Notice2025-10861
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
June 16, 2025
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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 continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) 2024-2026. NYTS provides national estimates of tobacco use behaviors, information about exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco influences, and information about racial and ethnic disparities in tobacco-related topics is the most comprehensive source of nationally representative tobacco data among students in grades 9-12, and is the only source of data for students in grades 6-8.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-25-0621; Docket No. CDC-2024-0106]
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 continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) 2024-2026. NYTS provides
national estimates of tobacco use behaviors, information about exposure
to pro- and anti-tobacco influences, and information about racial and
ethnic disparities in tobacco-related topics is the most comprehensive
source of nationally representative tobacco data among students in
grades 9-12, and is the only source of data for students in grades 6-8.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0106 by any of the following methods:
[ballot] Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
[ballot] 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#92fdfff0d2f1f6f1bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="741b1916341710175a131b02">[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
National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) 2024-2026 (OMB Control No.
0920-0621, Exp. 5/31/2027)--Revision--National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death
in the United States, and nearly all tobacco use begins during youth
and young adulthood. A limited number of health risk behaviors,
including tobacco use, account for the overwhelming majority of
immediate and long-term sources of morbidity and mortality. Because
many health risk behaviors are established during adolescence, there is
a critical need for public health programs directed towards youth, and
for information to support these programs.
Since 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has periodically collected information about tobacco use among
adolescents (National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) 2004, 2006, 2009,
2011-2026 (OMB Control No. 0920-0621, Exp. 05/31/2027). This
surveillance activity builds on previous surveys funded by the American
Legacy Foundation in 1999, 2000, and 2002.
At present, the NYTS is the most comprehensive source of nationally
representative tobacco data among students in grades 9-12, moreover,
the NYTS is the only source of such data for students in grades 6-8.
The NYTS has provided national estimates of tobacco use behaviors,
information about exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco influences, and
information about racial and ethnic disparities in tobacco-related
topics. Information collected through the NYTS is used to identify
trends over time, to inform the development of tobacco cessation
programs for youth, and to evaluate the effectiveness of existing
interventions and programs.
CDC plans to request OMB approval to make revisions to the 2026-
2028 NYTS. The survey will be conducted among a nationally
representative sample of students attending public and private schools
in grades 6-12. The survey will be digital, web-based, self-
administered, and will be taken on school or personal computers,
tablets, or mobile devices. Information supporting the NYTS also will
be collected from state-, district-, and school-level administrators
and teachers. During the 2026-2028 timeframe, changes will be
incorporated that reflect CDC's ongoing collaboration with FDA and the
need to measure progress toward meeting strategic goals established by
the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Information
collection will occur annually and may include a number of new
questions, as well as increased representation of minority youth.
The survey will examine the following topics: Use of e-cigarettes,
cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookahs, roll-your-own
cigarettes, pipes, snus, oral nicotine products, bidis, heated tobacco
products, and nicotine pouches; knowledge and attitudes; media and
advertising; access to tobacco products and enforcement of restrictions
on access; secondhand
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smoke and e-cigarette aerosol exposure; provision of school- and
community-based interventions, and cessation. Results of the NYTS will
continue to be used to inform and evaluate the National Comprehensive
Tobacco Control Program, provide data to inform the Department of
Health and Human Service's Tobacco Control Strategic Action Plan, and
provide national benchmark data for state-level Youth Tobacco Surveys.
Information collected through the NYTS also is expected to provide
multiple measures and data for monitoring progress on seven tobacco-
related objectives for Healthy People 2030.
CDC requests OMB approval for three years for an estimated
annualized burden of 22,600 hours. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response burden
respondent (in hours) hours
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State administrators............ State-level Recruitment 42 1 30/60 21
Script for the NYTS.
District administrators......... District-level 384 1 30/60 192
Recruitment Script for
the NYTS.
School administrators........... School-level 546 1 30/60 273
Recruitment Script for
the NYTS.
Teachers........................ Data Collection 1,365 1 15/60 341
Checklist.
Students........................ National Youth Tobacco 28,704 1 45/60 21,528
Survey.
Screening for Cognitive 300 1 10/60 50
Interviews.
Cognitive Interviews... 30 2 120/60 120
Pilot Testing.......... 100 1 45/60 75
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Total....................... ....................... .............. .............. ........... 22,600
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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. 2025-10861 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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