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epidemiological information that allows
for the selection of interventions to curb
local epidemics of drug overdose. Of
particular interest is response to
increasing trends in, or changing
characteristics of, overdose from
prescription drugs (with a special
interest in opioid analgesics such as
oxycodone or methadone;
benzodiazepines such as alprazolam)
and/or illicit drugs (e.g., heroin). CDC’s
National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control (NCIPC) is frequently called
upon to conduct DORIs at the request of
state or local health authorities seeking
support to respond to urgent public
health problems resulting from drug
use, misuse, addiction, and overdose.
Such requests are typically, but not
always, made through the Epi-Aid
mechanism; in most investigations,
CDC’s epidemiological response entails
rapid and flexible collection of data that
evolves during the investigation period.
CDC requests this plan to ensure that
timely information is collected during a
DORI, which allows NCIPC to maintain
critical mission function by working
with state and local health authorities to
protect the public’s health. During an
unanticipated rise in nonfatal or fatal
drug overdose where the substances
responsible for the health event need to
be identified, drivers and risk factors are
undetermined, and/or subgroups at risk
need to be identified, immediate action
by CDC is necessary to minimize or
prevent public harm. CDC must have
the ability to rapidly deploy data
collection tools to understand the scope
of the problem and determine
appropriate action. Procedures for each
investigation, including specific data
collection plans, depend on the time
and resources available, number of
persons involved, and other
circumstances unique to the urgent
conditions at hand. Data are collected
by epidemiologists, psychologists,
medical professionals, subject matter
experts, and biostatisticians.
Data collected during a DORI are used
to understand sudden increases in drug
use and misuse associated with fatal
and nonfatal overdoses, understand the
drivers and risk factors associated with
those trends, and identify the groups
most affected. This allows CDC to
effectively advise states on actions that
could be taken to control the local
epidemic.
During a DORI, data are collected
once, with the rare need for follow-up.
The estimated annual burden hours are
1,000, there is no increase in the burden
hours from the previously approved
collection. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
Drug Overdose Response Investigation Participants.
DORI Data Collection Instruments .................
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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Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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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
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You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2017–
0108 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on the
proposed extension of the existing
information Message Testing for
Tobacco Communication Activities
(MTTCA). CDC’s Office on Smoking and
Health has used the MTTCA clearance
to support the development and testing
of tobacco-related health messages,
including messages supporting CDC’s
National Tobacco Education Campaign
(NTEC) called the Tips from Former
Smokers® campaign.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before February 12,
2018.
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Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Leroy A.
Richardson, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road, NE, MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia
30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email:
omb@cdc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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; and
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.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Message Testing for Tobacco
Communication Activities
(MTTCA)(OMB Control Number 0920–
0910, expires 03/31/2018)—Extension—
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 2012, CDC’s Office on Smoking and
Health obtained OMB approval of a
generic clearance plan to support the
development and testing of tobaccorelated health messages, including
messages disseminated through
multiple phases of a media campaign
(Message Testing for Tobacco
Communication Activities (MTTCA),
OMB No. 0920–0910, expiration 1/31/
2015). In 2014, OSH obtained approval
for a modification to the MTTCA
clearance that granted a three-year
extension and an increase in
respondents and burden hours (MTTCA,
OMB Control Number 0920–0910, exp.
3/31/2018). This MTTCA clearance was
approved with 44,216 annualized
responses and 10,998 annualized
burden hours. 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 data
collection plan to collect information
about adult smokers’ and nonsmokers’
attitudes and perceptions, 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® 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 that are
not specifically associated with the
national campaign.
Information collection modes under
the MTTCA plan that are supported
include in-depth interviews; in-person
focus groups; online focus groups;
computer-assisted, in-person, or
telephone interviews; 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 generic information
collection plan, without changes, for
three years. No modification is
requested for information collection
activities, methodology, respondents, or
burden from the existing generic
clearance. The extension is 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 plan 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. At this time, the respondents
and burden outlined in the existing
MTTCA clearance are expected to be
sufficient to test tobacco related
messages developed by CDC for the
general U.S. population and
subpopulations of interest. 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.
The existing MTTCA clearance was
granted approval for a total of 132,648
respondents and 32,994 burden hours
over a three-year period (annualized
number of respondents of 44,216 and
annualized burden hours to 10,998). To
date, there have been 57,612
respondents and 10,515 burden hours
used for this project, leaving a balance
of 75,036 respondents and 22,479
burden hours (annualized number of
respondents of 25,012 and annualized
burden hours to 7,256 for each of the
three years in the requested extension).
CDC will continue to use the MTTCA
clearance to develop and test messages
and materials. Participation is voluntary
and there are no costs to respondents,
other than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden
(in hours)
General Public and Special Populations.
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Form name
Screening .........................................
* 25,012
1
2/60
834
Short Surveys/employment application (Online, Bulletin Board, etc.).
Medium Surveys (Online) ................
16,000
1
10/60
2,667
9,012
1
25/60
3,755
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7,256
Total ...........................................
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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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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 National
Program of Cancer Registries Program
Evaluation Instrument (NPCR_PEI) 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 5, 2017 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;
the Pacific Islands. The National Cancer
Institute supports the operations of
CCRs in the five remaining states.
CDC released a new Funding
Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
(DP17–1701) on December 15, 2017.
