[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 154 (Friday, August 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46297-46298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18346]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0281; 30-day notice]


Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Send written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days 
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 
202-395-6974.
    Proposed Project: Prevention Communication Formative Research--
Revision--OMB No. 0990-0281--Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion
    Abstract: The information collected will be formative research to 
develop messages and materials, in support of development of disease 
prevention and health promotion information, including the Physical 
Activity and Dietary Guidelines for Americans. It is necessary to 
obtain consumer input to understand the information needs, attitudes, 
and beliefs of the audience in order to tailor messages, as well as to 
assist with clarity, understandability, and acceptance of prototyped 
messages, materials, and online tools. This generic clearance request 
describes data collection activities involving a limited set of 
consumer interviews, focus groups, Web concept testing, message 
testing, and usability testing. Frequency, reporting is on occasion. 
The program requests a three-year clearance.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
     Data collection task        Instrument/form     Number of     responses per   per response   Total response
                                      name          respondents     respondent      (in hours)        burden
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In depth interviews (Limited    Screener........             133               1           10/60              22
 Literacy Consumers).
                                Interview.......              33               1             1.5              50
                                Confidentiality               33               1            5/60               3
                                 Agreement.
In depth Interviews (Health     Screener........              75               1           10/60              13
 Intermediaries).
                                Interview.......              25               1             1.5              38
                                Confidentiality               25               1            5/60               2
                                 Agreement.
In depth Interviews (Public     Screener........              50               1           10/60               8
 Health Professionals).
                                Interview.......              25               1             1.5              38
                                Confidentiality               25               1            5/60               2
                                 Agreement.
In person Focus Groups (35)--   Screener........             372               1           10/60              62
 Limited Literacy Consumers.
                                Focus Group.....              93               1               2             186
                                Confidentiality               93               1            5/60               8
                                 Agreement.
In Person Focus Groups (20)--   Screener........             159               1           10/60              27
 Health Intermediaries.
                                Focus Group.....              53               1               2             106
                                Confidentiality               53               1            5/60               4
                                 Agreement.
In person Focus Groups (15)--   Screener........              80               1           10/60              13
 Public Health Professionals.
                                Focus Group.....              40               1               2              80
                                Confidentiality               40               1            5/60               3
                                 Agreement.
Usability and other testing of  Screener........             400               1           10/60              68
 prototype materials (print
 and Web).

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                                Usability Test..             100               1             1.5             150
                                Confidentiality              100               1            5/60               8
                                 Agreement.
Web-based concept and           Screener........               0               1               0               0
 prototype testing.
                                Web-test........             167               1               1             167
                                Confidentiality              167               1            5/60              14
                                 Agreement.
In person message testing.....  Screener........             200               1           10/60              33
                                Message Test....              50               1               1              50
                                Confidentiality               50               1            5/60               4
                                 Agreement.
Telephone-based message         Screener........             268               1           10/60              45
 testing.
                                Telephone Test..              67               1               1              67
                                Confidentiality               67               1            5/60               6
                                 Agreement.
Web-based message testing.....  Screener........               0               1           10/60               0
                                Web-test........             115               1               1             115
                                Confidentiality              115               1            5/60              10
                                 Agreement.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,402
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Mary Oliver-Anderson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-18346 Filed 8-7-08; 8:45 am]
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