[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 402-403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31477]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: Questionnaire 
Cognitive Interviewing and Pretesting (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

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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: Gordon 
Willis, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, 9609 
Medical Center Drive, Rm 3E358, Bethesda, MD 20892-9762 or call non-
toll-free number 240-276-6788 or Email your request, including your 
address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans 
and instruments must be requested in writing.

DATES: 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: Questionnaire Cognitive Interviewing and 
Pretesting (NCI), 0925-0589, Expiration Date 4/30/2014, REVISION, 
National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: For many surveys and self-
report-based data collection efforts, it is advantageous to the 
government if development follows a pretesting sequence equivalent to 
that used at National Center for Health Statistics or the Census 
Bureau. For example, the Health Information National Trends Survey 
(HINTS: OMB No. 0925-0538) has undergone multiple cycles of cognitive 
testing to refine both the questionnaire, and supporting materials such 
as advance letters and brochures. The types of activities covered by 
this Generic request include: (1) Survey material development and 
pretesting based on cognitive interviewing methodology and use of focus 
groups, (2) Research on the cognitive aspects of survey methodology, 
(3) Research on computer-user interface design for computer-assisted 
instruments, also known as Usability Testing, (4) Pilot Household 
interviews are pilot tests (either personal, telephone, or Web-based) 
conducted with respondents using professional field interviewers; and 
(5) Formative research that depends on the use of interviewing 
techniques to develop products such as research priorities, or expert 
consensus on best practices.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 3,600.

                                          3-Year Estimated Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of       Time per
               Type of respondents                   Number of     responses per   response (in    Burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)
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Physicians, Scientists and similar Respondents..           1,200               1           75/60           1,500
Experts in their Field..........................             600               1           75/60             750
Administrators/Managers.........................             600               1           75/60             750
General Public..................................           1,200               1           30/60             600
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    Dated: December 27, 2013.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-31477 Filed 1-2-14; 8:45 am]
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