[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73112-73113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25601]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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
CDC/ATSDR Formative Research and Tool Development--New -- Office of
the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requests approval
for a new generic information collection plan entitled CDC/ATSDR
Formative Research and Tool Development. This
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information collection plan is designed to allow CDC to conduct
formative research information collection activities for developing new
tools and methodologies to support agency research, surveillance,
program evaluation, communications, health promotion, and research
project development. It helps researchers identify and understand the
characteristics 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 looks at
the community in which a public health intervention is planned 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 occurs before a program is designed and
implemented, or while a program is being conducted.
CDC conducts formative research to develop public-sensitive and
effective communication messages and data collection tools. To develop
scientifically valid and appropriate methods, interventions, and
instruments, cycles of interviews and focus groups are designed to
inform the development of a product.
Products from these formative research studies will be used for
prevention of illness and disease. 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 process.
This request may include 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 may include the 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 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 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. There is no cost to participants other than their time.
Annual estimated burden is 18,750 hours.
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Number of
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per Average hours Total response
respondents respondent per response burden (Hrs.)
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General public and health care Screener........ 5,000 1 15/60 1,250
providers.
Interview....... 5,000 1 1 5,000
Focus Group 5,000 1 2 10,000
Interview.
Survey.......... 5,000 1 30/60 2,500
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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. 2016-25601 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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