[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36064-36065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14834]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-14-0800]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce public burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the 
below proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information 
collection plan and instruments, call 404-639-7570 or send comments to 
Leroy Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send 
an email to [email protected].
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. Written comments should be received within 60 
days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Focus Group Testing to Effectively Plan and Tailor Cancer 
Prevention and Control Communication Campaigns (OMB No. 0920-0800, 
expires 11/30/2014)--Extension--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of the CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control 
(DCPC) is to reduce the burden of cancer in the United States through 
cancer prevention, reduction of risk, early detection, better 
treatment, and improved quality of life for cancer survivors. Toward 
this end, the DCPC supports the scientific development and 
implementation of various health communication campaigns with an 
emphasis on specific cancer burdens. This process requires testing of 
messages, concepts, and materials prior to their final development and 
dissemination, as described in the second step of the health 
communication process. The health communication process is a scientific 
model developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 
National Cancer Institute to guide sound campaign development.
    The communication literature supports various data collection 
methods, one of which is focus groups, to conduct credible formative, 
concept, message, and materials testing. The purpose of focus groups is 
to ensure that the public and other key audiences, like health 
professionals, clearly understand cancer-specific information and 
concepts, are motivated to take the desired action, and do not react 
negatively to the messages. CDC is currently approved to collect 
information needed to plan and tailor cancer communication campaigns 
(OMB No. 0920-0800, exp. 11/30/2014), and seeks OMB approval to extend 
the existing generic clearance.
    Information collection will involve focus groups to assess numerous 
qualitative dimensions of cancer prevention and control messages 
including, but not limited to, cancer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, 
behavioral intentions, information needs and sources, clinical 
practices (among health care providers), and compliance with 
recommended cancer screening. Insights gained from the focus groups 
will assist in the development and/or refinement of future campaign 
messages and materials. Respondents will include health care providers 
as well as members of the general public. Communication campaigns and 
messages will vary according to the type of cancer, the qualitative 
dimensions of the message described above, and the type of respondents.
    DCPC plans to conduct or sponsor up to 80 focus groups per year 
over a three-year period. An average of 10 respondents will participate 
in each focus group discussion. DCPC has developed a set of example 
questions that can be used to develop a discussion guide for each focus 
group activity. The average burden for response for each focus group 
will be two hours. DCPC has also developed a set of example questions 
that can be tailored to screen for targeted groups of respondents. The 
average burden per response for screening and recruitment is three 
minutes. A separate information collection request will be submitted to 
OMB for approval of each focus group activity. The request will 
describe the purpose of the activity and include the customized 
information collection instruments.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. There are no changes to 
information collection purpose or methodology. There are minor 
reductions in the annualized estimates for the number of respondents 
and the number of burden hours. Participation is voluntary and there 
are no costs to respondents except their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Health care providers.........  Screening form..             800               1            3/60              40
                                Focus Group                  400               1               2             800
                                 Discussion
                                 Guide.
General Public................  Screening form..             800               1            3/60              40

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                                Focus Group                  400               1               2             800
                                 Discussion
                                 Guide.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,680
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Leroy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-14834 Filed 6-24-14; 8:45 am]
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