[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6022]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; A Generic Submission for 
Formative Research, Pretesting, Stakeholder Measures and Advocate Forms 
at NCI

SUMMARY: Under the provisions 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 Cancer Institute (NCI), 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: A Generic Submission for Formative 
Research, Pre-testing, Stakeholder Measures and Advocate Forms at NCI. 
Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: In order to carry out NCI's legislative 
mandate, the Office of Advocacy Relations (OAR) disseminates cancer-
related information to a variety of stakeholders, seeks their input and 
feedback, and facilitates collaboration between the Institute and these 
external partners to advance NCI's authorized programs. It is 
beneficial for NCI, through the OAR, to pretest strategies, concepts, 
activities and materials while they are under development. 
Additionally, administrative forms may be part of this generic 
submission since they are a necessary part of collecting demographic 
information and areas of interest for advocates. Pre-testing, or 
formative evaluation, helps ensure that the products and services 
developed by NCI have the greatest capacity of being received, 
understood, and accepted by their target audiences. Since OAR is 
responsible for matching advocates to NCI programs and initiatives 
across the cancer continuum, it is necessary to measure the 
satisfaction of both internal and external stakeholders with this 
collaboration. This customer satisfaction research helps ensure the 
relevance, utility, and appropriateness of the many initiatives and 
products that OAR and NCI produce. The OAR will use a variety of 
qualitative (focus groups, interviews) and quantitative (paper, phone, 
in-person, and web surveys) methodologies to conduct this research, 
allowing NCI to: (1) Understand characteristics (attitudes, beliefs, 
and behaviors) of the intended target audience and use this information 
in the development of effective strategies, concepts, activities; (2) 
use a feedback loop to help refine, revise, and enhance OAR's efforts--
ensuring that they have the greatest relevance, utility, 
appropriateness, and impact for/to target audiences; and (3) expend 
limited program resource dollars wisely and effectively. Frequency of 
Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or households; 
Businesses or other for profit; Not-for-profit institutions and 
organizations; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government. 
Type of Respondents: Adult cancer research advocates; members of the 
public; health care professionals; organizational representatives. 
Table 1 outlines the estimated burden hours required for a three-year 
approval of this generic submission. There are no Capital Costs, 
Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

                               Table 1--Estimate of Burden Hours Over Three Years
                                            [For generic submissions]
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                                                                                   Average time
                Survey/Instrument                    Number of     Frequency of    per response    Annual burden
                                                    respondents      response     (minutes/hour)       hours
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Self-Administered Post-Activity Questionnaires..           3,600               1     20/60 (.33)           1,200
Other Self-Administered Questionnaires and Forms           1,800               1     60/60 (1.0)           1,800
Individual In-Depth Interviews..................             225               1     60/60 (1.0)             225
Focus Group Interviews..........................             300               1     90/60 (1.5)             450
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    Totals......................................           5,925  ..............  ..............           3,675
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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 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 CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans, 
contact Shannon Bell, Director of Office of Advocacy Relations (OAR), 
NCI, NIH, 31 Center Drive, Bldg. 31, Room 10A28, MSC 2580, Bethesda, MD 
20892, call non-toll-free number 301-451-3393 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 9, 2011.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-6022 Filed 3-14-11; 8:45 am]
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