[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2458-2459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00460]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request: Community 
Evaluation of the National Diabetes Education Program's Diabetes 
HealthSense Web Site

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 
for review and approval of the information collection listed below. 
This proposed information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register on August 5, 2013, pages 47326 and 47327 and allowed 
60-days for public comment. There was one public comment. The comment 
conveyed broad discontent with the government's use of money and the 
department's involvement in diabetes prevention. An acknowledgement of 
receipt and a statement of appreciation was sent in response to this 
comment. 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, an 
information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented 
on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.
    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: This study will be a multi-
component 3-year evaluation of Diabetes HealthSense, an online 
compendium of psychosocial and behavioral resources to support 
lifestyle changes. 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. 
Frequency of Response: One time study. Affected Public: Adults with 
diabetes or at risk of diabetes and educators. Type of Respondents: 
Adult intervention participants and community educators. The annual 
reporting burden is outlined in the table below, and the annualized 
cost to respondents is estimated at: $6,597.15. There are no 
maintenance or capital costs to respondents to report.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 310.

                                        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                        200               1           20/60              67
                                 intervention
                                 participants.
Participant Posttest..........  Adult                        150               1           20/60              50
                                 intervention
                                 participants.
Participant Exit Satisfaction   Adult                        200               1           10/60              33
 Survey.                         intervention
                                 participants.
Participant Follow-up           Adult                         10               1               1              10
 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               2           15/60               4
 Recruitment Guide.              educators.
Comparison Participant          Community                     10               1           15/60               3
 Recruitment Guide.              educators.
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    Request for Comments: 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) 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.
    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, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, 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: December 17, 2013.
Ruby N. Akomeah,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-00460 Filed 1-13-14; 8:45 am]
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