Change Request

CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Change Request for OMB Control No. 0910-0932

National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), 2026

October 2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is seeking OMB approval of this nonmaterial/non-substantive change request to update study documents indicating transfer of NYTS to FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products and revise documentation to align with the Executive Order 14168 Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.

The content of the 2026 instrument remains largely consistent with the past NYTS surveys. For 2024-2026, there are no changes to the estimated burden per response, the frequency of data collection for the survey instrument, the recruitment scripts, or the checklist used by teachers.

The overall burden is higher than the previous cycle due to the increased sample size because of declining response rates. The 2024-2026 NYTS approval was based on 30,806 annualized responses and 22,086 annualized burden hours for 2024. The 2026 NYTS is estimated to include 31,471 responses and 22,600 annualized burden hours.

Overview of Changes to Documents

Document	Tracked Change Documents	Description of Major Changes
Supporting Statement Part A		Provided context for the transfer to FDA and updated administrative information associated with the transfer (OMB number, name of agency, government point of contact, contractor, consultants) Stated updates to the questionnaire and psychometric testing plan in compliance with the Executive Order 14168. Updated assumed response rate based on the 2024 NYTS, the number of schools sampled, and estimated burden hours, cost to respondents, annualized study cost, and annualized estimates of respondents and burden and accompanying tables.
Supporting Statement Part B		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer. Updated assumed response rate based on the 2024 NYTS and the number of schools sampled. Included results and recommendations from the 2024 and 2025 psychometric testing.
Statement communication materials (Attachment D1)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
State-level recruitment script for the National Youth Tobacco Survey (Attachment D2)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
District notification letter (Attachment E1)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer. Minor change to be consistent across study documents.
District-level recruitment script for the National Youth Tobacco Survey (Attachment E2)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
School notification letter flyer (Attachment F1)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
School follow-up emails (Attachment F2)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
School-level recruitment script for the National Youth Tobacco Survey (Attachment F3)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Refusal conversion letter (Attachment F4)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
School coordinator letter (Attachment G1)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
School coordinator instructions (Attachment G2)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Logistics call script (Attachment G6)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
National Youth Tobacco Survey questionnaire (Attachment H1)		Updated to align with the Executive Order 14168. Edited brand examples and brand options based on market-share data.
Parent permission form Factsheet Active in English (Attachments H2)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Parent permission form Factsheet Passive in English (Attachments H3)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Parent permission form Factsheet Active in Spanish (Attachments H4)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Parent permission form Factsheet Passive in Spanish (Attachments H5)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Teacher proctor instructions (Attachment I1)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Teacher proctor questionnaire administration script (Attachment I2)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
SC Teacher proctor URL access code email (Attachment I3)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Teacher class participation form for the National Youth Tobacco Survey (Attachment I4)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
IRB documentation (Attachment J)		Updated with FDA Approval
Sample Table Shells (Attachment K)		Updated to align with the Executive Order 14168.
Detailed sampling plan D2 (Attachment L)		Updated assumed response rate based on the 2024 NYTS, the number of schools sampled, and expected number of respondents.
Psychometric testing plan (Attachment M)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer. Updated to align with the Executive Order 14168.
Parent consent for youth cognitive testing (Attachment N1)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Invitation letter to youth screener (Attachment N2)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Youth consent form (Attachment N3)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Cognitive testing screener (Attachment N4)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer.
Cognitive interview questionnaire (Attachment N5)		Updated administrative information associated with the transfer. Updated to align with the Executive Order 14168.