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causes more than 430,000 deaths in the program compliance; assess relative the key elements for inclusion in
nation, costing approximately $50–70 value and anticipated efficacy of addressing Federal cooperative
billion in medical expenses alone. The proposed future efforts; identify training agreement requirements, thus helping to
Centers for Disease Control and and technical assistance needs; monitor insure effective evidence and science-
Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking compliance with cooperative agreement based program planning and
and Health (OSH) provides funding to requirements; evaluate the progress development efforts of state public
state and territory health departments to made in achieving national and health departments.
develop, implement and evaluate program-specific goals; and respond to
comprehensive Tobacco Control inquiries regarding program activities The NTCP Chronicle supports OSH’s
Programs (TCPs) based on CDC and effectiveness. Cooperative broader mission of reducing the burden
guidelines provided in Best Practices for Agreement recipients submit this of tobacco use by enabling OSH staff to
Comprehensive Tobacco Control information, along with annual action more effectively identify the strengths
Programs—August 1999 (Atlanta, GA., plans with associated budgets, to CDC/ and weaknesses of individual TCPs; to
HHS) and Key Outcome Indicators for OSH through the on-line system known identify the strength of national
Evaluating Comprehensive Tobacco as the Chronicle. movement toward reaching the goals
Control Programs—May 2005 (Atlanta, Using a standardized format based on specified in Healthy People 2010; and to
GA., HHS). TCPs are population-based OSH’s program framework, the disseminate information related to
public health programs that are Chronicle enables grantees to describe successful public health interventions
designed to implement and evaluate their CDC-funded program activities, implemented by these organizations to
public health prevention and control expected outcomes, and report on prevent and control the burden of
strategies, such as: (1) Reduce disease, progress. By collecting and housing this tobacco use. State use of the electronic
disability and death related to tobacco information within a searchable system is voluntary.
use, and (2) reach those communities database, OSH can draw upon the state-
provided information to effectively The program is requesting a revision
most impacted by the burden of tobacco
use (e.g., racial/ethnic populations, rural fulfill its cooperative agreement of a currently approved data collection.
dwellers, the economically obligations. Namely to monitor, evaluate The revised content includes
disadvantaged, etc.). Support for these and compare individual programs, modifications to some of the Progress
programs is the cornerstone of OSH’s provide technical assistance to increase Report assessment questions, a
strategy for reducing the burden of the efficacy of state-driven initiatives, reduction in the number of fields a
tobacco use throughout the nation. and to assess and report aggregate cooperative agreement recipient is
Funding recipients are required to information regarding the overall required to respond to, and a
submit progress reports twice yearly to effectiveness of the National Tobacco recalculation to provide a more realistic
CDC. These reports are used by both the Control Program (NTCP). The NTCP burden estimate of the amount of time
Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) Chronicle is complementary to the required to complete the Progress
and OSH managers and project officers Grants.Gov electronic grant submission Report. There is no cost to the
for the following purposes: To monitor process by facilitating development of respondents other than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Number of Average
Number of responses burden per Total burden
Respondents respondents per response hours
respondent (in hrs.)

All States and DC ............................................................................................ 51 2 8 816

Dated: June 9, 2006. notice in the Federal Register on June DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Joan F. Karr, 6, 2006, requesting comments on HUMAN SERVICES
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for reporting requirements contained in the
Disease Control and Prevention. Interim Final Rule for the Administration for Children and
[FR Doc. E6–9337 Filed 6–14–06; 8:45 am] Reauthorization of the Temporary Families
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Assistance for Needy Families Program.
Submission for OMB Review;
As the subject rule has not yet been
Comment Request
published, the Administration for
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Children and Families is retracting the Title: 45 CFR 1309 Head Start
HUMAN SERVICES notice. Facilities Purchase, Major Renovation
and Construction.
Administration for Children and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OMB No.: 0970–0193.
Families Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer,
Description: The Head Start Bureau is
202–690–7275, rsargis@acf.hhs.gov.
Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting proposing to renew, without changes, 45
Requirement Under Emergency Review Dated: June 12, 2006. CFR part 1309. This rule contains the
by the Office of Management and Robert Sargis, administrative requirements for Head
Budget (OMB); Retraction Reports Clearance Officer. Start and Early Head Start grantees who
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[FR Doc. 06–5436 Filed 6–14–06; 8:45 am] apply for funding to purchase, renovate,
ACTION: Notice of retraction. or construct Head Start program
BILLING CODE 4184–01–M
facilities. The rule ensures that grantees
SUMMARY: The Administration for use standard business practices when
Children and Families published a acquiring real property and that Federal

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