[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 62 (Monday, April 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15703-15704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6064]


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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 
3507(a)(1)(D) 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) request 
a review and approval of the information listed below. The proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on October 26, 2006 on page 62597 and allowed 60 days for public 
comment. One public comment was 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: 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 2003: OMB 0925-0507, 
Exp. Date: 8/31/03; and HINTS 2005: OMB  0925-0538, Exp. Date 
11/30/2007), 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 (for example, the increase in 
information available on the Internet and the use of email as a method 
of communication), 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: 11,670; 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.36; Average Burden 
Hours per Response: .24; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 
Requested: 3,739. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: 
$59,824. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating 
or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                             Estimated                       Estimated
                   Type of respondent                        number of     Frequency of      number of     Average hours    Annual hour     Respondent
                                                            respondents      response        responses     per response       burden          cost**
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Pilot RDD screener only.................................             133               1             133           .0833              11            $176
Pilot RDD screener and interview........................             200               2             400          *.2500             100           1,600
Additional RDD screeners for advance materials test.....             450               1             450           .0833              37             592
Pilot mail survey.......................................             640               1             640           .3333             213           3,408
RDD screener only.......................................           2,333               1           2,333           .0833             194           3,104
RDD screener and interview..............................           3,500               2           7,000          *.2500           1,750          28,000
Mail survey.............................................           3,500               1           3,500           .3333           1,167          18,672
Telephone screener only for mail followup...............             457               1             457           .0833              38             608
Telephone screener and interview for mail followup......             457               2             914          *.2500             229           3,664
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    Total...............................................          11,670  ..............          15,827  ..............           3,739         59,824
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* (0.833 + 0.4167) / 2 = 0.2500.
** Hourly wage rate = $16.00.

    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 
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 Office for NIH. To request more information on 
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans 
and instruments, contact Bradford W. Hesse, PhD, 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 30-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: March 23, 2007.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
 [FR Doc. E7-6064 Filed 3-30-07; 8:45 am]
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