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what studies, if any, are needed before 

implementing a policy change; what 

monitoring tools or surveillance 

activities would need to be in place 

before implementing a policy change; 

what additional safety measures, if any, 

are needed to assure blood safety under 

a revised deferral policy? 

The public will have opportunity to 

present their views to the Committee on 

the second day. A public comment 

session has been scheduled for June 11, 

2010. Comments will be limited to five 

minutes per speaker and must be 

pertinent to the discussion. Preregistration is required for participation 

in the public comment session. Any 

member of the public who would like to 

participate in this session should 

contact the Executive Secretary no later 

than June 8, 2010. It is requested that 

those who wish to have printed material 

distributed to the Committee provide 

thirty (30) copies of the document to be 

distributed to the Executive Secretary, 

ACBSA, prior to close of business June 

8, 2010. If it is not possible to provide 

30 copies of the material to be 

distributed, then individuals are 

requested to provide at a minimum one 

(1) copy of the document(s) to be 

distributed prior to the close of business 

June 8, 2010. It also is requested that 

any member of the public who wishes 

to provide comments to the Committee 

utilizing electronic data projection 

submit the necessary material to the 

Executive Secretary prior to close of 

business June 8, 2010. Electronic 

comments must adhere to disability 

accessibility guidelines (Section 508 

compliance). 

Dated: May 4, 2010. 

Jerry A. Holmberg, 

Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on 

Blood Safety and Availability. 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30 Day–10–10BT] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

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) 639–5960 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) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

National Quitline Data Warehouse— 

New—National Center for Chronic 

Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Tobacco use remains the leading 

preventable cause of disease and death 

in the United States, resulting in 

approximately 440,000 deaths annually 

and contributing to $92 billion annually 

in lost worker productivity. Although 

the prevalence of current smoking 

among adults decreased significantly 

since its peak in the 1960s, overall 

smoking prevalence among U.S. adults 

has remained virtually unchanged 

during the past five years. Large 

disparities in smoking prevalence 

continue to exist among members of 

racial/ethnic minority groups and 

individuals of low socioeconomic 

status. 

The National Tobacco Control 

Program (NTCP) was established by 

CDC to help reduce tobacco-related 

disease, disability, and death. The NTCP 

provides funding for state Quitlines, 

which provide telephone-based tobacco 

cessation services to help tobacco users 

quit. Quitlines overcome many of the 

barriers to tobacco cessation classes and 

traditional clinics because they are free 

and available at the caller’s 

convenience. Quitline services in all 

states can be accessed through a toll-free 

national portal number at 1–800–QUIT– 

NOW. According to CDC’s Best 

Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco 

Control, approximately six to eight 

percent of tobacco users potentially can 

be reached successfully by Quitlines; 

however, currently, only one to two 

percent of tobacco users contact 

Quitlines. 

With funding authorized by the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (ARRA), CDC has provided 

additional support for the expansion of 

tobacco Quitline services. CDC is 

therefore requesting OMB approval to 

establish a National Quitline Data 

Warehouse (NDQW), and to collect 

information from the 50 states, the 

District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 

Guam. The principal information 

collection will be based on a uniform 

Minimum Data Set (MDS) developed 

collaboratively by the North American 

Quitline Consortium and other tobacco 

control organizations. 

Quitline service providers will use a 

common interview instrument to collect 

information from all callers. A oneminute interview will be conducted 

with callers who contact the Quitline to 

obtain information on another person’s 

behalf. Callers who contact the Quitline 

to obtain information or services for 

themselves will be asked to participate 

in a 10-minute interview. A random 

sample of callers who receive a Quitline 

service will be asked to participate in a 

short, voluntary follow-up interview 

seven months after intake. 

In addition, to monitor and evaluate 

the expenditure of Recovery Act 

funding, CDC will collect a quarterly 

report about each Quitline program from 

the designated Tobacco Control 

Manager. These reports will be used to 

quantify improvements in the capacity 

of the Quitlines to assist tobacco users 

over time. 

The information collected in the 

NQDW will be used to determine the 

role Quitlines play in promoting tobacco 

use cessation, measure the number of 

tobacco users being served by state 

Quitlines, determine reach of Quitlines 

to high-risk populations (e.g., racial and 

ethnic minorities and the medically 

underserved), measure the number 

using each state Quitline who quit, 

determine whether some combinations 

of services contribute to higher quit 

rates than others, and improve the 

timeliness, access to, and quality of data 

collected by Quitlines. 

Information will be collected 

electronically for a two-year period. 

There are no costs to respondents other 

than their time. The total estimated 

annualized burden hours are 90,563. 


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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per response 

(in hours) 

Caller who contacts the Quitline on behalf of 

someone else.

Intake Questionnaire ...................................... 230,000 1 1/60 

Caller who contacts the Quitline for personal 

use.

......................................................................... 500,000 1 10/60 

Quitline caller who received a Quitline service Follow-up Questionnaire ................................ 28,900 1 7/60 

Tobacco Control Manager .............................. Quitline Services Questionnaire ..................... 53 4 7/60 

Dated: May 13, 2010. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–10–10DE] 

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 404–639–5960 and 

send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, 

GA 30333 or send an e-mail 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 

Creation of state and metropolitan 

area-based surveillance projects for 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)— 

New—Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry (ATSDR), Coordinating 

Center for Environmental Health and 

Injury Prevention (CCEHIP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

On October 10, 2008, President Bush 

signed S. 1382: ALS Registry Act which 

amended the Public Health Service Act 

to provide for the establishment of an 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) 

Registry. The activities described are 

part of the effort to create the National 

ALS Registry. The purpose of the 

registry is to: (1) Better describe the 

incidence and prevalence of ALS in the 

United States; (2) examine appropriate 

factors, such as environmental and 

occupational, that might be associated 

with the disease; (3) better outline key 

demographic factors (such as age, race 

or ethnicity, gender, and family history) 

associated with the disease; and (4) 

better examine the connection between 

ALS and other motor neuron disorders 

that can be confused with ALS, 

misdiagnosed as ALS, and in some cases 

progress to ALS. The registry will 

collect personal health information that 

may provide a basis for further scientific 

studies of potential risks for developing 

ALS. 

This project purposes to collect 

information specific data related to ALS. 

The objective of this project is to 

develop state-based and metropolitan 

area-based surveillance projects for 

ALS. The primary goal of the state-based 

and metropolitan area-based 

surveillance project is to use these data 

to evaluate the completeness of the 

National ALS Registry. The secondary 

goal of the surveillance project is to 

obtain reliable and timely information 

on the incidence and prevalence of ALS 

and to better describe the demographic 

characteristics (e.g., age, race, sex, and 

geographic location) of those with ALS. 

Neurologists or their staff will 

complete an ALS Case Reporting Form 

on each of their ALS patients. This will 

be transmitted to the state or 

metropolitan health department. 

Approval is being requested for a 3-year 

period; it is estimated that there will be 

approximately 6,750 cases of ALS 

reported in the state and metropolitan 

areas during this 3-year period. An ALS 

Medical Record Verification Form will 

be collected on a subset of cases 

reported. 

Surveillance items to be collected 

include information to make sure that 

there are no duplicates such as full 

name, address, date of birth, and last 

five digits of the Social Security 

number. 

There are no costs to the neurologist 

respondents reporting the cases other 

than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form 

Number of 

responses 

per respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Neurologists .......................................................... Case Reporting Form ........................................... 2,250 5/60 188 

Neurologists .......................................................... Case Verification Form ......................................... 540 20/60 180 

Total ...................................................................... ............................................................................... .................... .................... 368 


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