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agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Proposed Project
Digital Media and Tobacco Outcomes
Study—New—National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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 to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. To request more
information on the below proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the
information collection plan and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. 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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
Background and Brief Description
In 2012, CDC launched the first
federally funded, national mass media
campaign to educate consumers about
the adverse health consequences of
tobacco use (the National Tobacco
Prevention and Control Public
Education Campaign, or ‘‘the
campaign’’). The campaign continued in
2013 and 2014 with advertisements
known as ‘‘Tips from Former Smokers.’’
CDC plans to continue the campaign in
2015 and 2016, with new ads scheduled
for release between March and July,
2015. CDC is conducting a series of
longitudinal surveys to assess campaign
impact in both smokers and nonsmokers
(OMB No. 0920–0923, exp. 3/31/2017).
The campaign evaluation strategy is
based on self-reported measures of
consumer awareness of and exposure to
specific campaign advertisements;
changes in consumer knowledge,
attitudes, and beliefs relating to smoking
and secondhand smoke; smokers’
behaviors related to cessation; and
nonsmokers’ encouragement of smokers
to quit smoking and seek cessation
services.
The campaign includes digital
advertising, which is now a mainstay of
tobacco prevention campaigns because
of the efficiency of digital ad placement,
lower costs associated with digital ads,
and the ability to reach individuals who
do not use traditional media. Digital
advertising also offers a unique
opportunity to examine the relationship
between ad exposure and consumer
behavior. For example, Internet analytic
tools can be used to verify an
individual’s exposure to a digital ad or
to ascertain whether an individual has
visited Web-based sources of
information about tobacco use or
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tobacco cessation. These tools and
methods provide objective measures of
ad exposure and information-seeking
behavior and are not subject to the recall
bias inherent in self-reported data.
To supplement ongoing campaign
evaluation efforts, CDC proposes to
employ Internet analytic tools as part of
an enhanced evaluation of the digital ad
component of the mass media
campaign. The evaluation study will not
be conducted in the general U.S.
population of Internet users. Individuals
who participate in the proposed
evaluation will be smokers recruited
from an existing panel of adult Internet
users who have agreed to allow
monitoring of their Internet usage.
Panels of this type are established and
utilized by market research firms to
elucidate consumer behavior. Panelists
agree to download software on their
computers that enables the market
research company to unobtrusively
track their web behavior, including Web
sites visited, searches they conduct,
purchases they make, and ads that are
delivered on sites visited, regardless of
whether the ads are selected (clicked) or
not. These data are then aggregated and
weighted to provide estimates of online
consumer behaviors.
CDC will employ an evaluation
contractor to interface with a market
research company and tobacco smokers
who are part of an existing panel. For
panelists who agree to participate in the
Digital Media and Tobacco Outcomes
Study, the contractor will analyze
Internet usage data in conjunction with
additional information collected
directly from the study participants. All
information collection will be
coordinated with key events in the 2015
mass media campaign.
In the recruitment phase of the study,
panelists will be notified about the CDCsponsored study and will have the
opportunity to voluntarily consent to
participate or decline to participate.
They will also provide demographic
information and be screened for
eligibility. In the second phase,
respondents will complete an online
questionnaire soon after the digital ads
have been aired (Wave 1 survey).
Information will be collected about
smokers’ exposure to campaign digital
advertisements and self-reported
knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related
to smoking, and smoking-related
information seeking. The questionnaire
will also measure behaviors related to
smoking cessation and intentions to quit
smoking. In the third phase of the study,
the same online questionnaire will be
administered to respondents
approximately 30 days after completion
of the first survey (Wave 2 survey).
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CDC and the evaluation contractor
will use the Internet usage data and the
survey information collected from study
participants to examine the statistical
relationships between confirmed
exposure (or non-exposure) to the
campaign’s digital and social media
known limitations of the methodology,
such as use of a convenience sample of
respondents.
OMB approval is requested for one
year. Participation is voluntary and
there are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
advertising and outcomes of interest for
campaign evaluation. The study will
provide CDC with new, timely, and
relevant information regarding the reach
and efficacy of the digital advertising
component of the campaign in 2015. All
findings will be interpreted in light of
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Type of respondent
Form name
Market Research Panelists ...............
Screening and Consent Questionnaire.
Digital Media and Tobacco Outcomes Questionnaire (Wave 1).
Digital Media and Tobacco Outcomes Questionnaire (Wave 2).
50,000
1
2/60
1,667
5,000
1
20/60
1,667
2,400
1
20/60
800
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
4,134
Adult Panelists Who Are Tobacco
Smokers.
Total ...........................................
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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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information) and to allow
60 days for public comment on the
proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our
burden estimates or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including
any of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
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Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
1326.
Comments must be received by
April 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or
OMB control number (OCN). To be
assured consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your
comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting
comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number llllll, Room
C4–26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
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performance of the agency’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice sets out a summary of the
use and burden associated with the
following information collections. More
detailed information can be found in
each collection’s supporting statement
and associated materials (see
ADDRESSES).
