[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 202 (Thursday, October 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52925-52926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26218]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The National Cancer 
Institute Information Service Comprehensive Evaluation

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 
(NCI), 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: The National Cancer Institute Cancer Information Service 
Comprehensive Evaluation. Type of Information Collection Request: New. 
Need and Use of Information Collection: The NCI Office of 
Communications has dedicated resources to the Cancer Information 
Service Branch to conduct an independent, scientifically designed and 
implemented evaluation of the Cancer Information Service (CIS), an NCI 
program that serves as a national resource for information and 
education about cancer. The study will assess the extend to which the 
program has been implemented and the impact and outcomes of the program 
in affecting the public and CIS partners. Partners are national, state, 
and regional organizations that collaborate with CIS.
    For this study, four separate data collection efforts will be 
conducted: (1) The National User Survey, a survey of a sample of CIS 
Information Service users; (2) The National Partner Survey, a survey of 
a sample of CIS networking, education program, and program development 
partners; (3) The Case Study Partner Survey in-depth interviews with 
selected partners; and (4) The Case Study Audience Survey, a survey of 
audiences served by selected partners. The National User Survey, The 
National Partner Survey, and The Case Study Partner Survey will be 
collected using telephone interviews. The Case Study Audience Survey 
will be collected using self-administered paper and pencil surveys of 
target audiences. The findings will form the basis of annual reports on 
evaluation findings. These reports will provide assistance in improving 
the programs, products, and services of CIS. Frequency of Response: One 
time only with the exception of the Case Study Incidence Survey which 
includes a pre and post survey. Affected Public: Organizations, 
individuals and households. Type of Respondents: Adults using CIS 
services and CIS partners. The annual reporting burden is as follows:

                                    Table 1.--Respondent and Burden Estimate
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                                                     Estimated                       Estimated       Estimated
                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total burden     annualized
      Type of  respondents           number of     responses of     hours  per         hours       burden  (over
                                    respondents   per respondent     response        requested       3 years)
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                                            The National User Survey
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Screener respondent.............             625               1            0.08              50              17
CIS users.......................            1875               1            0.42             788             263
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                                           The National Partner Survey
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CIS partners....................            1000               1            0.75             750             250
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                                          The Case Study Partner Survey
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CIS partners....................              24               1            0.75              18               6
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                                         The Case Study Audience Survey
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Event audience..................            1200               2            0.25             600             200
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      Total.....................            4724  ..............            0.45            2206             736
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $7,592. There 
are no Capital Cost 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 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans, 
contact Madeline La Porta, Project Officer for Evaluation, Cancer 
Information Service

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Branch, National Cancer Institute, 6116 Executive Boulevard, MSC 8322, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-8322, telephone (301) 594-8025, fax (301) 402-
0555.

Comments Due Date

    Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of 
having their full effect if received on or before December 17, 2001.

    Dated: October 9, 2001.
Reesa L. Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 01-26218 Filed 10-17-01; 8:45 am]
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