FDA Comment Request on the National Youth Tobacco Survey
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This notice opens a public comment period on the FDA’s plan to continue and revise the National Youth Tobacco Survey for 2027–2029. The survey collects national data on tobacco and nicotine use among students in grades 6–12, including e-cigarettes, cigarettes, cigars, nicotine pouches, smokeless tobacco, hookahs, and related products. Schools, school districts, state education officials, teachers, parents, and students may be involved in the data collection. Comments are due by July 6, 2026, and should focus on whether the survey is needed, whether the estimated burden is accurate, and how FDA could make the process clearer or less time-consuming.
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Key Changes
- Opens a 60-day public comment period on the FDA’s proposed 2027–2029 National Youth Tobacco Survey information collection
- Adds burden estimates for parents or guardians who complete active consent forms
- Increases the estimated sample and total burden because school-based survey response rates have declined
Obligations
What this law requires
Any person submitting a comment on the proposed National Youth Tobacco Survey information collection must submit the comment by July 6, 2026; late, untimely filed comments will not be considered.
Electronic comments must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 6, 2026.
Written or paper comments must be mailed, hand delivered, or sent by courier to the FDA Dockets Management Staff at 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, and must be postmarked or have a delivery-service acceptance receipt dated on or before July 6, 2026.
All comment submissions must include Docket No. FDA-2026-N-3070 for “Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Youth Tobacco Survey.”
A commenter who wants to submit confidential information must submit the comment only as a written/paper submission, not electronically.