[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 227 (Monday, November 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71012-71013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27793]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The National Diabetes 
Education Program Comprehensive Evaluation Plan

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive 
and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approval of the information listed below. The proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on September 8, 2008, pages

[[Page 71013]]

52052-52053 and allowed 60 days for public comment. The National 
Institutes of Health received one comment that was determined to be not 
relevant to the specific questions stated in the notice. 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, the collection of information 
that has been extended, revised, or implemented unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: The National Diabetes Educations 
Program Comprehensive Evaluation Plan. Type of Information Collection 
Request: Extension of a currently approved collection (0925-
0552). Need and Use of Information Collection: The National Diabetes 
Education Program (NDEP) is a partnership of the National Institutes of 
Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
and more than 200 public and private organizations. The long-term goals 
of the NDEP are to improve the treatment and health outcomes of people 
with diabetes, to promote early diagnosis, and, ultimately, to prevent 
the onset of diabetes. The NDEP objectives are: (1) To increase 
awareness of the seriousness of diabetes, its risk factors, and 
strategies for preventing diabetes and its complications among people 
at risk for diabetes; (2) to improve understanding about diabetes and 
its control and to promote better self-management behaviors among 
people with diabetes; (3) to improve health care providers' 
understanding of diabetes and its control and to promote an integrated 
approach to care; (4) to promote health care policies that improve the 
quality of and access to diabetes care.
    Multiple strategies have been devised to address the NDEP 
objectives. These have been described in the NDEP Strategic Plan and 
include: (1) Creating partnerships with other organizations concerned 
about diabetes; (2) developing and implementing awareness and education 
activities with special emphasis on reaching the racial and ethnic 
populations disproportionately affected by diabetes; (3) identifying, 
developing, and disseminating educational tools and resources for the 
program's diverse audiences; (4) promoting policies and activities to 
improve the quality of and access to diabetes care.
    The NDEP evaluation will document the extent to which the NDEP 
program has been implemented, and how successful it has been in meeting 
program objectives. The evaluation relies heavily on data gathered from 
existing national surveys such as National Health and Nutrition 
Examination Survey (NHANES), the National Health Interview Survey 
(NHIS), the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), among 
others for this information. This generic clearance request is for the 
collection of additional primary data from NDEP target audiences on 
some key process and impact measures that are necessary to effectively 
evaluate the program. Approval is requested for a survey of audiences 
targeted by the National Diabetes Education Program including people at 
risk for diabetes, people with diabetes and their families and the 
public.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or 
households. Type of Respondents: Adults. The annual reporting burden is 
as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 3759, Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .153; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 575. There are no 
Capital Costs, Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

                                            Estimates of Hour Burden
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                                                                                          Average
                     Type of respondents                       Number of    Frequency     time per    Total hour
                                                              respondents  of response    response      burden
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Screening interview with ineligible persons.................         1659            1          .03           50
Eligible respondents........................................         2100            1          .25          525
    Totals..................................................         3759  ...........  ...........          575
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    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) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) 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 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
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 Joanne Gallivan, M.S., R.D., Director, National 
Diabetes Education Program, NIDDK, NIH, Building 31, Room 9A06, 31 
Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number 301-496-
6110 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: November 17, 2008.
Lucy Greene,
Executive Officer, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-27793 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]
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