Notice2023-15545
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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Published
July 21, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47143-47144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15545]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-23-0910]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled ``Message Testing for Tobacco Communication
Activities (MTTCA)'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data
Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on
January 23, 2023 to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to the previous notice.
This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and
affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including, through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to
(202) 395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice
publication.
Proposed Project
Message Testing for Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA) (OMB
Control No. 0920-0910, Exp. 01/31/2024)--Revision--National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers
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for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Since 2012, OMB approval of a Generic Clearance of Message Testing
for Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA, OMB Control No. 0920-
0910), has been continuously maintained. CDC's authority to collect
information for public health purposes is provided by the Public Health
Service Act (41 U.S.C. 241) section 301. CDC has employed the MTTCA
clearance to collect information about the attitudes and perceptions of
adults who smoke and adults who do not smoke, and to pretest draft
messages and materials for clarity, salience, appeal, and
persuasiveness. The MTTCA clearance has been used to obtain OMB
approval for a variety of message testing activities, with particular
emphasis on communications supporting CDC's National Tobacco Education
Campaign (NTEC) called the Tips from Former Smokers[supreg] campaign.
This national campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the
health consequences of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
The MTTCA clearance has also supported formative research relating to
the development of health messages for a campaign to encourage
educators to speak with middle and high school students about the risks
of e-cigarette use and empower them to avoid or quit e-cigarettes.
Information collection modes under the MTTCA clearance that are
supported include in-depth interviews, in-person and online focus
groups, and online surveys. Each project approved under the MTTCA
framework is outlined in a project-specific Information Collection
Request that describes its purpose and methodology. Messages developed
from MTTCA data collection have been disseminated via multiple media
channels including television, radio, print, out-of-home, and digital
formats.
CDC requests OMB approval to extend the MTTCA clearance, with
changes, for three years. Requested changes are to increase the number
of respondents and burden hours and remove the upper age limit
previously 54 years of age, to include all adults aged 18 years and
older. These changes are needed to support CDC's planned information
collections and to accommodate additional needs that CDC may identify
during the next three years. No modification is requested for
information collection activities, methodology, or populations of
interest from the existing Generic Clearance. The MTTCA Generic
Clearance may be used to facilitate the development of tobacco-related
health communications of interest for CDC's collaborative efforts with
other federal partners including, but not limited to, the Food and Drug
Administration's Center for Tobacco Products. The MTTCA clearance does
not replace the need for additional generic clearance mechanisms of HHS
and other federal partners that may need to test tobacco messages
related to their campaigns and initiatives.
CDC is requesting increases to accommodate planned message testing
needs for the NTEC, the campaign to encourage educators to speak with
middle and high school students about the risks of e-cigarettes use, as
well as ad hoc testing activities that may involve other CDC/ATSDR
programs. CDC will continue to use the MTTCA clearance to develop and
test messages and materials using data collection methodologies
including online surveys, in-person or online focus groups, in-depth
interviews, etc. Electronic data collection methods will be employed
where possible to minimize COVID-19 and/or other exposure risk. Any in-
person data collection will be conducted consistent with current
guidance for mitigating the risk of transmitting COVID-19 and/or other
exposures. Participation is voluntary and there are no costs to
respondents, other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 20,039.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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General Public and Special Populations Screening............... 74,386 1 2/60
In-Depth Interviews (In 25 1 1
Person).
Focus Groups (In Person) 628 1 90/60
Surveys (Online, Short). 71,000 1 20/60
13/60
Surveys (Online, Medium) 2,733 1 25/60
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-15545 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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