[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47326-47327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18820]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: Community Evaluation 
of the National Diabetes Education Program's Diabetes HealthSense Web 
site

    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 collections projects, the National 
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), 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.
    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies are invited to address 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) 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.
    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 Joanne M. 
Gallivan, MS, RD, Director, National Diabetes Education Program, OCPL, 
NIDDK, 31 Center Drive, Room 9A06, Bethesda, MD, 20892 or call non 
toll-free number 301-496-6110 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: Community Evaluation of the National Diabetes 
Education Program's Diabetes HealthSense Web site. 0925-NEW, National 
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    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 long-term 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.
    One product that NDEP has developed to address many of these 
objectives is Diabetes HealthSense, an online compendium of 
psychosocial and behavioral resources to support lifestyle changes. 
This study will be a multi-component 3-year evaluation of

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Diabetes HealthSense. The required forms will support the following 
evaluation tasks: (1) Assessing community educators' experience and 
satisfaction with NDEP resources such as the Diabetes HealthSense Web 
site; (2) Assess the extent to which, through participation in Diabetes 
HealthSense educational sessions, community educators can increase 
their knowledge and ability to promote and use NDEP resources; and (3) 
Assess the extent to which the Web site, with guided exploration, can 
facilitate changes in lifestyle to help prevent or manage diabetes. The 
data collected from this evaluation will provide NDEP with information 
about how community educators use NDEP-created resources in their 
communities and whether the Diabetes HealthSense resource has its 
intended effect on participants. Such data will help inform NDEP's 
future decisions about the Diabetes HealthSense Web site, including 
whether to make changes to Diabetes HealthSense, and whether to invest 
additional resources to support, promote or expand this resource.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 328.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Estimated
                                     Type of         Estimated       number of     Average time      Estimated
           Form name               respondent        number of     responses per   per response    total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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Participant Pretest...........  Adult                        225               1           20/60              75
                                 intervention
                                 participants.
Participant Posttest..........  Adult                        150               1           20/60              50
                                 intervention
                                 participants.
Participant Exit Satisfaction   Adult                        225               1           10/60              38
 Survey.                         intervention
                                 participants.
Participant Follow-up           Adult                         15               1               1              15
 Interview.                      intervention
                                 participants.
Participant Pretest...........  Adult comparison             250               1           20/60              83
                                 group
                                 participants.
Participant Posttest..........  Adult comparison             150               1           20/60              50
                                 group
                                 participants.
Community Educator Pre          Community                      5               1               1               5
 Interview.                      educators.
Community Educator Post         Community                      5               1               1               5
 Interview.                      educators.
Intervention Participant        Community                      5               3           15/60               4
 Recruitment Guide.              educators.
Comparison Participant          Community                     10               1           15/60               3
 Recruitment Guide.              educators.
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    Dated: July 18, 2013.
Ruby N. Akomeah,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIDDK, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2013-18820 Filed 8-2-13; 8:45 am]
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