[Federal Register: April 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 62)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Health Information National
Trends Survey 2007 (HINTS 2007)
Summary: In compliance with the requirement of Section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity
for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National
Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) request
a review and approval of the information listed below. The proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on October 26, 2006 on page 62597 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
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.
Proposed Collection: Title: Health Information National Trends
Survey 2007 (HINTS 2007). Type of Information Collection Request: NEW.
Need and Use of Information Collection: Building on the first two
rounds of HINTS data collection (HINTS 2003: OMB 0925-0507,
Exp. Date: 8/31/03; and HINTS 2005: OMB 0925-0538, Exp. Date
11/30/2007), HINTS 2007 will continue to provide NCI with a
comprehensive assessment of the American public's current access to,
and use of, information about cancer, including cancer prevention,
early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. The content of
the survey will focus on understanding the degree to which members of
the general population understand vital cancer prevention messages.
More importantly, this NCI survey will couple knowledge-related
questions with inquiries into the communication channels through which
understanding is being obtained. HINTS is intended to be the foundation
of NCI's effort to build on the opportunities presented by a national
shift in communication context (for example, the increase in
information available on the Internet and the use of email as a method
of communication), and by so doing, improve the nation's ability to
reduce the national cancer burden. Data will be used (1) to understand
individuals sources of and access to cancer-related information; (2) to
measure progress in improving cancer knowledge and communication to the
general public; (3) to develop appropriate messages for the public
about cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and
survivorship; and (4) to identify research gaps and guide decisions
about NCI's research efforts in health promotion and health
communication. Frequency of Response: One time. Affected Public:
Individuals. Type of Respondents: U.S. Adults. The annual reporting
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,670;
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.36; Average Burden
Hours per Response: .24; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours
Requested: 3,739. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at:
$59,824. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating
or Maintenance Costs to report.
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Estimated Estimated
Type of respondent number of Frequency of number of Average hours Annual hour Respondent
respondents response responses per response burden cost**
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Pilot RDD screener only................................. 133 1 133 .0833 11 $176
Pilot RDD screener and interview........................ 200 2 400 *.2500 100 1,600
Additional RDD screeners for advance materials test..... 450 1 450 .0833 37 592
Pilot mail survey....................................... 640 1 640 .3333 213 3,408
RDD screener only....................................... 2,333 1 2,333 .0833 194 3,104
RDD screener and interview.............................. 3,500 2 7,000 *.2500 1,750 28,000
Mail survey............................................. 3,500 1 3,500 .3333 1,167 18,672
Telephone screener only for mail followup............... 457 1 457 .0833 38 608
Telephone screener and interview for mail followup...... 457 2 914 *.2500 229 3,664
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Total............................................... 11,670 .............. 15,827 .............. 3,739 59,824
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* (0.833 + 0.4167) / 2 = 0.2500.
** Hourly wage rate = $16.00.
Request For Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on 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.
Direct Comments To OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding
estimated public burden and associated response time, should be
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, Attention: Desk Office for NIH. To request more information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans
and instruments, contact Bradford W. Hesse, PhD, Project Officer,
National Cancer Institute, NIH, EPN 4068, 6130 Executive Boulevard MSC
7365, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7365, or call non-toll-free number 301-
594-9904, or FAX your request to 301-480-2198, or E-mail your request,
including your address, to hesseb@mail.nih.gov.
Comments 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.
Dated: March 23, 2007.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E7-6064 Filed 3-30-07; 8:45 am]
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