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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97007-97009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28689]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-25-23FN]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 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 ``Menthol-

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Flavored Tobacco Product Policy Evaluation'' 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 September 3, 2024 to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies. CDC received two 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;
    (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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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

    Menthol-Flavored Tobacco Product Policy Evaluation--New--National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is submitting 
this New information collection request (ICR) for an evaluation of 
local policies restricting the sale of menthol-flavored tobacco 
products (hereafter known as menthol tobacco products). This evaluation 
will assess the differences in outcomes of interest between cities with 
policies restricting the sale of menthol tobacco products and cities 
without these policies. Outcomes of interest include commercial tobacco 
product use and related behavior, perceived access to menthol tobacco 
products, and menthol tobacco product-related beliefs and perceptions. 
This study focuses on the general population and groups who use 
commercial menthol tobacco products at higher rates including people 
who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or another 
sexual or gender minority (LGBTQ+) and racial and ethnic minority 
groups (persons identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, 
Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 
Hispanic or Latino, or biracial). Understanding how policies 
restricting the sale of menthol tobacco products impact tobacco use, 
behavior, and attitudes may help to inform public health activities and 
decisions regarding tobacco control. Although local tobacco policies 
have been shown to be effective at limiting the availability of policy-
restricted products, no study to date has collected this type of web 
panel and focus group data among disparately affected population groups 
across jurisdictions after policy implementation. There are no other 
evaluation data collection efforts conducted on this topic to date, nor 
does the information to be collected exist in any existing centralized 
data source. While some questions in the web panel survey were sourced 
from pre-existing validated survey questions, each data collection tool 
proposed within this package has been designed to understand the effect 
of local menthol tobacco sales restriction policies on both the general 
population and those disproportionately impacted by menthol tobacco 
product use.
    CDC is requesting OMB approval for three years. The total estimated 
annualized burden is 1,750 hours. There are no costs to respondents 
other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Adults in the general population who    Survey Screener                    9,800               1            2/60
 currently use or formerly used          Questionnaire.
 tobacco living in the cities of
 interest.
Adults in the general population who    Community Web-Panel                5,366               1           15/60
 currently use or formerly used          Survey.
 tobacco living in the cities of
 interest.
Adults in the general population who    Focus Group Screener                 200               1            2/60
 currently use or formerly used          Questionnaire.
 menthol tobacco living in the
 intervention cities of interest.
 Racial and ethnic minority adults and
 LGBTQ+ adults meeting the above
 criteria identified from the
 Qualtrics panel.
Adults in the general population who    Community Focus Group...              75               1               1
 currently use or formerly used
 menthol tobacco living in the
 intervention cities of interest.
 Racial and ethnic minority adults and
 LGBTQ+ adults meeting the above
 criteria identified from the
 Qualtrics panel.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-28689 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]
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