[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24115-24116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11348]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[INFO-97-09]
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 the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
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 for other
forms of information technology. Send comments to Wilma Johnson, CDC
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, Atlanta, GA
30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Projects
1. Annual Submission of the Quantity of Nicotine Contained in
Smokeless Tobacco Products Manufactured, Imported, or Packaged in the
United States--New--Oral use of smokeless tobacco represents a
significant health risk which can cause cancer and a number of
noncancerous oral conditions, and can lead to nicotine addiction and
dependence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC)
Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has been delegated the authority for
implementing major components of the Department of Health and Human
Services' (HHS) tobacco and health program, including collection of
tobacco ingredients information. HHS's overall goal is to reduce death
and disability resulting from cigarette smoking and other forms of
tobacco use through programs of information, education and research.
The Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986
(15 U.S.C. 4401 et seq., Pub. L. 99-252) requires that each person who
manufactures, packages, or imports smokeless tobacco provide the
Secretary of HHS annually with a report on the quantity of nicotine
contained in smokeless tobacco products. This notice implements this
nicotine reporting requirement. CDC is requesting OMB clearance to
collect this information for three years. A standard methodology for
measurement of quantity of nicotine in smokeless tobacco has been
developed. The methodology (``Protocol for Analysis of Nicotine, Total
Moisture, and pH in Smokeless Tobacco Products'') is intended to
provide standardized measurement of nicotine, total moisture, and pH in
smokeless tobacco products.
Background
In 1989, the smokeless industry submitted a business review letter
to the Department of Justice (DOJ), in accordance with 28 CFR 50.6.
This letter requested approval of a collaborative industry effort to
determine standard nicotine reporting. In January 1993, DOJ extended
permission to the smokeless industry to begin the development of
uniform methods for analyzing smokeless tobacco products for nicotine
or moisture content. The first meeting of the work group, which
represented the ten major domestic manufacturers of smokeless tobacco,
was convened on July 7, 1993. After a series of meetings of the joint
industry work group, a standard methodology was approved by the work
group and submitted to OSH for approval. The protocol was revised by
OSH based on individual comments received from peer reviewers and the
Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, National Center
for Environmental Health, CDC. The total cost to respondents is
$467,500.*
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Average
No. of No. of burden/ Total burden
Respondents respondents responses/ response (in hrs.)
respondent (in hrs.)
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Tobacco manufacturers............................. 11 1 1,706 18,766
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* Please note that these figures are based on the average reporting time and cost estimations for six major
smokeless tobacco manufacturers are reported by Patton Boggs, LLP.
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* Please note that these figures are based on the average reporting
time and cost estimations for six major smokeless tobacco
manufacturers as reported by Patton Boggs, LLP.
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Note: The annual reporting of the quantity of nicotine contained
in smokeless tobacco products for calendar year 1997 is due on July
31. In future years, the annual report will be due on March 31 of
each year; this is the same date that lists the ingredients added to
tobacco in the manufacture of smokeless tobacco products are due.
Dated: April 24, 1997.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-11348 Filed 5-1-97; 8:45 am]
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