Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study

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 Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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:

Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.

Type of Information Collection Request:

NEW.

Need and Use of Information Collection:

This is a large national longitudinal cohort study on tobacco use behavior and health in the United States. It is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2013 under the direction of the National Institutes of Health

(NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Using annual interviews and the collection of bio-specimens from adults, the study is designed to establish a population-based framework for monitoring and evaluating the behavioral and health impacts of regulatory provisions by FDA as it meets its mandate under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA) to regulate tobacco-product advertising, labeling, marketing, constituents, ingredients, and additives. These regulatory changes are expected to influence tobacco-product risk perceptions, exposures, and use patterns in the short term, and to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality in the long term. By measuring and accurately reporting tobacco product use behaviors and health effects associated with these regulatory changes, this study will provide an empirical evidence base to inform the development, implementation, and evaluation of tobacco-product regulations in the U.S.

Frequency of Response:

Annually.

Affected Public:

Individuals or households.

Type of Respondents:

Youth (ages 12-17) and Adults (ages 18+). The annual reporting burden for the field test is presented in Table 1, and the annual reporting burden for the baseline data collection is presented in Table 2. The annualized cost to respondents for the field test is estimated at: $24,495; and the annualized cost to respondents for the baseline data collection is: $1,947,567. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

Table 1—PATH Study Field Test Hour Burden Estimates

Type of respondents

Estimated number of

respondents

Estimated number of

responses per respondent

Average

burden hours per response

Estimated total annual burden hours

requested

Adults—Household Screener

1,295

1

22/60

479

Adults—Individual Screener

840

1

6/60

84

Adults—Extended Interview

590

1

1 26/60

844

Adults—Tobacco Use Form

590

1

2/60

18

Youth—Extended Interview

100

1

55/60

92

Adult—Parent Interview

100

1

24/60

40

Total

3,515

1

1,557

Table 2—PATH Study Baseline Hour Burden Estimates

Type of respondents

Estimated number of

respondents

Estimated number of

responses per respondent

Average

burden hours

per response

Estimated total annual burden hours

requested

Adults—Household Screener

100,983

1

22/60

37,364

Adults—Individual Screener

63,000

1

6/60

6,300

Adults—Extended Interview

42,730

1

1 26/60

61,104

Adults—Tobacco Use Form

42,730

1

2/60

1,282

Youth—Extended Interview

16,857

1

55/60

15,508

Adult—Parent Interview

16,857

1

24/60

6,743

Total

283,157

1

128,301

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 Kevin P. Conway, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Blvd., Room 5185; 301-443-8755; email

PATHprojectofficer@mail.nih.gov

.

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: May 11, 2012.

Helio Chaves,

Deputy Executive Officer (OM Director), NIDA.

[FR Doc. 2012-12017 Filed 5-17-12; 8:45 am]

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