This FOA closed on March 24, 2017. A
new project period began on July 1,
2017. DP17–1701 allowed previously
unfunded states to apply for NPCR
funding. DP17–1701 NPCR eligibility
will include the 48 awardees funded
under the DP12–1205 FOA and
potentially two previously unfunded
State health departments or their Bona
Fide Agents, and US territories.
The Program Evaluation Instrument
(NCPR–PEI) includes questions about
the following categories of registry
operations: (1) Staffing, (2) legislation,
(3) administration, (4) reporting
completeness, (5) data exchange, (6)
data content and format, (7) data quality
assurance, (8) data use, (9) collaborative
relationships, (10) advanced activities,
and (11) survey feedback.
Examples of possible obtainable
information include, but are not limited
to: (1) Number of filled staff full-time
positions by position responsibility; (2)
revision to cancer reporting legislation;
(3) various data quality control
activities; (4) data collection activities as
they relate to achieving NPCR program
standards for data completeness; and (5)
whether registry data is being used for
comprehensive cancer control programs,
needs assessment/program planning,
clinical studies, or incidence and
mortality estimates.
The NPCR–PEI is needed to receive,
process, evaluate, aggregate, and
disseminate NPCR program information.
The CDC and NPCR-funded registries
use this information to monitor progress
toward meeting established program
standards, goals, and objectives; to
evaluate various attributes of the
registries funded by NPCR; and to
respond to data inquiries made by CDC
and other agencies of the federal
government.
CDC requests a three-year OMB
approval to collect information in the
winter of 2017 and 2019. There are no
costs to respondents except their time.
CDC estimates 66 hours a year in time
burden for the respondents.
(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 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 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
National Program of Cancer Registries
Program Evaluation Instrument (NPCR–
PEI)—(OMB Control Number 0920–
0706, expired 05/31/2016)—
Reinstatement with change—National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is responsible for administering
and monitoring the National Program of
Cancer Registries (NPCR). The NPCR
provides technical assistance and
funding and sets program standards to
assure that complete local, state,
regional, and national cancer incidence
data are available for national and state
cancer control and prevention activities
and health planning activities.
CDC has used the Program Evaluation
Instrument for 24 years to monitor the
performance of NPCR grantees in
meeting the required Program
Standards. In 2009, CDC reduced the
frequency of the data collection from an
annual to a biennial schedule in oddnumbered years.
CDC currently supports 48
population-based central cancer
registries (CCR) in 45 states, one
territory, the District of Columbia, and
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Number of
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Type of respondents
Form name
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NPCR Awardees ...............................
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PEI (Paper) ......................................
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-18-0910; Docket No. CDC-2017-0108]
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 the proposed
extension of the existing information Message Testing for Tobacco
Communication Activities (MTTCA). CDC's Office on Smoking and Health
has used the MTTCA clearance to support the development and testing of
tobacco-related health messages, including messages supporting CDC's
National Tobacco Education Campaign (NTEC) called the Tips from Former
Smokers[supreg] campaign.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before February 12,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0108 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road,
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (regulations.gov) 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 Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road, NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
[email protected].
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
[[Page 58610]]
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; and
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.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Message Testing for Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA)(OMB
Control Number 0920-0910, expires 03/31/2018)--Extension--National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 2012, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health obtained OMB approval
of a generic clearance plan to support the development and testing of
tobacco-related health messages, including messages disseminated
through multiple phases of a media campaign (Message Testing for
Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA), OMB No. 0920-0910, expiration
1/31/2015). In 2014, OSH obtained approval for a modification to the
MTTCA clearance that granted a three-year extension and an increase in
respondents and burden hours (MTTCA, OMB Control Number 0920-0910, exp.
3/31/2018). This MTTCA clearance was approved with 44,216 annualized
responses and 10,998 annualized burden hours. 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 data collection plan to collect
information about adult smokers' and nonsmokers' attitudes and
perceptions, 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 that
are not specifically associated with the national campaign.
Information collection modes under the MTTCA plan that are
supported include in-depth interviews; in-person focus groups; online
focus groups; computer-assisted, in-person, or telephone interviews;
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 generic information
collection plan, without changes, for three years. No modification is
requested for information collection activities, methodology,
respondents, or burden from the existing generic clearance. The
extension is 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 plan 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. At this time, the respondents and burden
outlined in the existing MTTCA clearance are expected to be sufficient
to test tobacco related messages developed by CDC for the general U.S.
population and subpopulations of interest. 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.
The existing MTTCA clearance was granted approval for a total of
132,648 respondents and 32,994 burden hours over a three-year period
(annualized number of respondents of 44,216 and annualized burden hours
to 10,998). To date, there have been 57,612 respondents and 10,515
burden hours used for this project, leaving a balance of 75,036
respondents and 22,479 burden hours (annualized number of respondents
of 25,012 and annualized burden hours to 7,256 for each of the three
years in the requested extension).
CDC will continue to use the MTTCA clearance to develop and test
messages and materials. Participation is voluntary and 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 respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Public and Special Screening....... * 25,012 1 2/60 834
Populations.
Short Surveys/ 16,000 1 10/60 2,667
employment
application
(Online,
Bulletin Board,
etc.).
Medium Surveys 9,012 1 25/60 3,755
(Online).
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 7,256
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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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