CMS–10410 Medicaid Program; Eligibility
Changes under the Affordable Care Act
of 2010
CMS–R–74 Income and Eligibility
Verification System Reporting and
Supporting Regulations
CMS–2552–10 Hospital and Hospital
Health Care Complex Cost Report
CMS–855R Medicare Enrollment
Application: Reassignment of Medicare
Benefits
Under the 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.
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires federal agencies to publish a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-15-15MZ]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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 to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the below
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, call 404-639-7570 or send comments to Leroy A.
Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an
email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. 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; (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; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Digital Media and Tobacco Outcomes Study--New--National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 2012, CDC launched the first federally funded, national mass
media campaign to educate consumers about the adverse health
consequences of tobacco use (the National Tobacco Prevention and
Control Public Education Campaign, or ``the campaign''). The campaign
continued in 2013 and 2014 with advertisements known as ``Tips from
Former Smokers.'' CDC plans to continue the campaign in 2015 and 2016,
with new ads scheduled for release between March and July, 2015. CDC is
conducting a series of longitudinal surveys to assess campaign impact
in both smokers and nonsmokers (OMB No. 0920-0923, exp. 3/31/2017). The
campaign evaluation strategy is based on self-reported measures of
consumer awareness of and exposure to specific campaign advertisements;
changes in consumer knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs relating to
smoking and secondhand smoke; smokers' behaviors related to cessation;
and nonsmokers' encouragement of smokers to quit smoking and seek
cessation services.
The campaign includes digital advertising, which is now a mainstay
of tobacco prevention campaigns because of the efficiency of digital ad
placement, lower costs associated with digital ads, and the ability to
reach individuals who do not use traditional media. Digital advertising
also offers a unique opportunity to examine the relationship between ad
exposure and consumer behavior. For example, Internet analytic tools
can be used to verify an individual's exposure to a digital ad or to
ascertain whether an individual has visited Web-based sources of
information about tobacco use or tobacco cessation. These tools and
methods provide objective measures of ad exposure and information-
seeking behavior and are not subject to the recall bias inherent in
self-reported data.
To supplement ongoing campaign evaluation efforts, CDC proposes to
employ Internet analytic tools as part of an enhanced evaluation of the
digital ad component of the mass media campaign. The evaluation study
will not be conducted in the general U.S. population of Internet users.
Individuals who participate in the proposed evaluation will be smokers
recruited from an existing panel of adult Internet users who have
agreed to allow monitoring of their Internet usage. Panels of this type
are established and utilized by market research firms to elucidate
consumer behavior. Panelists agree to download software on their
computers that enables the market research company to unobtrusively
track their web behavior, including Web sites visited, searches they
conduct, purchases they make, and ads that are delivered on sites
visited, regardless of whether the ads are selected (clicked) or not.
These data are then aggregated and weighted to provide estimates of
online consumer behaviors.
CDC will employ an evaluation contractor to interface with a market
research company and tobacco smokers who are part of an existing panel.
For panelists who agree to participate in the Digital Media and Tobacco
Outcomes Study, the contractor will analyze Internet usage data in
conjunction with additional information collected directly from the
study participants. All information collection will be coordinated with
key events in the 2015 mass media campaign.
In the recruitment phase of the study, panelists will be notified
about the CDC-sponsored study and will have the opportunity to
voluntarily consent to participate or decline to participate. They will
also provide demographic information and be screened for eligibility.
In the second phase, respondents will complete an online questionnaire
soon after the digital ads have been aired (Wave 1 survey). Information
will be collected about smokers' exposure to campaign digital
advertisements and self-reported knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
related to smoking, and smoking-related information seeking. The
questionnaire will also measure behaviors related to smoking cessation
and intentions to quit smoking. In the third phase of the study, the
same online questionnaire will be administered to respondents
approximately 30 days after completion of the first survey (Wave 2
survey).
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CDC and the evaluation contractor will use the Internet usage data
and the survey information collected from study participants to examine
the statistical relationships between confirmed exposure (or non-
exposure) to the campaign's digital and social media advertising and
outcomes of interest for campaign evaluation. The study will provide
CDC with new, timely, and relevant information regarding the reach and
efficacy of the digital advertising component of the campaign in 2015.
All findings will be interpreted in light of known limitations of the
methodology, such as use of a convenience sample of respondents.
OMB approval is requested for one year. Participation is voluntary
and there are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Market Research Panelists..... Screening and 50,000 1 2/60 1,667
Consent
Questionnaire.
Adult Panelists Who Are Digital Media 5,000 1 20/60 1,667
Tobacco Smokers. and Tobacco
Outcomes
Questionnaire
(Wave 1).
Digital Media 2,400 1 20/60 800
and Tobacco
Outcomes
Questionnaire
(Wave 2).
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 4,134
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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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