Notice2023-01162
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
January 23, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Message Testing for Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA). The primary purpose and use of information collected under MTTCA is to inform the development and pretesting of materials for the CDC's ongoing National Tobacco Education Campaign (NTEC), and other health messages that are not specifically associated with the NTEC (e.g., Surgeon General's Reports).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3992-3994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01162]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-23-0910; Docket No. CDC-2023-0004]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled Message Testing for Tobacco
Communication Activities (MTTCA). The primary purpose and use of
information collected under MTTCA is to inform the development and
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pretesting of materials for the CDC's ongoing National Tobacco
Education Campaign (NTEC), and other health messages that are not
specifically associated with the NTEC (e.g., Surgeon General's
Reports).
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before March 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0004 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) or by U.S. mail to the address listed
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7118;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#711e1c13311215125f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5dad8d7f5d6d1d69bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires
federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Message Testing for Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA) (OMB
Control No. 0920-0910, Exp. 01/31/2024)--Revision--National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC has employed the Message Testing for Tobacco Communication
Activities (MTTCA, OMB Control No. 0920-0910) clearance since 2012. The
MTTCA clearance collects information about attitudes and perceptions
among adults who smoke and adults who don't smoke, and is designed to
pretest draft messages and materials for clarity, salience, appeal, and
persuasiveness. The MTTCA clearance has been used to obtain OMB
approval for a variety of message testing activities, with particular
emphasis on communications supporting CDC's National Tobacco Education
Campaign (NTEC) called the Tips From Former Smokers[supreg] campaign.
This national campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the
health consequences of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
The MTTCA clearance has also supported formative research relating to
the development of health messages for a campaign to encourage
educators to speak with middle and high school students about the risks
of e-cigarette use and empower them to avoid or quit e-cigarettes.
Information collection modes under the MTTCA clearance that are
supported include in-person and online in-depth interviews; in-person
and online focus groups; and online surveys. Each project approved
under the MTTCA framework is outlined in a project specific Generic
Information Collection Request (GenIC) that describes its purpose and
methodology. Messages developed from MTTCA data collection have been
disseminated via multiple media channels including television, radio,
print, out-of-home, and digital formats.
CDC requests OMB approval for a Revision to the MTTCA clearance,
for three years. Requested changes are to increase the number of
respondents and burden hours. These adjustments will support data
collections among people who smoke and people who do not smoke,
including, but not limited to, people who smoke and are members of
populations that are disproportionately affected by commercial tobacco
(e.g., people from racial and ethnic minority groups, people who are
LGBTQ+, people of lower socioeconomic status, etc.), adult influencers
of middle and high school students (e.g., educators, parents and health
care providers), and youth aged 13-17 years. No modification is
requested for information collection activities, methodology, or
populations of interest from the existing Generic Clearance.
This Revision and requested changes are needed to support CDC's
planned information collections and to accommodate additional needs
that CDC may identify during the next three years. For example, the
MTTCA Generic Clearance may be used to facilitate the development of
tobacco-related health communications of interest for CDC's
collaborative efforts with other federal partners including, but not
limited to, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Tobacco
Products. The MTTCA clearance should not replace the need for
additional Generic Clearance mechanisms of HHS and other federal
partners that may need to test tobacco messages related to their
campaigns and initiatives.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 20,039 annualized burden
hours. Participation is voluntary and there are no costs to respondents
other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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General Public and Special Screening....... 74,386 1 2/60 2,480
Populations.
General Public and Special In-Depth 25 1 1 25
Populations. Interviews
(Online, In
Person).
General Public and Special Focus Groups 628 1 1.5 942
Populations. (Online, In
Person).
General Public and Special Surveys (Online, 71,000 1 20/60 15,453
Populations. Short). 13/60
General Public and Special Surveys (Online, 2,733 1 25/60 1,139
Populations. Medium).
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 20,039
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-01162 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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