[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 239 (Friday, December 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80123-80124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27192]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection: 60-Day Comment Request; Generic Clearance to 
Support the Safe to Sleep[supreg] Campaign at the Eunice Kennedy 
Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development

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 Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of 
Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institutes of 
Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval.

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.

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: Lorena 
Kaplan, M.P.H., CHES, Office of Communications, Eunice Kennedy Shriver 
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National 
Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive, Room 2A32, Bethesda, Maryland 
20892, or call non-toll free number (301) 496-6670 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

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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.
    Proposed Collection Title: Generic Clearance to Support the Safe to 
Sleep[supreg] Campaign at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute 
for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), 0925-0701, exp., date 
02/28/2021, REVISION, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of 
Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of 
Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request for a 
revision to a generic clearance used for submissions specific to the 
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human 
Development (NICHD) Safe to Sleep[supreg] (STS) public education 
campaign. Submissions for the STS campaign will be used to assess the 
understanding and reach of STS campaign materials and messages, and to 
monitor and improve campaign activities such as training workshops and 
overall implementation. The purpose of this information collection is 
to monitor and modify campaign activities, to plan future campaign 
activities, to develop messages and materials, and to develop 
distribution and outreach strategies that are effective at 
communicating their message to bring about the intended response, 
awareness, and/or behavioral change for the target audiences. This 
generic clearance will enable the NICHD to: (1) More efficiently assess 
the implementation of campaign activities; (2) better understand the 
target audiences' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs toward STS messages 
and materials; (3) better understand how the campaign activities have 
influenced the target audiences' behaviors and practices; and (4) 
monitor and improve activities such as trainings, materials, and 
messages. Having a way to gather feedback on the STS campaign 
activities is critical to assessing the reach and effect of campaign 
efforts. Data collected for the campaign can inform where future STS 
campaign resources can produce the most meaningful results.
    Data collected for the STS campaign generic clearance will be used 
by a number of audiences, including STS campaign staff, NICHD 
leadership, STS campaign collaborators, Federal SUID/SIDS Workgroup 
members, SUID/SIDS stakeholders, clinical and maternal and child health 
professionals. These audiences may use the information collections to: 
(1) Develop new campaign messages, materials, and/or training 
curricula; (2) monitor and improve campaign activities; (3) make 
decisions about campaign activities; (4) inform current campaign 
activities; and (5) inform and/or change practices and behaviors of 
program participants.
    Examples of the types of information collections that could be 
included under this generic clearance include: Focus groups and key 
informant interviews with parents/caregivers and/or health 
professionals to get feedback on distribution and outreach activities, 
and/or campaign messages; and Surveys with parents/caregivers and/or 
health professionals to: (1) Assess the usefulness of the new STS 
campaign materials, including print and on-line multi-media materials, 
(2) track outreach experiences of program participants, (3) assess 
training participants' changes in knowledge related to safe infant 
sleep behavior and implementation of learned outreach and education 
methods, and (4) assess program participants' resource needs.
    The sub-studies for this generic clearance will be small in scale, 
designed to obtain results frequently and quickly to guide campaign 
development and implementation, inform campaign direction, and be used 
internally for campaign management purposes. NICHD's current scope and 
capacity for STS generic sub-studies is non-existent and this request 
would fill this gap.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 13,305.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Form name                 Type of         Number of     responses per   per response,   Total Annual
                                   respondents      respondents     respondent       in hours      Burden Hours
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Focus Groups..................  General Public..             215               1               1             215
Interviews....................  General Public..              50               1               1              50
Pre-/Post-Tests...............  General Public..           3,000               2           15/60           1,500
Pre-/Post-Tests...............  Health                    20,000               2           15/60          10,000
                                 Professionals.
Surveys.......................  Health                     3,000               1           30/60           1,500
                                 Professionals.
Tracking/Feedback Form........  Health Educators              20               2               1              40
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    Total.....................  ................          26,285          49,305  ..............          13,305
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    Dated: December 7, 2020.
Jennifer M. Guimond,
Project Clearance Liaison, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of 
Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-27192 Filed 12-10-20; 8:45 am]
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