[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 52 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11736-11737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6052]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Survey of NHLBI 
Constituents' Health Information Needs and Preferred Formats

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 proposed data collection projects, the National Heart, Lung and 
Blood Institute (NHLBI), 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: Survey of NHLBI Constituents' Health 
Information Needs and Preferred Formats. Type of Information Collection 
Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of 
this survey is to obtain information from NHLBI constituents (health 
professionals, patients and their families, and the general public) for 
the purpose of evaluating their health information and education needs 
and format preferences. The Consumer Services Team (CST) will use the 
data collected in this survey to create a 3-year Strategic Plan. The 
findings from the survey, described in the Strategic Plan, will be used 
to develop new health information materials for NHLBI constituents and 
to revise materials currently in the Institute's portfolio. Frequency 
of Response: Once every 3 years. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of 
Respondents: Individuals who have been consumers of NHLBI information 
within the past 3 years. The annual reporting burden is as follows: 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,450; Estimated Number of Responses 
per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.2; and 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 162. The annualized cost 
to respondents is estimated at: $3,518.62. There are no Capital Costs, 
Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                            Estimated number   Average burden    Estimated total
           Type of respondents            Estimated number  of responses per      hours per       annual burden
                                           of respondents      respondent         response       hours requested
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General Public..........................             1,075              0.33               0.2                71
Private Companies.......................               332              0.33               0.2                22
Public Sector Groups....................               332              0.33               0.2                22
Health Professionals....................               711              0.33               0.2                47
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    Totals..............................             2,450  ................  ................               162
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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) 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

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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: To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Dr. Ann M. Taubenheim, Principal Investigator, 
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Communications and 
Legislative Activities, NIH, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 4A10, 
Bethesda, MD 21045, or call non-toll-free number 301-496-4236 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: March 11, 2009.
Ann M. Taubenheim,
Principal Investigator, NHLBI.
 [FR Doc. E9-6052 Filed 3-18-09; 8:45 am]
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