[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65133-65134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27028]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, National Kidney 
Disease Education Program Evaluation Survey

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve the information collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register. August 5, 2002 (67 FR 50678-50679), and allowed 60-days for 
public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this 
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The 
National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the 
respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection 
that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 
1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection:

    Title: National Kidney Disease Education Program Evaluation Survey. 
Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: NIDDK will conduct a survey to monitor and 
evaluate the effects of a pilot kidney disease education program. This 
will be accomplished through baseline and follow-up surveys of the 
primary target audience members, i.e., African American adults and 
primary care providers, in four pilot site locations. The search is 
designed to assess the overall impact of the program, but also to 
provide information that will be useful in developing and refining this 
and future programs. Frequency of Response: A baseline and follow-up 
survey will each require a onetime response. Affected Public: 
Individuals or households, clinics or doctor's offices. Type of 
Respondents: African-American adults and primary care providers (e.g., 
physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, etc.). The 
annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 
2,000; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1 (Respondents 
will answer a single survey: African American adults will complete a 20 
minute computer assisted telephone interview (CATI); Primary care 
providers will complete a 10 minute faxed survey); Average Burden Hours 
Per Response: .298 and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 
596. The annualized total cost to respondents is estimated at $10,684. 
All respondents will be contacted via telephone. To reduce respondent 
burden and overall costs of administering the study, it is expected 
that random digit dialing will be used to contact African American 
adults and telephone lists will be used to contact primary care 
providers. Because different program materials will be developed for 
each audience the questionnaires will be tailored such that respondents 
will be asked only target-audience pertinent questions. There are no 
Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to 
report.

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                                                     Number of     Frequency of    Average time     Annual hour
               Type of respondents                  respondents      response      per response       burden
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African Americans...............................           1,600             1.0             .33             528
Primary Care Providers..........................             400             1.0             .17              68
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    Total.......................................           2,000  ..............  ..............             596
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    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 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 appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated burden and associated response time, should be directed 
to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, 
New Executive Office Building, Room 102353, Washington, DC 20503, 
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Dr. Thomas Hostetter, Project Officer, Director, 
NIDDK National Kidney Disease Education Program, NIH, Building 31, 6707 
Democracy Bldg, Room 625, Bethesda, MD 20892-2560,

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or call non-toll free number 301-594-8864 or e-mail your request, 
including your address, to: [email protected],nih.gov.
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information are best 
assured of having full effect if they are received within 30 days of 
the date of this publication.

    Dated: October 17, 2002.
John C. Condray,
Acting Project Clearance Liaison, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 02-27028 Filed 10-21-02; 8:45 am]
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