[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 12514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05194]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; A Generic Submission
for Formative Research, Pretesting and Customer Satisfaction of NCI's
Communication and Education Resources (NCI)
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 National Cancer
Institute, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish
periodic 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 to address 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) The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) 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: Nina
Goodman, Public Health Advisor, Office of Communication and Public
Liaison, 9609 Medical Center Drive, RM 2E446 Rockville, MD, 20850 or
call non-toll-free number (240) 276-6600 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: A Generic Submission for Formative Research,
Pretesting and Customer Satisfaction of NCI's Communication and
Education Resources (NCI), 0925-0046, Expiration Date 05/31/2016,
REVISION, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of
Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: As part of NCI's mandate
from Congress to disseminate information on cancer research, detection,
prevention, and treatment, the Institute develops a wide variety of
messages and materials. Testing these messages and materials assesses
their potential effectiveness in reaching and communicating with their
intended audience while they are still in the developmental stage and
can be revised. The formative research and pretesting process thus
contributes to maximizing NCI's limited dollar resources for
information dissemination and education. NCI also must ensure the
relevance, utility, and appropriateness of the many educational
programs and products that the Institute produces. Customer
satisfaction studies help NCI identify modifications necessary to meet
the needs of NCI's various target audiences. Since the previous
submission, there have been 10 approved sub-studies with an approved
request of just under 1400 burden hours over 2.5 years. Approval is
requested for the conduct of multiple studies annually using such
methods as interviews, focus groups, and various types of surveys. The
content, timing, and number of respondents to be included in each sub-
study will vary, depending on the nature of the message/material/
program being assessed, the methodology selected, and the target
audiences.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 33,000.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Frequency of Time per
Category of respondents Form name Number of response per response (in Burden hours
respondents respondent hours)
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Healthcare Providers and Focus Groups, 16,500 1 1 16,500
Professionals including those Individual In-
working in health field Depth
(e.g., cancer researchers). Interviews,
Brief
Interviews,
Surveys,
Website
Usability
Testing.
General Public, Cancer Focus Groups, 16,500 1 1 16,500
Patients, Friends and Individual In-
Families of Patients. Depth
Interviews,
Brief
Interviews,
Surveys,
Website
Usability
Testing.
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Totals.................... ................ 33,000 33,000 .............. 33,000
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Dated: February 23, 2016.
Karla Bailey,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Cancer Institute, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2016-05194 Filed 3-8-16; 8:45 am]
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