[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77238-77239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31828]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The SSA-NIH 
Collaboration to Improve the Disability Determination Process: 
Validation of IRT-CAT Tools

    Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Clinical Research Center, the 
National Institutes of Health has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information 
collection listed below. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register, September 8, 2011, Volume 
76, Number 174, page 55690, and allowed 60-days for public comment. No 
public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
an additional 30 days for public comment.
    Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of 
information are not required to respond to the collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: The SSA-NIH Collaboration to Improve 
the Disability Determination Process: Validation of IRT-CAT tools. Type 
of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The Epidemiology and Biostatistics section in RMD will be 
collecting information through a contractor (Boston University- Health 
and Disability Research Institute (BU-HDR)) and subcontractor for 
validation of the Computer Adaptive Tests which are being developed to 
assist in the SSA disability determination process. The utilization of 
CAT technology could potentially allow the SSA to collect more relevant 
and precise data about human functioning in a faster, more efficient 
fashion. To validate the CAT assessments that have been developed, the 
contractor will administer both the BU-HDR CAT and established legacy 
instruments in a small sample of adults who report their current 
employment status as ``permanently disabled''. Individuals will 
complete the CAT tools for the functional domains of Physical Demands 
and Interpersonal Interactions along with established legacy 
instruments. For the domain of physical function, individuals will 
complete the BU-HDR CAT; the PROMIS Item Bank v 1.0-Physical 
Functioning (copyright) PROMIS Health Organization and PROMIS 
Cooperative Group; and, The Short Form (36) Health SurveyTM 
(SF-36). For the domain of interpersonal interactions, individuals will 
complete the BU-HDR CAT, the SF-36 and the BASIS-24(copyright) 
(Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale). Data collected will be 
used to validate the BU-HDR CAT tools. Without this information, 
completion of the BU-HDR CAT tools will not be possible. Frequency of 
Response: Once. Affected Public: Individuals who have opted in to 
participate in web surveys through a survey research firm. Type of 
Respondents: Adults who indicate ``permanently disabled'' as a working 
status. The annual reporting burden is as follows:

                                            Estimates of Hour Burden
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                                              Number of       Frequency of    Average time per     Annual hour
          Type of  respondents               respondents        response          response           burden
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Patients................................             1,000                 1               0.5            500.00
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    Totals..............................  ................  ................  ................            500.00
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    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies should address 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) Enhance 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: Ms. Meghan Gleason, Rehabilitation Medicine 
Department, Clinical Research Center, NIH, Building 10, Room 1-2420, 
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number 
(301) 443-9085 or Email your request, including your address to: 
[email protected].

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    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: December 5, 2011.
Elizabeth K. Rasch,
Chief, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Section, Rehabilitation Medicine 
Department, Clinical Research Center, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-31828 Filed 12-9-11; 8:45 am]
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