[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11298-11299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4588]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The National Institute on 
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Health Information Customer 
Satisfaction Survey

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 Institute on 
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 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.

Proposed Collection

    Title: NIDCD Health Information Customer Satisfaction Survey. Type 
of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The NIDCD was established in 1988 to conduct and support 
biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal 
and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, 
speech, and language. In support of its mission, the Institute 
disseminates health education and information material related to 
deafness and other communication disorders to health professionals, 
patients, people in industry, and the public. The NIDCD will conduct a 
survey to evaluate the efficacy of its health messages and the 
effectiveness of disseminating health-related information materials 
through the NIDCD Information Clearinghouse. The proposed survey is 
expected to yield data that will assist with measuring the 
effectiveness and efficiency of the NIDCD health education outreach 
efforts by collecting and then tracking data about the users of the 
health information. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected 
Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profit; not-
for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal; Federal Government. 
Type of Respondents: Patients and relatives of patients, general 
public, physicians and other professionals. The annual reporting burden 
is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000; Estimated Number 
of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 
.0668; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 668. An 
estimate of annualized cost to respondents for the hour burden for this 
information collection is presented in the table below. There are no 
direct costs to the respondents themselves but the cost to them may be 
calculated in terms of the costs of their time spent in responding to 
the questions. The estimated annualized cost to respondents would be: 
$12,859.00. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no 
Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies

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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 appropriated automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Dr. Marin Allen, Chief, Office of Health 
Communication and Public Liaison (OHCPL), or Shirley LaBella, Deputy 
Chief, OHCPL, OD, NIDCD, NIH, Blg. 31, Room 3C-35, 9000 Rockville Pike, 
Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-7243 or E-
mail your request, including your address to: [email protected]

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before April 
24, 2001.

    Dated: February 14, 2001.
W. David Kerr,
Executive Officer, NIDCD.
[FR Doc. 01-4588 Filed 2-22-01; 8:45 am]
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