83 FR 13751 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 62 (March 30, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-0910]


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 
December 13, 2017 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's Office on Smoking and Health has used 
the MTTCA clearance to support the development and testing of tobacco-
related health messages, including messages supporting CDC's National 
Tobacco Education Campaign (NTEC) called the Tips from Former 
Smokers[supreg] campaign.
    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 or send an email to [email protected]. 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 Number 0920-0910, expires 03/31/2018)--Extension--National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description

    In 2012, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health obtained OMB approval 
of a generic clearance to support the development and testing of 
tobacco-related health messages, including messages disseminated 
through multiple phases of a media campaign (Message Testing for 
Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA), OMB Control Number 0920-0910, 
expiration date 1/31/2015). In 2014, OSH obtained approval for a 
modification to the MTTCA clearance that granted a three-year extension 
and an increase in respondents and burden hours (MTTCA, OMB Control 
Number 0920-0910, expiration date 3/31/2018). 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 
adult smokers' and nonsmokers' attitudes and perceptions, 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 that are not specifically associated 
with the national campaign.
    Information collection modes under the MTTCA clearance that are 
supported include in-depth interviews; in-person focus groups; online 
focus groups; computer-assisted, in-person, or telephone interviews; 
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, without 
changes, for three years. No modification is requested for information 
collection activities, methodology, respondents, or burden from the 
existing generic clearance. The extension is 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 Center for Tobacco 
Products. At this time, the respondents and burden outlined in the 
existing MTTCA clearance are expected to be sufficient to test tobacco 
related messages developed by CDC for the general US population and 
subpopulations of interest. 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.
    The existing MTTCA clearance was granted approval for a total of 
132,648 respondents and 32,994 burden hours over a three-year period 
(annualized number of respondents of 44,216 and annualized burden hours 
to 10,998). To date, there have been 63,475 respondents and 11,737 
burden hours used in this clearance, leaving a balance of 69,173 
respondents and 21,257 burden hours (annualized number of respondents 
of 23,057 and annualized burden hours to 7,085 for each of the three 
years in the requested extension). CDC will continue to use the MTTCA 
information collection plan to develop and test messages and materials. 
Participation is voluntary and there are no costs to respondents, other 
than their time.

                                        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.......          23,057               1            2/60             769
 Populations.
                                Short Surveys/            13,224               1           10/60           2,204
                                 employment
                                 application
                                 (Online,
                                 Bulletin Board,
                                 etc.).
                                Medium Surveys             9,833               1           25/60           4,097
                                 (Online).
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................          23,057  ..............  ..............           7,070
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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through group interviews, and cognitive Because this request includes a wide procedures as outlined in the IRB-
interviewing. range of possible data collection approved protocols and these will be
For adolescents, data collection instruments, specific requests will described in the individual information
instruments will include questions on include items of information to be collection requests put forward under
experiences with programs and services collected and copies of data collection this generic package. Participation of
to reduce the risk of HIV and other STD instruments. It is expected that all data respondents is voluntary. There is no
transmission, and knowledge, attitudes, collection instruments will be pilot- cost to the participants other than their
behaviors, and skills related to sexual tested, and will be culturally, time.
risk and protective factors on the
developmentally, and age appropriate The table below provides the
individual, interpersonal, and
for the adolescent populations included. estimated annualized response burden
community levels.
For parents and caregivers, data Similarly, parent data collection for up to 15 individual data collections
collection instruments will include instruments will be pilot-tested, and the under this generic information
questions on parents’/caregivers’ (1) data collection instruments will reflect collection plan at 57,584 hours. Average
perceptions about programs and the culture, developmental stage, and burden per response is based on pilot
services provided to adolescents; (2) age of the parents’ adolescent children. testing and timing of quantitative and
knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions All data collection procedures will qualitative instrument administration
about their adolescents’ health risk and receive review and approval by an during previous studies. Response times
protective behaviors; and (3) parenting Institutional Review Board for the include the time to read and respond to
knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and Protection of Human Subjects and consent forms and to read or listen to
skills. follow appropriate consent and assent instructions.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response
respondent (in hours)

Adolescents ..................................................... Youth questionnaire ....................................... 20,000 1 50/60
Adolescents ..................................................... Pre/Post youth questionnaire ......................... 10,000 2 50/60
Parents of adolescents ................................... Adult questionnaire ........................................ 7,500 2 25/60
Adolescents ..................................................... Youth interview/focus group protocol ............. 3,000 2 1.5
Parents of adolescents ................................... Adult interview/focus group protocol .............. 3,000 2 1.5

