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and women’s health, child well-being, 

and marriage and the family; academic 

researchers in the social and public 

health sciences; journalists, and many 

others. 

No questionnaire changes are 

requested in the first 15 months of this 

clearance; some limited changes may be 

requested after that, to be responsive to 

emerging public policy issues. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time. The total estimated 

annualized burden hours are 7,192. 

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents/Instrument Number of 

responses 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Screener .................................................................................................................................... 14,000 1 3/60 

Female Interview ....................................................................................................................... 2,750 1 1 .5 

Male Interview ............................................................................................................................ 2,250 1 1 

Verification ................................................................................................................................. 1,400 1 5/60 

Dated: March 19, 2012. 

Ron A. Otten, 

Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office 

of the Associate Director for Science (OADS), 

Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7026 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60-Day–12–12GF] 

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 404–639–7570 or send 

comments to Ron Otten, at 1600 Clifton 

Road, MS D–74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 

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 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Adoption, Health Impact and Cost of 

Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing— 

New—National Center for Chronic 

Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP) and National 

Center for Environmental Health 

(NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The health risks associated with 

cigarette smoking and exposure to 

Secondhand Smoke (SHS) are well 

established. In 2006, the Surgeon 

General’s report documented that over 

the past two decades, the scientific, 

engineering and medical literature have 

established a wide range of adverse 

health effects from SHS, including 

cardiovascular disease, lung, breast and 

nasal sinus cancer, asthma and other 

respiratory illnesses, and low birth 

weight and sudden infant death 

syndrome in newborn babies. SHS 

exposure is estimated to result in $5 

billion a year in direct medical costs 

and an additional $5 billion in indirect 

costs in the U.S. The Surgeon General’s 

report concluded that there is no safe 

level of exposure to SHS. 

Approximately 85 million Americans 

reside in multi-unit housing (MUH) 

facilities, which comprise nearly 30% of 

all housing in the U.S. There are 

significant challenges to maintaining a 

smoke-free environment in MUH 

residential settings. Although residents 

may choose not to smoke, they may still 

be exposed to SHS through the routine 

operation of facility-wide heating, 

ventilating and air conditioning 

systems. 

The private sector has begun to 

institute smoke-free policies in MUH on 

a voluntary basis through changes in 

leasing agreements and advertising, 

however, smoking restrictions in MUH 

have largely been limited to common 

areas and spaces, not individual 

dwelling units. There are no studies that 

have examined the impact of smoke free 

policies by comparing pre- and post 

SHS exposure and changes in health 

outcomes after local governments adopt 

regulatory policies that protect residents 

from the effects of exposure to SHS in 

their housing units. 

CDC proposes to conduct a study to 

address the gap in scientific evidence 

about the impact of jurisdiction-wide 

strategies (hereafter known as smokefree MUH policies) to protect 

individuals from SHS in MUH settings. 

Through the collection and analysis of 

environmental and biometric data, the 

study will demonstrate how SHS 

exposure can be measured and will 

quantify how exposure changes when 

smoke-free policies are implemented. In 

addition, the study will examine 

barriers and facilitators to 

implementation of smoke-free policies 

in MUH and the cost-effectiveness of 

these policies. CDC is authorized to 

conduct this investigation by the Public 

Health Service Act. The activities are 

funded through the Prevention and 

Public Health Fund of the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act, 

which is designed to expand and 

sustain the necessary infrastructure for 

preventing disease, detecting it early, 

and managing conditions before they 

become severe. 

The proposed study consists of two 

components. The first component 

involves data collection in Los Angeles 

County, California, and includes a 

number of ‘‘intervention’’ communities 

that have adopted, or are scheduled to 

adopt, smoke-free MUH laws by mid2012, as well as ‘‘comparison’’ 

communities that have not adopted laws 

regulating SHS in MUH. Communities 

being considered for participation in the 

study as intervention communities 

include Culver City, Huntington Park, 


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Lawndale, Sierra Madre, San Fernando, 

San Gabriel, Carson, Artesia, and 

Hawthorne. Communities being 

considered for participation in the study 

as comparison communities include 

Temple City, Hawaiian Gardens, 

Monrovia, Maywood, Alhambra, La 

Puente, Monterey Park, Inglewood, and 

San Dimas. 

