Justification for Change

2012 – 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS)

(OMB no. 0920-0621, approved 01/04/2012, exp. date 01/31/2015)

Change Request for the 2013 NYTS

October 2, 2012

Summary

Information collection for the National Youth Tobacco Survey consists of a paper and pencil survey administered annually to U.S. middle and high school students. For administration of the survey in 2013, we request modification of questionnaire content as follows: Twenty-seven questions from the 2012 version of the NYTS will be dropped; 19 questions from the 2011 NYTS will be reinstated; and 8 new questions will be added.

Effect of Proposed Changes on Currently Approved Instruments and Attachments

In 2013, participating students will complete the revised Attachment I-1, “NYTS Questionnaire 2013,” instead of the previously approved instrument, “NYTS Questionnaire 2012.” There is no change in the total number of questions (81) or the estimated burden per response (45 minutes).

Justification

In the fall of 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) began collaborating with the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) in order to assist CTP with their new regulatory powers over tobacco. OSH and CTP agreed that the NYTS could be adapted to serve the needs of both sister agencies, thus avoiding duplication of effort. The Revision ICR approved in 2012 outlined a joint plan that allows NYTS questionnaire content to accommodate different areas of emphasis while maintaining a common instrument platform and data collection methodology. In odd-numbered years, NYTS questionnaire content will include questions specifically designed to support OSH’s programmatic needs, such as the ability to track Key Outcome Indicators for Evaluating Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs. In even-numbered years, NYTS questionnaire content will include questions specifically designed to monitor and inform CTP’s regulatory activities.

In 2012, the NYTS questionnaire was modified to collect custom content for CTP. The current Change Request will enable OSH to collect the custom content needed to monitor and evaluate its programmatic activities.

Supporting Documents

1. Attachment I-1, NYTS Questionnaire 2013

2. Attachment I-8 (rev), Summary of Changes for 2013

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