Leroy A. Richardson, not receive comments related to the use of appropriate automated,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, previous notice. This notice serves to electronic, mechanical, or other
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the allow an additional 30 days for public technological collection techniques or
Associate Director for Science, Office of the and affected agency comments. CDC’s other forms of information technology,
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Office on Smoking and Health has used
Prevention.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
the MTTCA clearance to support the responses; and
[FR Doc. 2018–06391 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am] development and testing of tobacco-
(e) Assess information collection
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messages supporting CDC’s National costs.
Tobacco Education Campaign (NTEC) To request additional information on
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND called the Tips from Former Smokers® the proposed project or to obtain a copy
HUMAN SERVICES campaign. of the information collection plan and
CDC will accept all comments for this instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
Centers for Disease Control and
proposed information collection project. send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct
Prevention
The Office of Management and Budget written comments and/or suggestions
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is particularly interested in comments regarding the items contained in this
that: notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
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In accordance with the Paperwork functions of the agency, including 395–5806. Provide written comments
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for whether the information will have
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within 30 days of notice publication.
practical utility;
has submitted the information (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the Proposed Project
collection request titled Message Testing agencies estimate of the burden of the
for Tobacco Communication Activities proposed collection of information, Message Testing for Tobacco
(MTTCA) to the Office of Management including the validity of the Communication Activities
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and Budget (OMB) for review and methodology and assumptions used; (MTTCA)(OMB Control Number 0920–
approval. CDC previously published a (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 0910, expires 03/31/2018)—Extension—
‘‘Proposed Data Collection Submitted clarity of the information to be National Center for Chronic Disease
for Public Comment and collected; Prevention and Health Promotion
Recommendations’’ notice on December (d) Minimize the burden of the (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control
13, 2017 to obtain comments from the collection of information on those who and Prevention (CDC).
public and affected agencies. CDC did are to respond, including, through the

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Background and Brief Description consequences of tobacco use and collaborative efforts with other federal
In 2012, CDC’s Office on Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke. The partners including, but not limited to,
Health obtained OMB approval of a MTTCA clearance has also supported the Food and Drug Administration’s
generic clearance to support the formative research relating to the Center for Tobacco Products. At this
development and testing of tobacco- development of health messages that are time, the respondents and burden
related health messages, including not specifically associated with the outlined in the existing MTTCA
messages disseminated through national campaign. clearance are expected to be sufficient to
multiple phases of a media campaign Information collection modes under test tobacco related messages developed
(Message Testing for Tobacco the MTTCA clearance that are by CDC for the general US population
Communication Activities (MTTCA), supported include in-depth interviews; and subpopulations of interest. The
OMB Control Number 0920–0910, in-person focus groups; online focus MTTCA clearance should not replace
expiration date 1/31/2015). In 2014, groups; computer-assisted, in-person, or the need for additional generic
OSH obtained approval for a telephone interviews; and online clearance mechanisms of HHS and other
modification to the MTTCA clearance surveys. Each project approved under federal partners that may need to test
that granted a three-year extension and the MTTCA framework is outlined in a tobacco messages related to their
an increase in respondents and burden project-specific Information Collection campaigns and initiatives.
hours (MTTCA, OMB Control Number Request that describes its purpose and
methodology. Messages developed from The existing MTTCA clearance was
0920–0910, expiration date 3/31/2018).
MTTCA data collection have been granted approval for a total of 132,648
CDC’s authority to collect information
disseminated via multiple media respondents and 32,994 burden hours
for public health purposes is provided
channels including television, radio, over a three-year period (annualized
by the Public Health Service Act (41
U.S.C. 241) Section 301. print, out-of-home, and digital formats. number of respondents of 44,216 and
CDC has employed the MTTCA CDC requests OMB approval to extend annualized burden hours to 10,998). To
clearance to collect information about the MTTCA clearance, without changes, date, there have been 63,475
adult smokers’ and nonsmokers’ for three years. No modification is respondents and 11,737 burden hours
attitudes and perceptions, and to pretest requested for information collection used in this clearance, leaving a balance
draft messages and materials for clarity, activities, methodology, respondents, or of 69,173 respondents and 21,257
salience, appeal, and persuasiveness. burden from the existing generic burden hours (annualized number of
The MTTCA clearance has been used to clearance. The extension is needed to respondents of 23,057 and annualized
obtain OMB approval for a variety of support CDC’s planned information burden hours to 7,085 for each of the
message testing activities, with collections and to accommodate three years in the requested extension).
particular emphasis on communications additional needs that CDC may identify CDC will continue to use the MTTCA
supporting CDC’s National Tobacco during the next three years. For information collection plan to develop
Education Campaign (NTEC) called the example, the MTTCA generic clearance and test messages and materials.
Tips from Former Smokers® campaign. may be used to facilitate the Participation is voluntary and there are
This national campaign is designed to development of tobacco-related health no costs to respondents, other than their
increase public awareness of the health communications of interest for CDC’s time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)

General Public and Special Popu- Screening ......................................... 23,057 1 2/60 769
lations.
Short Surveys/employment applica- 13,224 1 10/60 2,204
tion (Online, Bulletin Board, etc.).
Medium Surveys (Online) ................ 9,833 1 25/60 4,097

Total ........................................... ........................................................... 23,057 ........................ ........................ 7,070

Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ACTION: Notice with comment period.
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Disease Control and Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention its continuing effort to reduce public
Prevention. burden and maximize the utility of
[FR Doc. 2018–06392 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am] [60Day–18–18TH; Docket No. CDC–2018– government information, invites the
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