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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–5960 or send
comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton
Road, MS D–74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or
send an e-mail to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
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be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Comparing the Effectiveness of
Traditional Evidence-Based Tobacco
Cessation Interventions to Newer and
Innovative Interventions Used by
Comprehensive Cancer Control
Programs—New—Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control, National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Tobacco use remains the leading
preventable cause of death in the United
States, causing over 443,000 deaths each
year and resulting in an annual cost of
more than $96 billion in direct medical
expenses. The only proven strategy for
reducing the risk of tobacco-related
morbidity and mortality is to never
smoke, or to quit if tobacco use has been
initiated. In 1999, CDC’s Office on
Smoking and Health established the
National Tobacco Control Program
(NTCP) to encourage coordinated,
national efforts to reduce tobaccorelated morbidity and mortality. The
NTCP provides funding and technical
support to Tobacco Control Programs
(TCPs) in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, eight Tribal support centers,
eight U.S. territories or jurisdictions,
and six national networks. TCPs offer
evidence-based cessation interventions
to increase successful quit attempts.
Tobacco control is also a top priority
for Federally-funded Comprehensive
Cancer Control (CCC) programs.
Currently, 65 organizations are funded
through CDC’s National Comprehensive
Cancer Control Program (NCCCP): All
50 states, the District of Columbia, seven
Tribes/Tribal organizations, and seven
U.S. territories/Pacific Island
Jurisdictions. CCCs work to establish
coalitions, assess the burden of cancer,
and implement state cancer plans that
address interventions from primary
prevention to treatment and
survivorship. The NCCCP is managed by
CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention
and Control (DCPC).
Evidence-based tobacco cessation
interventions include counseling offered
through telephone quitlines (QLs) as
well as Web-based counseling services.
Although all states currently provide a
telephone QL, only 0.05% to 7.25% of
adult smokers receive tobacco cessation
services via a state QL each year. Mass
media (e.g., television, radio, print) has
been shown to be the most important
and consistent driver of call volume to
QLs in some localities, but is resource
intensive. Two recent studies comparing
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the relative effectiveness of telephone
versus Web-based interventions have
begun to clarify the impact of each
intervention but are limited in their
generalizability to current TCP
activities. To date there are no
comprehensive studies that have
examined TCP promotional strategies,
the populations affected by these
strategies, and their effect on QL and
Web-based cessation program usage.
To address this gap in knowledge,
CDC proposes to conduct a new study
of state-based TCPs and their client
populations. The study will consist of
two components: (1) Quitline
promotional activities, and (2) cessation
intervention.
Quitline Promotional Activities. The
overall goal of this study component is
to characterize state-based TCP
promotional activities in terms of type
and level of advertising; impact in
relation to QL call volume; and client
characteristics. This study component is
based on existing sources of information
and entails minimal burden to
respondents. Up to 50 state-based TCPs
will be asked to participate over a 15month period. Responding states will
provide media purchasing information
related to cessation promotional
activities and permission to extract deidentified QL call volume data from the
National Quitline Data Warehouse
(NQDW, OMB No. 0920–0856, exp. 7/
31/2012). CDC’s data collection
contractor will also attempt to obtain
Web traffic data using publicly available
tools.
Cessation Intervention. The overall
goal of this study component is to
describe relationships among mode of
cessation service delivery (telephone vs.
Web); client demographics; and quit
success in the last 30 days. A total of
8,000 respondents aged 18 years (4,000
clients who use QL services and 4,000
clients who use Web-based services)
will be recruited to participate in the
study on a voluntary basis. Regular
access to cessation services will be
provided to individuals who choose not
to participate in this study. Respondents
will be recruited from up to four states
over a period of up to 12 months. The
four participating states must be current
NCCCP grantees, have existing
relationships with their state TCP, have
both telephone and Web-based tobacco
cessation programs, and have a statewide QL registry that conforms to the
North American Quitline Consortium’s
Minimal Data Set (MDS), which
provides the framework for the NQDW
data collection.
