimental design of this                                     display the warning labels currently
                                             to try or purchase the product.
                                                In the Federal Register of November                               study will enable comparisons between                                        mandated for each product category.
                                             19, 2014 (79 FR 68888), FDA published                                experimental conditions on intentions                                        The warnings will be rotated (between
                                             a 60-day notice requesting public                                    to use the product; thus, rather than                                        participants) so that all mandated
                                             comment on the proposed collection of                                evaluating absolute levels of interest,                                      warnings are used. Because the current
                                             information. Three comments were                                     results will examine relative levels of                                      studies are not intended to examine the
                                             received, however only two were PRA                                  interest across experimental conditions.                                     relationship between warnings and
                                             related.                                                             Thus, the measure of intentions to use                                       claims (including potential interactions
                                                (Comment) One commenter critiqued                                 the product will assess consumer                                             between the two), warning label
                                             the inclusion of items assessing brand                               interest in the product without regard to                                    assignment will not be an experimental
                                             loyalty, asserting such constructs have                              cost.                                                                        factor in the study design. Instead, the
                                             ‘‘no practical utility’’ for MRTPA review                              (Comment) One commenter noted that                                         warnings will be rotated throughout all
                                             and is beyond the FDA’s statutory                                    Study 1 proposes to focus on                                                 conditions to control for any differences
                                             authority because it is not mentioned in                             conventional cigarettes and asks how                                         between them (alone or in combination
                                             the FD&C Act.                                                        FDA proposes to address the issue of                                         with a particular claim).
                                                (Response) FDA does not agree.                                    novel devices/products when                                                     FDA estimates the burden of this
                                             Although concepts such as ‘‘brand                                    considering consumer perceptions?                                            collection of information as follows:

                                                                                                      TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1
                                                                                                                                                        Number of                                                     Average
                                                                                                                             Number of                                            Total annual
                                                                            Activity                                                                  responses per                                                 burden per                   Total hours
                                                                                                                            respondents                                            responses
                                                                                                                                                        respondent                                                   response

                                             Adult Screener ...........................................................                 24,000                             1                  24,000        0.03 (2 minutes) ......                       720
                                             Study 1 (Adults) .........................................................                  1,800                             1                   1,800        0.333 (20 minutes) ..                         599
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                                             Study 2 (Adults) .........................................................                    600                             1                     600        0.333 (20 minutes) ..                         200

                                                 Total Adult Hours ................................................        ........................   ........................   ........................   ..................................          1,519
                                             Youth Screener ..........................................................                    6,000                             1                   6,000       0.03 (2 minutes) ......                       180

                                             Study 3 (Youth) ..........................................................                      600                            1                     600       0.333 (20 minutes) ..                         200




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                                                                                         TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1—Continued
                                                                                                                                                      Number of                                                     Average
                                                                                                                           Number of                                            Total annual
                                                                          Activity                                                                  responses per                                                 burden per                   Total hours
                                                                                                                          respondents                                            responses
                                                                                                                                                      respondent                                                   response

                                                  Total Youth Hours ..............................................       ........................   ........................   ........................   ..................................            380

                                                       Total Hours ..................................................    ........................   ........................   ........................   ..................................          1,899
                                                1 There   are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.


