[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22507-22508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09177]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; The Social Security
Administration (SSA)-National Institutes of Health (NIH) Collaboration
to Improve the Disability Determination Process: Calibration II &
Predictive Validity Testing of Item Response Theory-Computer Adaptive
Testing Tools (IRT-CAT) (CC)
Summary: 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 Clinical
Center (CC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), will publish periodic
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summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies are invited on one or more of the following points: (1)
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
To Submit Comments and For Further Information: To obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing,
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Daniel
Hobbs, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Research Center, 6100
Executive Blvd. Suite 3C01 MSC 7515, Bethesda, MD 20892-7515 or call
non-toll-free number 301-496-3817 or Email your request, including your
address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans
and instruments must be requested in writing.
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Proposed Collection: The SSA-NIH Collaboration to Improve the
Disability Determination Process: Calibration II & Predictive Validity
Testing of IRT-CAT Tools, 0925-New, Clinical Center (CC), National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The Social Security
Administration (SSA) entered into an interagency agreement (IAA) with
the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC),
Rehabilitation Medicine Department (RMD), to explore innovative methods
of functional assessment to improve SSA's disability determination
process. As part of its study, NIH recommended item response theory
(IRT) coupled with computer adaptive testing (CAT) as a promising
approach to efficiently and consistently capture claimant functional
information to assist SSA adjudicators. IRT is a framework for the
design, analysis, and scoring of tests, questionnaires, and similar
instruments measuring abilities, aptitudes, and other variables. It is
often the preferred method for the development of tests such as the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and the Graduate Management Admission
Test (GMAT).
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 11,361.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average time
Type of respondents Number of Frequency of per response Annual hour
respondents response (in hours) burden
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Initial Recruitment Contact (pre-notification 13,260 1 3/60 663
packages)......................................
Screener Call (Not Interested).................. 8,089 1 3/60 405
Screener Call (Participate)..................... 5,171 1 15/60 1293
SSA Claimant Survey 1 (Including reminder call/ 3,500 1 1 3,500
email).........................................
SSA Claimant Survey 2 (Including reminder call/ 3,000 1 1 3,000
email).........................................
Normative Population Survey 1................... 2,000 1 45/60 1,500
Normative Population Survey 2................... 2,000 1 30/60 1,000
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Dated: April 3, 2014.
David Henderson,
Deputy Director, Clinical Center, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2014-09177 Filed 4-21-14; 8:45 am]
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