Information collection for the
cessation study component will consist
of an intake data using MDS-compliant
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services. The proposed study will
complement and extend the usefulness
of a companion study of partnerships
between CCC programs and tobacco
control programs. Both studies are made
possible by funding through the
American Reinvestment and Recovery
Act (ARRA).
OMB approval is requested for two
and one-half years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.
or supplement the NQDW follow-up
process. The follow-up survey for the
cessation study component will be
administered online or by telephone.
The results of this study will provide
TCPs, policymakers, CDC, and others
with additional evidence for
decisionmaking regarding the impact of
promotional activities and the
comparative effectiveness of traditional
versus new and innovative cessation
questions and a follow-up survey seven
months after intake. There is minimal
burden associated with transmission of
intake information to CDC, since this
information is already collected by
states that are eligible to participate in
the study. The seven-month follow-up
survey for the cessation study
component is a modified version of the
follow-up survey administered for the
NQDW data collection, and will replace
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondent
Tobacco Control Programs.
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Form name
Average
burden per
response
(in hr)
Total burden
(in hr)
25
4
1
100
Intake Data for QL Clients ...................................
Follow-up Survey for QL Clients .........................
Intake Data for Web Services Clients .................
Follow-up Survey for Web Services Clients ........
Total ........................
Quitline Promotion Activities Data .......................
2
2
2
2
4
1,000
4
1,000
15/60
15/60
15/60
15/60
2
500
2
500
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1,104
Dated: June 8, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
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Proposed Project
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Frame Development for the LongTerm Care Component of the National
Health Care Surveys—NEW—National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–5960 and
send written comments to Daniel
Holcomb, CDC Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
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Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through NCHS, ‘‘shall collect
statistics on health resources * * *
[and] utilization of health care,
including extended care facilities, and
other institutions.’’
NCHS seeks approval to collect data
needed to develop an up-to-date
sampling frame of residential care
facilities. The sampling frame will be
used to draw a nationally representative
sample for a planned new survey, the
National Survey of Long-Term Care
Providers (NSLTCP). The frame-related
data will be collected from officials in
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state regulatory agencies in the 50 states
and the District of Columbia primarily
via telephone calls, e-mails, and in a
few cases, via formal written requests.
The data to be collected from these state
officials include (1) confirming the
appropriate licensure categories of
residential care facilities within each
state that meet the NSLTCP definition
and (2) for each relevant licensure
category, requesting an electronic file of
the licensed residential care facilities for
which the agency is responsible. The
NSLTCP study definition of a
residential care facility is one that is
licensed, registered, listed, certified, or
otherwise regulated by the state;
provides room and board with at least
two meals a day; provides around-theclock on-site supervision; helps with
activities of daily living (e.g., bathing,
eating, or dressing) or medication
supervision; serves primarily an adult
population; and has at least four beds.
Nursing homes, skilled nursing
facilities, and facilities licensed to serve
the mentally ill or the mentally
retarded/developmentally disabled
populations exclusively are excluded.
The electronic files we seek to obtain
from the states should include the name
and address of the residential care
facility, name of facility director,
licensure category, chain affiliation, and
ownership.
NCHS also seeks approval to collect
data on state licensing requirements
regarding infection control practices
during the frame development process.
During the conversations with state
officials to collect frame-related data,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-11-11HJ]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 or
send comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Comparing the Effectiveness of Traditional Evidence-Based Tobacco
Cessation Interventions to Newer and Innovative Interventions Used by
Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs--New--Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the
United States, causing over 443,000 deaths each year and resulting in
an annual cost of more than $96 billion in direct medical expenses. The
only proven strategy for reducing the risk of tobacco-related morbidity
and mortality is to never smoke, or to quit if tobacco use has been
initiated. In 1999, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health established the
National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) to encourage coordinated,
national efforts to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. The
NTCP provides funding and technical support to Tobacco Control Programs
(TCPs) in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, eight Tribal support
centers, eight U.S. territories or jurisdictions, and six national
networks. TCPs offer evidence-based cessation interventions to increase
successful quit attempts.