                                                FDA’s burden estimate is based on                               provisions set forth in sections                                             Tumor Progression and Metastasis Study
                                             prior experience with research that is                             552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,                                   Section.
                                             similar to this proposed study.                                    as amended. The grant applications and                                         Date: March 2–3, 2016.
                                             Approximately 30,000 respondents will                              the discussions could disclose                                                 Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                                                               Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                             complete a screener to determine                                   confidential trade secrets or commercial                                     applications.
                                             eligibility for participation in a study,                          property such as patentable material,                                          Place: Embassy Suites at the Chevy Chase
                                             estimated to take approximately 2                                  and personal information concerning                                          Pavilion, 4300 Military Road NW.,
                                             minutes (0.03 hours), for a total of 900                           individuals associated with the grant                                        Washington, DC 20015.
                                             hours for screening activities. Three                              applications, the disclosure of which                                          Contact Person: Rolf Jakobi, Ph.D.,
                                             thousand respondents will complete a                               would constitute a clearly unwarranted                                       Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                             full study, estimated to last 20 minutes                           invasion of personal privacy.                                                Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                             (0.333 hours), for a total of 999 hours for                                                                                                     Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6187,
                                                                                                                  Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                             completion of both adult studies and 1                                                                                                          MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–495–
                                                                                                                Review Special Emphasis Panel, Member
                                             youth study. The estimated total hour                                                                                                           1718; jakobir@mail.nih.gov.
                                                                                                                Conflict: Medical Imaging Investigations.
                                             burden of the collection of information                              Date: February 18, 2016.                                                     Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                             is 1,899 hours.                                                      Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                                               Review Special Emphasis Panel, Member
                                                                                                                  Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                                       Conflict: Alcohol, Drugs and
                                             References                                                         applications.                                                                Neurotoxicology.
                                                                                                                  Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701                                   Date: March 2–3, 2016.
                                               The following references are on
                                                                                                                Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892                                            Time: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
                                             display in the Division of Dockets                                 (Virtual Meeting).                                                             Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                             Management (see ADDRESSES) and are                                   Contact Person: Mehrdad Mohseni, MD,                                       applications.
                                             available for viewing by interested                                Scientific Review Officer, Center for                                          Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
                                             persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,                                 Scientific Review, National Institutes of                                    Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
                                             Monday through Friday; they are also                               Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5211,                                     (Virtual Meeting).
                                             available electronically at http://                                MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–                                         Contact Person: Michael Selmanoff, Ph.D.,
                                             www.regulations.gov.                                               0484; mohsenim@csr.nih.gov.                                                  Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                                                                                                  Name of Committee: Brain Disorders and                                     Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                             1. Keller, Kevin L. and Donald R. Lehman,                          Clinical Neuroscience Integrated Review                                      Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5164,
                                                  ‘‘Brands and Branding: Research                               Group, Diseases and Pathophysiology of the                                   MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
                                                  Findings and Future Priorities,’’                             Visual System Study Section.                                                 1119; selmanom@csr.nih.gov.
                                                  Marketing Science, vol. 25, no. 6, pp.                          Date: February 25–26, 2016.                                                  Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
                                                  740–759, 2006.                                                  Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.                                               Review Special Emphasis Panel, PAR–13–
                                             2. Eagly, Alice H. and Shelly Chaiken,                               Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                                       327: Innovative Molecular Analysis
                                                  ‘‘Process Theories of Attitude Formation                      applications.                                                                Technology Development for Cancer
                                                  and Change: Reception and Cognitive                             Place: Bahia Resort Hotel, 998 West                                        Research and Clinical Care.
                                                  Responding,’’ The Psychology of                               Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, CA 92109.                                        Date: March 2, 2016.
                                                  Attitudes, Chapter 6, Harcourt Brace                            Contact Person: Nataliya Gordiyenko,                                         Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                  Jovanovich College Publishers, 1993.                          Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for                                   Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                                                                                                Scientific Review, National Institutes of                                    applications.
                                               Dated: January 27, 2016.                                         Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5202,
                                             Leslie Kux,                                                                                                                                       Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
                                                                                                                MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
                                                                                                                                                                                             Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
                                             Associate Commissioner for Policy.                                 1265; gordiyenkon@csr.nih.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                                               Contact Person: Zhang-Zhi Hu, MD,
                                             [FR Doc. 2016–01788 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am]                           Name of Committee: Oncology 2—                                             Scientific Review Officer, Center for
                                             BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                                Translational Clinical Integrated Review                                     Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                                                                                                Group, Cancer Immunopathology and                                            Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6186,
                                                                                                                Immunotherapy Study Section.                                                 MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594–
                                                                                                                  Date: February 25–26, 2016.                                                2414; huzhuang@csr.nih.gov.
                                             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                             Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                             HUMAN SERVICES                                                       Agenda: To review and evaluate grant                                       (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
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                                             National Institutes of Health                                        Place: The Dupont Hotel, 1500 New                                          93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,
                                                                                                                Hampshire Avenue NW., Washington, DC                                         93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,
                                             Center for Scientific Review; Notice of                            20036.                                                                       93.846– 93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National
                                             Closed Meetings                                                                                                                                 Institutes of Health, HHS)
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                                                                                                                  Contact Person: Denise R Shaw, Ph.D.,
                                                                                                                Scientific Review Officer, Center for                                          Dated: January 27, 2016.
                                               Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                                 Scientific Review, National Institutes of
                                             Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                                                                                                              Michelle Trout,
                                                                                                                Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6158,
                                             amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is                                 MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–                                       Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
                                             hereby given of the following meetings.                            0198; shawdeni@csr.nih.gov.                                                  Committee Policy.
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