[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3305-3306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1422]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Data Collection, Comment Request; American Stop Smoking
Intervention Study for Cancer Prevention (ASSIST) Final Evaluation:
``Strength of Tobacco Control Research Evaluation''
SUMMARY: 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 National Institutes of Health
(NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: American Stop Smoking Intervention Study
for Cancer Prevention (ASSIST) Final Evaluation: ``Strength of Tobacco
Control Research Evaluation''. Type of Information Request: New. Need
and Use of Information Collection: ``The Strength of Tobacco Control
Research Evaluation'' will collect data on financial resources,
capacity, and specific efforts to control tobacco use. The data will be
collected from professionals working in the field, in project
management, and in senior agency administration within major state-
level organizations concerned with tobacco control, in all 50 states
and the District of Columbia. The data will be used by the National
Cancer Institute to evaluate the effectiveness of the American Stop
Smoking Intervention Study for Cancer Prevention (ASSIST), a large-
scale, 17-state demonstration project. Data will be used to develop a
``strength of tobacco control'' construct for use in evaluation of the
overall ASSIST intervention. This study will also provide valuable
information to Government agencies and to the general public necessary
for tobacco control research. Data will be collected from September to
November 1999, from approximately 1,428 individuals in 357
organizations in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Frequency
of Response: One-time study. Affected
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Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Professionals in tobacco
control organizations. The annual reporting burden is as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,428; Estimated Number of Responses
per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: .54; and
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 773. The annualized cost
to the respondents is estimated at $31,833. There are no Operating or
Maintenance Costs to report.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) 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) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Frances Stillman, Ed.D., Public Health Advisor,
National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza North, Room 241, 6130
Executive Boulevard MSC 7337, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7337, or call
non-toll free number (301) 496-8584, or FAX your request to (301) 496-
8675.
COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days of
the date of this publication.
Dated: January 12, 1999.
Reesa Nichols,
OMB Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 99-1422 Filed 1-21-99; 8:45 am]
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