Tobacco control is also a top priority for Federally-funded
Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) programs. Currently, 65
organizations are funded through CDC's National Comprehensive Cancer
Control Program (NCCCP): All 50 states, the District of Columbia, seven
Tribes/Tribal organizations, and seven U.S. territories/Pacific Island
Jurisdictions. CCCs work to establish coalitions, assess the burden of
cancer, and implement state cancer plans that address interventions
from primary prevention to treatment and survivorship. The NCCCP is
managed by CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC).
Evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions include counseling
offered through telephone quitlines (QLs) as well as Web-based
counseling services. Although all states currently provide a telephone
QL, only 0.05% to 7.25% of adult smokers receive tobacco cessation
services via a state QL each year. Mass media (e.g., television, radio,
print) has been shown to be the most important and consistent driver of
call volume to QLs in some localities, but is resource intensive. Two
recent studies comparing the relative effectiveness of telephone versus
Web-based interventions have begun to clarify the impact of each
intervention but are limited in their generalizability to current TCP
activities. To date there are no comprehensive studies that have
examined TCP promotional strategies, the populations affected by these
strategies, and their effect on QL and Web-based cessation program
usage.
To address this gap in knowledge, CDC proposes to conduct a new
study of state-based TCPs and their client populations. The study will
consist of two components: (1) Quitline promotional activities, and (2)
cessation intervention.
Quitline Promotional Activities. The overall goal of this study
component is to characterize state-based TCP promotional activities in
terms of type and level of advertising; impact in relation to QL call
volume; and client characteristics. This study component is based on
existing sources of information and entails minimal burden to
respondents. Up to 50 state-based TCPs will be asked to participate
over a 15-month period. Responding states will provide media purchasing
information related to cessation promotional activities and permission
to extract de-identified QL call volume data from the National Quitline
Data Warehouse (NQDW, OMB No. 0920-0856, exp. 7/31/2012). CDC's data
collection contractor will also attempt to obtain Web traffic data
using publicly available tools.
Cessation Intervention. The overall goal of this study component is
to describe relationships among mode of cessation service delivery
(telephone vs. Web); client demographics; and quit success in the last
30 days. A total of 8,000 respondents aged 18 years (4,000 clients who
use QL services and 4,000 clients who use Web-based services) will be
recruited to participate in the study on a voluntary basis. Regular
access to cessation services will be provided to individuals who choose
not to participate in this study. Respondents will be recruited from up
to four states over a period of up to 12 months. The four participating
states must be current NCCCP grantees, have existing relationships with
their state TCP, have both telephone and Web-based tobacco cessation
programs, and have a state-wide QL registry that conforms to the North
American Quitline Consortium's Minimal Data Set (MDS), which provides
the framework for the NQDW data collection.
Information collection for the cessation study component will
consist of an intake data using MDS-compliant
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questions and a follow-up survey seven months after intake. There is
minimal burden associated with transmission of intake information to
CDC, since this information is already collected by states that are
eligible to participate in the study. The seven-month follow-up survey
for the cessation study component is a modified version of the follow-
up survey administered for the NQDW data collection, and will replace
or supplement the NQDW follow-up process. The follow-up survey for the
cessation study component will be administered online or by telephone.
The results of this study will provide TCPs, policymakers, CDC, and
others with additional evidence for decisionmaking regarding the impact
of promotional activities and the comparative effectiveness of
traditional versus new and innovative cessation services. The proposed
study will complement and extend the usefulness of a companion study of
partnerships between CCC programs and tobacco control programs. Both
studies are made possible by funding through the American Reinvestment
and Recovery Act (ARRA).
OMB approval is requested for two and one-half years. There are no
costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hr)
respondent hr)
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Tobacco Control Programs....................... Quitline Promotion Activities Data..... 25 4 1 100
Intake Data for QL Clients............. 2 4 15/60 2
Follow-up Survey for QL Clients........ 2 1,000 15/60 500
Intake Data for Web Services Clients... 2 4 15/60 2
Follow-up Survey for Web Services 2 1,000 15/60 500
Clients.
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 1,104
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Dated: June 8, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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