[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38072-38073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15594]


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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 Survey of the Public

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 approve the reinstatement without change for the information 
collection listed below. The proposed reinstatement without change for 
the information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on January 25, 2012, pages 3783-3784 and allowed 60 days for 
public comment. The National Institutes of Health received no comments. 
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 Education Program 
Survey of the Public. Type of Information Collection Request: 
Reinstatement without change for the approved information collection

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(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 longterm goal of the NDEP is to reduce the burden of diabetes 
and pre-diabetes in the United States, and its territories, by 
facilitating the adoption of proven strategies to prevent or delay the 
onset of diabetes and its complications. The NDEP objectives are to: 
(1) Increase awareness and knowledge of the seriousness of diabetes, 
its risk factors, and effective strategies for preventing type 2 
diabetes and complications associated with diabetes; (2) increase the 
number of people who live well with diabetes and effectively manage 
their disease to prevent or delay complications and improve quality of 
life; (3) decrease the number of Americans with undiagnosed diabetes; 
(4) Among people at risk for type 2 diabetes, increase the number who 
make and sustain effective lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes; (5) 
facilitate efforts to improve diabetes-related health care and 
education, as well as systems for delivering care; (6) reduce health 
disparities in populations disproportionately burdened by diabetes; and 
(7) facilitate the incorporation of evidence-based research findings 
into health care practices.
    Multiple strategies have been devised to address the NDEP 
objectives. These have been described in the NDEP Strategic Plan and 
include: (1) Promoting and implementing culturally and linguistically-
appropriate diabetes awareness and education campaigns for a wide 
variety of audiences; (2) identifying, disseminating, and supporting 
the adoption of evidence-based, culturally and linguistically-
appropriate tools and resources that support behavior change, improved 
quality of life, and better diabetes outcomes; (3) expanding NDEP reach 
and visibility through collaborations with public, private, and 
nontraditional partners, and use of national, state, and local media, 
traditional and social media, and other relevant channels; and (4) 
conducting and supporting the evaluation of NDEP resources, promotions, 
and other activities to improve future NDEP initiatives.
    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), and 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 key 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 and people with diabetes and their families and the 
public.
    Frequency of Response: One 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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                                                     Number of     Frequency of    Average time     Total hour
               Type of respondents                  respondents      response      per response       burden
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Screening interview with ineligible persons.....           1,659               1             .03              50
Eligible respondents............................           2,100               1             .25             525
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    Totals......................................           3,759  ..............  ..............             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) 
494-6110 or Email 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: April 20, 2012.
Camille Hoover,
Executive Officer, NIDDK.
[FR Doc. 2012-15594 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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