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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
[OMB No. 0915–0379]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request; Information Collection
Request Title: Questionnaire and Data
Collection Testing, Evaluation, and
Research for the Health Resources and
Services Administration; Extension
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA has submitted an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review
of this ICR will be provided to OMB.
OMB will accept further comments from
the public during the review and
approval period.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than May 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
including the ICR Title, to the desk
officer for HRSA, either by email to
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by
fax to 202–395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request a copy of the clearance requests
submitted to OMB for review, email the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance
Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call
(301) 443–1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information request collection title for
reference, in compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
Information Collection Request Title:
Questionnaire and Data Collection
Testing, Evaluation, and Research for
the Health Resources and Services
Administration; OMB No. 0915–0379—
Extension.
Abstract: The purpose of this generic
clearance is to obtain formative
information from respondents to
develop new questions, questionnaires,
and tools and to identify problems in
instruments currently in use. This
clearance request is limited to formative
research activities emphasizing data
collection, toolkit development, and
estimation procedures and reports for
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internal decision-making and
development purposes and does not
extend to the collection of data for
public release or policy formation. It is
anticipated that these studies will rely
heavily on qualitative techniques to
meet their objective. In general, these
activities are not designed to yield
results that meet generally accepted
standards of statistical rigor but are
intended to obtain valuable formative
information to develop data collection
tools that will yield more accurate
results and decrease non-response.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: HRSA conducts cognitive
interviews, focus groups, usability tests,
field tests/pilot interviews, and
experimental research in laboratory and
field settings, both for applied
questionnaire development and
evaluation as well as basic research on
response errors in surveys. HRSA staff
use various techniques to evaluate
interviewer-administered, selfadministered, telephone, ComputerAssisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI),
Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing,
Audio Computer-Assisted SelfInterviewing, and web-based
questionnaires.
Professionally-recognized procedures
are followed in each information
collection activity to ensure high quality
data. Examples of these procedures
include the following:
• Monitoring by supervisory staff of a
certain percent of telephone interviews;
• Conducting cognitive interviewing
techniques, including think-aloud
techniques and debriefings;
• Digitizing through scannable forms
or checking through double-key entry
mail or paper-and-pencil surveys;
• Monitoring of focus groups by
observers and recording focus group
proceedings; and/or
• Statistically-validating data
submitted through on-line surveys to
ensure accuracy, such as disallowing
out-of-range values.
Each request under this generic
clearance will specify the procedures to
be used. Participation will be voluntary,
and non-participation will not affect
eligibility for, or receipt of, future HRSA
health services research activities or
grant awards, recruitment, or
participation. Specific testing and
evaluation procedures will be described
when HRSA notifies OMB about each
new request. Consent procedures will be
customized for each information
collection activity, but will include
assurances of confidentiality and the
legislative authority for the activity. If
the encounter is to be recorded, the
respondent’s permission to record will
be obtained before beginning the
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interview. When screening is required
(e.g., quota sampling), the screening will
be as brief as possible and the screening
questionnaire will be provided as part of
the submission to OMB.
The information collection methods
will vary, but may include the
following:
• Individual in-depth interviews—Indepth interviews will commonly be
used to ensure that the meaning of a
questionnaire or strategy is understood
by the respondent. When in-depth
interviewing is used, the interview
guide will be provided to OMB for
review.
• Focus groups—Focus groups will be
used to obtain insights into beliefs and
understandings of the target audience
early in the development of a
questionnaire or tool. When focus
groups are used, the focus group
discussion guide will be provided to
OMB for review.
• Expert/Gatekeeper review of tools—
In some instances, tools designed for
patients may be reviewed in-depth by
medical providers or other gatekeepers
to provide feedback on the acceptability
and usability of a particular tool. This
would usually be in addition to
pretesting of the tool by the actual
patient or other user.
• Record abstractions—On occasion,
the development of a tool or other
information collection requires review
and interaction with records rather than
individuals.
• ‘‘Dress rehearsal’’ of a specific
protocol—In some instances, the
proposed pretesting will constitute a
walkthrough of the intended data
collection procedure. In these instances,
the request will mirror what is expected
to occur for the larger scale data
collection.
Likely Respondents: Respondents will
be recruited by means of advertisements
in public venues or through techniques
that replicate prospective data
collection activities that are the focus of
the project. For instance, a survey on
physician communication, designed to
be administered following an office
visit, might be pretested using the same
procedure. Each submission to OMB
will specify the specific recruitment
procedure to be used.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
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and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of information collection
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Mail/email 1 ...........................................................................
Telephone ............................................................................
Web-based ...........................................................................
Focus Groups ......................................................................
In-person ..............................................................................
Automated 2 ..........................................................................
Cognitive Testing .................................................................
1,670
1,670
1,666
1,666
1,666
1,666
5,000
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1,670
1,670
1,666
1,666
1,666
1,666
5,000
0.26
0.26
0.25
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.41
434.2
434.2
416.5
1,666
1,666
1,666
7,050
Total ..............................................................................
