[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 238 (Monday, December 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58023-58024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22766]
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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 NIH
Communication and Education Resources (OD/OER)
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 will publish
periodic summaries of proposed 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: Ms. Mikia P.
Currie, Chief, Project Clearance Branch (PCB), Office of Policy for
Extramural Research Administration, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 803-B,
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0941
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 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: A Generic Submission for Formative
Research, Pretesting and Customer Satisfaction of NIH's Communication
and Education Resources (OD/OER), 0925-0046, Expiration Date 2/28/2026,
EXTENSION, 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 NIH's Communication and
Education Resources for three years. Mandates from Congress to
disseminate information on cancer research, detection, prevention, and
treatment, NIH 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 NIH's limited dollar resources for information
dissemination and education. NIH also must ensure the relevance,
utility, and appropriateness of the many educational programs and
products that the Agency produces. Customer satisfaction studies help
NIH identify modifications necessary to meet the needs of agency's
various target audiences. 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 13,500.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average Total
Number of Number of time per annual
Form name Type of respondents respondents responses per response burden
respondent (in hours) hours
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Focus Groups, Individual In-Depth Individuals 9,000 1 45/60 6,750
Interviews, Brief Interviews, (General Public).
Surveys, Website Usability
Testing.
Focus Groups, Individual In-Depth Individuals (Health 9,000 1 45/60 6,750
Interviews, Brief Interviews, Care
Surveys, Website Usability Professionals).
Testing.
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Totals....................... ................... .............. 18,000 ........... 13,500
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Michelle Bulls,
Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, OER,
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2025-22766 Filed 12-12-25; 8:45 am]
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