[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13670-13671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06735]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-day Comment Request: A Generic Submission 
for Formative Research, Pretesting and Customer Satisfaction of NCI's 
Communication and Education Resources (NCI)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer 
Institute (NCI) will publish periodic summaries of propose projects to 
be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of 
this publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or 
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Ilene 
France, Branch Chief, Office of Communication and Public Liaison, 
National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 
20850 or call non-toll-free number (240) 276-7787 or Email your 
request, including your address to: [email protected]. Formal 
requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in 
writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: 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 minimizes 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.
    Proposed Collection Title: A Generic Submission for Formative 
Research, Pretesting and Customer Satisfaction of NCI's Communication 
and Education Resources (NCI), 0925-0046, Expiration Date 07/31/2019, 
REVISION, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of 
Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This information collection 
request is to approve the Generic Submission for Formative Research, 
Pretesting and Customer Satisfaction of NCI's Communication and 
Education Resources (NCI) for three years. As part of NCI's mandate 
from Congress to disseminate information on cancer research, detection, 
prevention, and treatment, the Institute develops a wide variety of 
messages and materials. Testing these messages and materials assesses 
their potential effectiveness in reaching and communicating with their 
intended audience while they are still in the developmental stage and 
can be revised. The formative research and pretesting process thus 
contributes to maximizing NCI's limited dollar resources for 
information dissemination and education. NCI also must ensure the 
relevance, utility, and appropriateness of the many educational 
programs and products that the Institute produces. Customer 
satisfaction studies help NCI identify modifications necessary to meet 
the needs of NCI's various target audiences. Since the previous 
submission, there have been 8 approved sub-studies (and 1 pending) with 
an approved request of 1,967 burden hours over 2.5 years. Approval is 
requested for the conduct of multiple studies annually using such 
methods as interviews, focus groups, and various types of surveys. The 
content, timing, and number of respondents to be included in each sub-
study will vary, depending on the nature of the message/material/
program being assessed, the methodology selected, and the target 
audiences.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 7,200.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                             Number of     Average time
                   Form name                               Type of respondents               Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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Focus Groups, Individual In-Depth Interviews,    Individuals (General Public)...........          18,000               1           12/60           3,600
 Brief Interviews, Surveys, Website Usability
 Testing.
Focus Groups, Individual In-Depth Interviews,    Individuals (Health Care Professionals)          18,000               1           12/60           3,600
 Brief Interviews, Surveys, Website Usability
 Testing.
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    Total......................................  .......................................          36,000          36,000  ..............           7,200
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Patricia M. Busche,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Cancer Institute, National 
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-06735 Filed 4-4-19; 8:45 am]
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