69568 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 220 / Wednesday, November 16, 2005 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–06–05AM] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–4794 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

National Program of Cancer Registries 

Annual Program Evaluation Instrument 

(NPCR–APEI)—New—National Center 

for Chronic Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC is responsible for administering 

and monitoring the National Program of 

Cancer Registries (NPCR). As of 1999, 

CDC supported 45 states, 3 territories, 

and the District of Columbia for 

population-based cancer registries. (The 

5 remaining states receive federal 

funding for the operations of cancer 

registries through the National Cancer 

Institute.) The central cancer registries 

(CCR), the foundation of cancer 

prevention and control, provide 

information from the reporting 

jurisdictions and insure that quality and 

timely cancer surveillance data are 

available to CDC. 

The NPCR Annual Program 

Evaluation Instrument (NPCR–APEI) is 

needed in order to receive, process, 

evaluate, aggregate and disseminate 

NPCR program information collected by 

NPCR registries and reported to CDC. 

Data collected with this instrument will 

be used by the NPCR to evaluate various 

attributes of the registries funded by 

NPCR, monitor NPCR registries’

progress towards program standards and 

objectives, and compare an individual 

NPCR registry’s progress towards 

standards with national program 

standards as well as those of SEER and 

NAACCR. There are no costs to 

respondents except their time to 

participate in the survey. The total 

estimated annualized burden hours are 

74. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Respondents Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

CCR Program Directors and CCR staff ...................................................................................... 49 1 1.5 

Dated: November 9, 2005. 

Betsey Dunaway, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 05–22713 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–06–0621] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–4766 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

National Youth Tobacco Survey (OMB 

No.: 0920–0621)—Reinstatement with 

Change—National Center for Chronic 

Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The purpose of this request is to 

reinstate OMB clearance of the National 

Youth Tobacco Survey, a national 

school-based study to be conducted in 

2006. NCCDPHP wants to continue a 

biennial survey among middle and 

senior high school students attending 

regular public, private, and Catholic 

schools in grades 6–12. This survey was 

previously funded by the American 

Legacy Foundation in 1999, 2000, and 

2002. The survey was funded by CDC in 

2004. The survey covers the following 

tobacco-related topics: The prevalence 

of use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, 

cigars, pipe, bidis, and kreteks; 

knowledge and attitudes; media and 

advertising; minors’ access and 

enforcement; school curriculum; 

environmental tobacco smoke exposure; 

and cessation. Tobacco use, a major 

preventable cause of morbidity and 

mortality in the U.S., is one of the 28 

focus areas in Healthy People 2010. 

Within the Healthy People 2010 focus 

area of tobacco use, the National Youth 

Tobacco Survey provides data relevant 

to 6 health objectives. The survey also 

provides data to monitor one of the 10 

leading health indicators for Healthy 

People 2010 that addresses tobacco use. 

In addition, the National Youth Tobacco 

Survey can identify racial and ethnic 

disparities in tobacco-related topics 

listed above. 

The National Youth Tobacco Survey 

is the most comprehensive source of 

nationally representative data regarding 

high school students and tobacco. 

Moreover, the National Youth Tobacco 

Survey is the only source of such 

national data for middle school students 

(grades 6–8). The data have significant 

implications for policy and program 

development for school and community 

health programs nationwide. There is no 

other cost to respondents other than 

their time. The total annual burden 

hours is 18,643.