[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 158 (Thursday, August 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47603-47604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18817]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-08-08AJ]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-4766 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Focus Group Testing to Effectively Plan and Tailor Cancer 
Prevention and Control Communication Campaigns--New--Division of Cancer 
Prevention and Control (DCPC), National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control 
(DCPC) is to reduce the burden of cancer in the United States through 
cancer prevention, reduction of risk, early detection, better 
treatment, and improved quality of life for cancer survivors. Toward 
this end, DCPC supports the scientific development, implementation, and 
evaluation of various health communication campaigns with an emphasis 
on specific cancer burdens. This process requires testing of messages, 
concepts, and materials prior to their final development and 
dissemination.
    CDC requests OMB approval of a generic information collection 
request to develop and test cancer prevention and control messages, 
including, but not limited to, colorectal and gynecologic cancers. 
Because communication campaigns will vary according to the type of 
cancer, qualitative dimensions of the message, and the type of 
respondents, DCPC has developed a reference set of questions that can 
be tailored for use in a variety of focus group-based information 
collections. The discussion guide for each focus group will be drawn 
from the reference set of pre-approved questions.
    Insights gained from the focus groups will assist in the 
development and/or refinement of messages and materials to ensure that 
the general public and other key audiences clearly understand the 
messages and are motivated to adopt the desired action. Screening 
information will be collected from potential respondents in order to 
identify those who represent key audiences for specific messages.
    The average burden for participating in a focus group discussion 
will be two hours. Over a three-year period, DCPC will conduct or 
sponsor up to 72 focus groups per year with an average of 12 
respondents each. There are no costs to respondents except their time. 
The total estimated annualized burden hours are 1,814.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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General Public........................  Screening Form..........           1,382               1            3/60
                                        Focus Group Guide.......             691               1               2
Health Care Providers.................  Screening Form..........             346               1            3/60
                                        Focus Group Guide.......             173               1               2
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    Dated: August 5, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-18817 Filed 8-13-08; 8:45 am]
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