[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6283-6284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02181]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request Consumer Health 
Information in Public Libraries User Needs Survey (NLM)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 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 October 30, 2015, page 66914 and allowed 60-days for public 
comment. One public comment was received. The purpose of this notice is 
to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Library 
of Medicine (NLM), 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.
    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, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
    Comment 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments or request more information on the 
proposed project contact: David Sharlip, Office of Administrative and 
Management Analysis Services,, National Library of Medicine, Building 
38A, Room B2N12, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 402-9680, or Email your request, including your 
address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans 
and instruments must be requested in writing.
    Proposed Collection: Consumer Health Information in Public 
Libraries User Needs Survey (NLM)), 0925-New, National Library of 
Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: In 1994, the NLM was 
designated a ``Federal Reinvention Laboratory'' with a major objective 
of improving its methods of delivering information to the public.
    NLM has become an international leader in health informatics 
research and development, especially in consumer health informatics. As 
a result, NLM needs to remain contemporary in consumer health 
informatics research by utilizing research methods that yield a better 
understanding of the predictors of consumer satisfaction. Without 
ongoing insights into the predictors of consumer satisfaction, NLM will 
lack the research findings to make evidence-based changes in the 
content, design and editorial management of its consumer Web sites and 
will not optimally serve the public.
    Public libraries have been identified as a key resource for public 
information about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(PPACA), which took full effect on October 1, 2013. A national 
anonymous survey of library staff will help us better understand the 
challenges and successes of information provision in this critical area 
of high information need. Research and funding into the challenges of 
health information in public libraries is, at present, almost 
nonexistent. In the present environment of health insurance reform and 
presumption of informed consumer choice, this is a critical knowledge 
gap. Information collection from library workers will supply much-
needed feedback on the specific areas of challenge for information 
provision by public libraries. The results of this study will be used 
by the Principal Investigators' home institutions--the University of 
Wisconsin-Madison, an institution of higher education preparing future 
library workers, and the Specialized Information Services division of 
the National Library of Medicine--to inform preparation of outreach and 
training materials as well as advising other organizations and 
institutions providing PPACA information provision assistance to public 
libraries (e.g., American Library Association). To improve our 
understanding of the challenges and gaps in information provision and 
awareness around PPACA, the information we get from this survey will be 
used to inform and improve NLM's services to public libraries, as well 
as increase our understanding of the resource and education needs of 
public library workers.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 390.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Average time
                                                     Number of       Number of     per response    Total annual
               Type of respondents                  respondents    responses per     (minutes/      burden hour
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Library workers.................................             779               1           30/60             390
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    Total.......................................  ..............             779  ..............             390
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    Dated: January 28, 2016.
David Sharlip,
Project Clearance Liaison, NLM, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2016-02181 Filed 2-4-16; 8:45 am]
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