[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 207 (Thursday, October 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62597-62598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17964]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Health Information National 
Trends Survey 2007 (HINTS 2007)

    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

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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: Health Information National Trends Survey 2007 (HINTS 2007).
    Type of Information Collection Request: New.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: Building on the first two 
rounds of HINTS data collection, HINTS 2007 will continue to provide 
NCI with a comprehensive assessment of the American public's current 
access to, and use of, information about cancer, including cancer 
prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. The 
content of the survey will focus on understanding the degree to which 
members of the general population understand vital cancer prevention 
messages. More importantly, this NCI survey will couple knowledge-
related questions with inquiries into the communication channels 
through which understanding is being obtained. HINTS is intended to be 
the foundation of NCI's effort to build on the opportunities presented 
by a national shift in communication context, and by so doing, improve 
the nation's ability to reduce the national cancer burden. Data will be 
used (1) To understand individuals sources of and access to cancer-
related information; (2) to measure progress in improving cancer 
knowledge and communication to the general public; (3) to develop 
appropriate messages for the public about cancer prevention, detection, 
diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship; and (4) to identify research 
gaps and guide decisions about NCI's research efforts in health 
promotion and health communication.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Type of Respondents: U.S. Adults.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,599.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: .33.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 3,576.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $35,760. There 
are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance 
Costs to report.

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                                                     Estimated
               Type of respondent                    number of     Frequency of    Average hours    Annual hour
                                                    respondents      response      per response       burden
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Pilot RDD Screener..............................             250               1           .0833              21
Pilot RDD Interview\*\..........................             150               1           .4167              63
Pilot Mail Survey...............................             150               1           .3333              50
RDD Screener....................................           5,833               1           .0833             486
RDD Interview\*\................................           3,500               1           .4167           1,458
Mail Survey.....................................           3,660               1           .3333           1,219
Telephone Screener for Followup of Mail.........             956               1           .0833              80
Telephone Interview for Follow-up of Mail\*\....             478               1           .4167             199
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    Totals......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           3,576
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\*\ Pilot survey and HINTS 2007 RDD interview respondents are a subset of the RDD screener respondents.
  Similarly, the telephone interview respondents in the followup of mail nonrespondents are a subset of the
  telephone screener respondents in the followup of mail nonrespondents. N = 10,849.

    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.

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 Bradford W. Hesse, Ph.D., Project Officer, 
National Cancer Institute, NIH, EPN 4068, 6130 Executive Boulevard MSC 
7365, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7365, or call non-toll-free number 301-
594-9904, or FAX your request to 301-480-2198, 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 60-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: October 18, 2006.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
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