[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41030-41031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11381]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Collection of 
Demographic and Smoking/Tobacco Use Information from NCI Cancer 
Information Service Clients

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute, the National 
Institutes of Health has submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection 
below. This proposed information collection was previously published in 
the Federal Register on Friday, January 20, 2006, page 3313 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 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: Collection of Demographic and Smoking/
Tobacco Use Information from NCI Cancer Information Service Clients.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Revision.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The NCI's Cancer 
Information Service (CIS) provides accurate and up-to-date cancer 
information to the public through a toll-free telephone number (1-800-
4-CANCER) and LiveHelp, an online instant messaging service. In 
addition, CIS provides smoking cessation assistance through a telephone 
quitline (accessed through 1-800-44U-QUIT or 1-800-QUITNOW). Eligible 
smoking cessation clients have the opportunity to participate in a 
callback service, which provides up to four follow-up counseling calls. 
Characterizing CIS clients is essential to customer service, program 
planning, and promotion. Currently CIS conducts a brief survey of a 
sample of telephone and LiveHelp clients at the end of usual service 
(OMB No. 0925-0208); the survey includes three customer service and 
five demographic questions (age, sex, race, ethnicity, education). This 
request is to supplement the current data collection activity by 
adding: (1) Four demographic questions related to income, health 
insurance coverage, and regular source of health care; (2) 20 smoking 
intake questions for individuals seeking smoking cessation assistance; 
and (3) one smoking follow-up question for smoking cessation clients 
participating in the callback service. The demographic questions will 
allow CIS to better measure the program's reach to underserved 
populations and program impacts on these populations. The smoking 
intake questions are necessary as part of the needs assessment process 
for smoking cessation clients. Information about clients smoking 
history, previous quit attempts, and motivations to quit smoking will 
enable Information Specialists to provide effective individualized 
counseling. The smoking follow-up question will allow CIS to track 
clients smoking behavior and measure quit rates over the period of the 
callback service. Consistent with the current data collection, the 
proposed questions will be asked of clients who are cancer patients, 
family members and friends of patients, and the general public. The 
proposed sampling is consistent with the current data collection, with 
25% of telephone and quitline clients sampled for the proposed 
demographic questions. If the call is the result of a special 
promotion, 50% of callers will be surveyed. Overall, it is estimated 
that 36% of telephone and quitline clients will be sampled for the 
demographic questions. The demographic questions will be asked of 50% 
of LiveHelp clients; the higher sampling rate is necessary due to the 
lower response rate among online clients. The proposed smoking intake 
questions will be asked of 100% of smoking cessation clients and the 
smoking follow-up question will be asked of 100% of smoking cessation 
clients participating in the callback service. Table 1 presents the 
estimated numbers of respondents, numbers of responses per respondent, 
average burden hours per response, and annual burden hours for each 
subgroup of respondents. The combined total to be surveyed each year is 
approximately 49,400 CIS clients for a total of 1,578 annual burden 
hours.
    Frequency of Response: Single time for demographic and smoking 
intake questions; up to four times for the smoking follow-up question.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Type of Respondents: Cancer patients, family members and friends of 
cancer patients, and general public who contact CIS via telephone or 
online. The annual reporting burden is presented in Table 1.

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                                 Table 1.--Respondent and Burden Hour Estimates
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                                                                Estimated
                                          Estimated number      number of      Average  burden  Estimated  total
           Type of respondents             of respondents     responses per      hours  per      annual  burden
                                                               respondent         response      hours  requested
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Telephone Clients: \1\
    Demographic questions...............            40,700                 1             .0302             1,229
Quitline Smoking Cessation Clients1, 2
Reactive Clients:
    Demographic & smoking intake                     1,900                 1             .0611               116
     questions..........................
    Smoking intake questions only.......             3,400                 1             .0309               105
Proactive Callback Clients \3\
    Demographic & smoking intake                       500                 1             .0611                31
     questions plus follow-up question..                                \5\4             .0017                 3
    Smoking intake questions plus follow-              900                 1             .0309                28
     up question........................                               \5\ 4             .0017                 6
        Subtotal Quitline Clients.......             6,700  ................  ................  ................
LiveHelp Clients: \4\
    Demographic questions...............             2,000                 1             .0302                60
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            Total.......................            49,400  ................  ................             1,578
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\1\ Approximately 36% of telephone and quitline clients will be sampled for the demographic questions.
\2\ 100% of smoking cessation clients will be asked the smoking intake questions.
\3\ 100% of smoking cessation clients participating in the callback service will be asked the smoking follow-up
  question (at up to 4 callbacks).
\4\ Approximately 50% of LiveHelp clients will be sampled for the demographic questions.
\5\ (Follow-up question only).

    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at approximately: 
$28,546. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, 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 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 suggestion 
regarding the items 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 Linda Squiers, Ph.D., Project Officer for 
Research, Cancer Information Service Branch, National Cancer Institute, 
NIH, 6116 Executive Blvd., MSC 8322, Rockville, MD 20892-8322, or call 
non-toll-free number 301-594-9075 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 within 30-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: July 10, 2006.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E6-11381 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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