[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42348-42349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14491]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The National Diabetes 
Education Program Survey of the Public

SUMMARY: Under provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive 
and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request 
for review and approval of the information collection listed below. 
This proposed information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register on September 9, 2003, pages 53176-53177, 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: The National Diabetes Educations 
Program Survey of the Public. Type of Information Collection Request: 
New. Need and Use of Information Collection: The National Diabetes 
Education Program (NDEP) is a partnership of the National Institutes of 
Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
and more than 200 public and private organizations. The long-term goals 
of the NDEP are to improve the treatment and health outcomes of people 
with diabetes, to promote early diagnosis, and, ultimately, to prevent 
the onset of diabetes. The NDEP objectives are: (1) To increase 
awareness of the seriousness of diabetes, its risk factors, and 
strategies for preventing diabetes and its complications among people 
at risk for diabetes; (2) to improve understanding about diabetes and 
its control and to promote better self-management behaviors among 
people with diabetes; (3) to improve health care providers' 
understanding of diabetes and its control and to promote an integrated 
approach to care; (4) to promote health care policies that improve the 
quality of and access to diabetes care.
    Multiple strategies have been devised to address the NDEP 
objectives. These have been described in the NDEP Strategic Plan and 
include: (1) Creating partnerships with other organizations concerned 
about diabetes; (2) developing and implementing awareness and education 
activities with special emphasis on reaching the racial and ethnic 
populations disproportionately affected by diabetes; (3) identifying, 
developing, and disseminating educational tools and resources for the 
program's diverse audiences; (4) promoting policies and activities to 
improve the quality of and access to diabetes care.
    The NDEP evaluation will document the extent to which the NDEP 
program has been implemented, and how successful it has been in meeting 
program objectives. The evaluation relies heavily on data gathered from 
existing national surveys such as National Health and Nutrition 
Examination Survey (NHANES), the National Health Interview Survey 
(NHIS), the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), among 
others for this information. This clearance request is for the 
collection of additional primary data from NDEP target audiences on 
some key process and impact measures that are necessary to effectively 
evaluate the program. Approval is requested for survey of the public 
including people at risk for diabetes, people with diabetes and their 
families.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or 
households. Type of Respondents: Adults. The annual reporting burden is 
as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 1600; Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: .25; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 400. The annualized 
cost to respondents is estimated at: $8,000.00. There are no Capital 
Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                            Estimates of Hour Burden
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                                                     Number of     Frequency of    Average time     Total hour
               Type of respondents                  respondents      response      per response       burden
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Public, including people at risk for diabetes,              1600               1             .25             400
 patients and their family members..............
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    Totals......................................           1,600  ..............  ..............             400
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                                               Cost to Respondents
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                                                     Number of     Frequency of     Hourly wage     Respondent
               Type of respondents                  respondents      response          rate            cost
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Public, including people at risk for diabetes,              1600               1          $20.00       $8,000.00
 patients and their family members..............
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............       $8,000.00
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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 public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 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 Joanne Gallivan, M.S., R.D., Director, 
National Diabetes Education Program, NIDDK, NIH, Building 31, Room 
9A04, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number 
(301) 494-6110 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 received within 30 days of 
the date of this publication.

    Dated: June 28, 2005.
Barbara Merchant,
Executive Officer, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 05-14491 Filed 7-21-05; 8:45 am]
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