The availability of both intervention 

and comparison communities will 

enable use of a quasi-experimental, 

baseline and follow-up study design for 

examining the impact of smoke-free 

policies in MUH. Over a period of two 

years, a sample of 500 MUH residents 

and 130 MUH operators will be selected 

from intervention cities and a 

comparable sample of 500 MUH 

residents and 130 MUH operators will 

be selected from comparison cities. 

Baseline and follow-up surveys will be 

conducted involving MUH operators, 

MUH residents, and parents of children 

who reside in MUH facilities. Also, 

MUH residents will be recruited to 

collect environmental air quality data, 

and both parents and children who 

reside in MUH facilities will be 

recruited to provide saliva samples. 

These samples will be analyzed for the 

presence of cotinine, a biomarker of 

exposure to SHS. 

The second component of the study 

will involve focus groups in Maine, 

Minnesota, and Florida—states have 

adopted and implemented smoke-free 

MUH policies for a longer period of 

time, either as a response to local 

regulations or voluntarily. A one-time 

survey of MUH operators will be 

conducted, and a sample of 12 MUH 

operators will be selected from 

communities in Minnesota, Maine, and 

Florida. In addition, a total of 120 

residents will be selected to participate 

in short focus groups, with a maximum 

of 4 focus groups per state. The primary 

data sources for this component of the 

study will be (a) quantitative data 

obtained from interviews with 12 MUH 

operators (4 operators in the three study 

locations, using the same questionnaire 

as Los Angeles County); (b) qualitative 

data from participants from up to 12 

focus groups (an expected total of 120 

residents); and (c) quantitative data on 

the same residents from pre-focus group 

questionnaires. Results from studies in 

these three geographic areas and from 

cities in Los Angeles County, will 

provide insights more useful at the 

national population level than results 

based solely on information collected in 

Los Angeles County. 

OMB approval is requested for two 

years, with first data collection 

beginning approximately May 2012. 

Participation is voluntary. The only cost 

to respondents is their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

(in hours) 

MUH Operators in Los Angeles 

County.

Telephone Script for Recruitment of 

MUH Operators in Los Angeles 

County.

130 1 5/60 11 

MUH Operators Survey .................... 130 2 75/60 325 

MUH Operators in Minnesota, Maine 

and Florida.

Telephone Script for Recruitment of 

MUH Operators in MN, ME, FL.

6 1 10/60 1 

MUH Operators Survey .................... 6 1 75/60 8 

MUH Residents in Los Angeles 

County.

MUH Residents Survey-Core ........... 500 2 45/60 750 

MUH Residents Survey-Supplement—Survey of Child’s Health.250 2 15/60 125 

Saliva Cotinine Samples (Adult) ...... 500 2 10/60 167 

Saliva Cotinine Samples (Child) ...... 250 2 10/60 83 

Airborne Particle Monitoring Diary ... 100 1 75/60 125 

MUH Residents in Minnesota, Maine 

and Florida.

Telephone Screening Interview 

Script for MUH Resident Focus 

Groups.

60 1 10/60 10 

Resident Pre-Focus Group Demographic and Attitudinal Survey.60 1 5/60 5 

MUH Resident Focus Group 

Guide—Process Oriented.

60 1 1 60 

MUH Resident Focus Group 

Guide—Outcome Oriented.

60 1 1 60 

Total ........................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,730 

Dated: March 19, 2012. 

Ron A. Otten, 

Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office 

of the Associate Director for Science (OADS), 

Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7024 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60-Day–12–11EC] 

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 404–639–7570 or send 

comments to Ron Otten, at 1600 Clifton 


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