15,004
........................
15,004
........................
13,333
1 May
include telephone non-response follow-up, in which case the burden will not change.
2 May include testing of database software, CAPI software, or other automated technologies.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
[OMB No. 0915-0379]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Information Collection
Request Title: Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation,
and Research for the Health Resources and Services Administration;
Extension
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA
has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB
will accept further comments from the public during the review and
approval period.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than May 25,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR Title, to the desk
officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by
fax to 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443-
1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information request collection title
for reference, in compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Information Collection Request Title: Questionnaire and Data
Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Health Resources
and Services Administration; OMB No. 0915-0379--Extension.
Abstract: The purpose of this generic clearance is to obtain
formative information from respondents to develop new questions,
questionnaires, and tools and to identify problems in instruments
currently in use. This clearance request is limited to formative
research activities emphasizing data collection, toolkit development,
and estimation procedures and reports for internal decision-making and
development purposes and does not extend to the collection of data for
public release or policy formation. It is anticipated that these
studies will rely heavily on qualitative techniques to meet their
objective. In general, these activities are not designed to yield
results that meet generally accepted standards of statistical rigor but
are intended to obtain valuable formative information to develop data
collection tools that will yield more accurate results and decrease
non-response.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA conducts cognitive
interviews, focus groups, usability tests, field tests/pilot
interviews, and experimental research in laboratory and field settings,
both for applied questionnaire development and evaluation as well as
basic research on response errors in surveys. HRSA staff use various
techniques to evaluate interviewer-administered, self-administered,
telephone, Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI), Computer
Assisted Self-Interviewing, Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing,
and web-based questionnaires.
Professionally-recognized procedures are followed in each
information collection activity to ensure high quality data. Examples
of these procedures include the following:
Monitoring by supervisory staff of a certain percent of
telephone interviews;
Conducting cognitive interviewing techniques, including
think-aloud techniques and debriefings;
Digitizing through scannable forms or checking through
double-key entry mail or paper-and-pencil surveys;
Monitoring of focus groups by observers and recording
focus group proceedings; and/or
Statistically-validating data submitted through on-line
surveys to ensure accuracy, such as disallowing out-of-range values.
Each request under this generic clearance will specify the
procedures to be used. Participation will be voluntary, and non-
participation will not affect eligibility for, or receipt of, future
HRSA health services research activities or grant awards, recruitment,
or participation. Specific testing and evaluation procedures will be
described when HRSA notifies OMB about each new request. Consent
procedures will be customized for each information collection activity,
but will include assurances of confidentiality and the legislative
authority for the activity. If the encounter is to be recorded, the
respondent's permission to record will be obtained before beginning the
interview. When screening is required (e.g., quota sampling), the
screening will be as brief as possible and the screening questionnaire
will be provided as part of the submission to OMB.
The information collection methods will vary, but may include the
following:
Individual in-depth interviews--In-depth interviews will
commonly be used to ensure that the meaning of a questionnaire or
strategy is understood by the respondent. When in-depth interviewing is
used, the interview guide will be provided to OMB for review.
Focus groups--Focus groups will be used to obtain insights
into beliefs and understandings of the target audience early in the
development of a questionnaire or tool. When focus groups are used, the
focus group discussion guide will be provided to OMB for review.
Expert/Gatekeeper review of tools--In some instances,
tools designed for patients may be reviewed in-depth by medical
providers or other gatekeepers to provide feedback on the acceptability
and usability of a particular tool. This would usually be in addition
to pretesting of the tool by the actual patient or other user.
Record abstractions--On occasion, the development of a
tool or other information collection requires review and interaction
with records rather than individuals.
``Dress rehearsal'' of a specific protocol--In some
instances, the proposed pretesting will constitute a walkthrough of the
intended data collection procedure. In these instances, the request
will mirror what is expected to occur for the larger scale data
collection.
Likely Respondents: Respondents will be recruited by means of
advertisements in public venues or through techniques that replicate
prospective data collection activities that are the focus of the
project. For instance, a survey on physician communication, designed to
be administered following an office visit, might be pretested using the
same procedure. Each submission to OMB will specify the specific
recruitment procedure to be used.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing
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and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond
to a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Average
Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden
Type of information collection respondents responses per responses response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Mail/email \1\.................. 1,670 1 1,670 0.26 434.2
Telephone....................... 1,670 1 1,670 0.26 434.2
Web-based....................... 1,666 1 1,666 0.25 416.5
Focus Groups.................... 1,666 1 1,666 1.0 1,666
In-person....................... 1,666 1 1,666 1.0 1,666
Automated \2\................... 1,666 1 1,666 1.0 1,666
Cognitive Testing............... 5,000 1 5,000 1.41 7,050
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Total....................... 15,004 .............. 15,004 .............. 13,333
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\1\ May include telephone non-response follow-up, in which case the burden will not change.
\2\ May include testing of database software, CAPI software, or other automated technologies.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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