[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66007-66008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27431]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-16-0840]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments
should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Formative Research and Tool Development (OMB Control No. 0920-0840,
Expiration 02/29/2016)--Extension--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral
Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) requests a
three-year approval and extension of the ``Formative Research and Tool
Development'' generic information collection plan. This information
collection request is designed to allow NCHHSTP to conduct formative
research information collection activities used to inform many aspects
of surveillance, communications, health promotion, and research project
development for NCHHSTP's 4 priority diseases (HIV/AIDS, sexually
transmitted diseases/infections (STD/STI), viral hepatitis,
tuberculosis elimination and the Division of School and Adolescent
Heath (DASH).
Formative research is the basis for developing effective strategies
including communication channels, for influencing behavior change. It
helps researchers identify and understand the characteristics--
interests, behaviors and needs--of target populations that influence
their decisions and actions.
Formative research is integral in developing programs as well as
improving existing and ongoing programs. Formative research also looks
at the community in which a public health intervention is being or will
be implemented and helps the project staff understand the interests,
attributes and needs of different populations and persons in that
community. Formative research is research that occurs before a program
is designed and implemented, or while a program is being conducted.
NCHHSTP formative research is necessary for developing new programs
or adapting programs that deal with the complexity of behaviors, social
context, cultural identities, and health care that underlie the
epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB in the U.S, as
well as for school and adolescent health.
CDC conducts formative research to develop public-sensitive
communication messages and user friendly tools prior to developing or
recommending interventions, or care. Sometimes these studies are
entirely behavioral but most often they are cycles of interviews and
focus groups designed to inform the development of a product.
Products from these formative research studies will be used for
prevention of HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), viral
Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis. Findings from these studies may also be
presented as evidence to disease-specific National Advisory Committees,
to support revisions to recommended prevention and intervention
methods, as well as new recommendations.
Much of CDC's health communication takes place within campaigns
that have fairly lengthy planning periods--timeframes that accommodate
the standard Federal process for approving data collections. Short term
qualitative interviewing and cognitive research techniques have
previously proven invaluable in the development of scientifically valid
and population-appropriate methods, interventions, and instruments.
This request includes studies investigating the utility and
acceptability of proposed sampling and recruitment methods,
intervention contents and delivery, questionnaire domains, individual
questions, and interactions with project staff or electronic data
collection equipment. These activities will also provide information
about how respondents answer questions and ways in which question
response bias and error can be reduced.
This request also includes collection of information from public
health programs to assess needs related to initiation of a new program
activity or expansion or changes in scope or implementation of existing
program
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activities to adapt them to current needs. The information collected
will be used to advise programs and provide capacity-building
assistance tailored to the identified needs.
Overall, these development activities are intended to provide
information that will increase the success of the surveillance or
research projects through increasing response rates and decreasing
response error, thereby decreasing future data collection burden to the
public. The studies that will be covered under this request will
include one or more of the following investigational modalities: (1)
Structured and qualitative interviewing for surveillance, research,
interventions and material development, (2) cognitive interviewing for
development of specific data collection instruments, (3) methodological
research (4) usability testing of technology-based instruments and
materials, (5) field testing of new methodologies and materials, (6)
investigation of mental models for health decision-making, to inform
health communication messages, and (7) organizational needs assessments
to support development of capacity. Respondents who will participate in
individual and group interviews (qualitative, cognitive, and computer
assisted development activities) are selected purposively from those
who respond to recruitment advertisements.
In addition to utilizing advertisements for recruitment,
respondents who will participate in research on survey methods may be
selected purposively or systematically from within an ongoing
surveillance or research project. Participation of respondents is
voluntary. The total burden hours are 55,820. There is no cost to
participants other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per Average hours
respondents respondent per response
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General public........................ Screener Att6........... 68,208 1 10/60
Healthcare providers.................. Screener Att6........... 29,232 1 10/60
General public........................ Consent Forms Att9...... 34,104 1 5/60
Healthcare providers.................. Consent Forms Att9...... 14,616 1 5/60
General public........................ Individual interview 5,544 1 1
Att4.
Healthcare providers.................. Individual Interview 2,376 1 1
Att4.
General Public........................ Focus Group Interview 3,360 1 2
Att7.
Healthcare providers.................. Focus Group Interview 1,440 1 2
Att7.
General public........................ Survey of Individual 25,200 1 30/60
Att5.
Healthcare providers.................. Survey of Individual 10,800 1 30/60
Att5.
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-27431 Filed 10-27-15; 8:45 am]
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