[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36788-36789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14643]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Awareness and 
Beliefs About Cancer Survey, National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    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 
Cancer Institute (NCI), 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.
    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.
    To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of 
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, 
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Sarah 
Kobrin, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, 9609 
Medical Center Dr., MSC 9761, Rockville, MD 20852, or call non-toll-
free number 240-276-6931 or Email your request, including your address 
to: [email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and 
instruments must be requested in writing.
    Comment 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.
    Proposed Collection: Awareness and Beliefs about Cancer Survey, 
0925-NEW, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of 
Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The objective of the study 
is gather data about American adults' awareness and beliefs about 
cancer. The ultimate goal is to determine how individuals' perceptions 
of cancer may influence their decisions to report signs and symptoms to 
health care providers, perhaps affecting the disease stage of diagnosis 
and the effectiveness of treatment. Data will be collected from 
approximately 2,000 adults aged 50 years or older across the United 
States for the NCI Awareness and Beliefs about Cancer survey over a 
one-year period.
    OMB approval is requested for one year. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 1,334.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Type of         Number of       Number of      burden per     Total annual
           Form name               respondent       respondents    responses per   response (in     burden hour
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Screener......................  Adults 50+ years           8,000               1            5/60             667
                                 old.
Survey........................  General Public..           2,000               1           20/60             667
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    Dated: June 11, 2013.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-14643 Filed 6-18-13; 8:45 am]
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