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NLM Service Desk Survey ....................................................................................
NLM Electronic Mail Customer Survey .................................................................
Exhibition Surveys (3) ...........................................................................................
Web-based
Interactive Voice
Response telephone
Electronic Mail
Exit Interview
AIDSinfo and HIV/AIDS Web sites ........................................................................
TOXNET and related Web sites ............................................................................
SIS Web site .........................................................................................................
NLM outreach services ..........................................................................................
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response
time
Burden
hours
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400
.0835
.0835
128
33
1,000
1500 (500 × 3
sessions)
2,000
2,000
2,000
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2,680
Number of
respondents
Total ...............................................................................................................
There are no capital costs to report.
There are no operating or maintenance
costs to report.
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; (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.
To
request additional information on the
proposed collection of information
contact Carol Vogel, National Library of
Medicine, Building 38A, Room B2N12,
8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD
20894, or call 301–402–9680 (not a tollfree number). You also may e-mail your
request to vogelc@mail.nih.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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their full effect if received within 60
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Dated: January 20, 2006.
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Executive Officer, National Library of
Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request—National Network of
Tobacco Cessation Quitlines
Evaluation
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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) will
publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.
Proposed Collection
Title: Evaluation of the HHS National
Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines
Initiative.
Type of Information Collection
Request: New.
Need and Use of Information
Collection: In February 2004, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services announced plans for a national
network of tobacco cessation quitlines
to provide all smokers in the United
States access to the support and latest
information to help them quit. To
provide the highest level of assistance to
smokers across the country who want to
quit, NCI established a new toll-free
telephone number (1–800–QUIT–NOW)
on November 8, 2004. The aim of the
National Network of Tobacco Cessation
Quitlines (NNTCQ) initiative (the
Initiative) is to strengthen service
delivery; provide a mechanism for
integration and implementation of state,
regional, and national campaigns; and
increase healthcare utilization by
minority and medically underserved
populations. NCI, CDC, and other state,
private industry, and partner
organizations (the North American
Quitline Consortium) have created the
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infrastructure and a coordinated
mechanism to offer cessation services to
the American public. The Initiative
seeks to enhance existing state-managed
quitlines and to encourage the
establishment of quitlines in states
without them. It is expected that
successful implementation of the
Initiative will foster partnerships across
state quitlines for technology transfer,
sharing of effective practices, and
understanding patterns of use and reach
to special populations, thereby ensuring
a sustained level of effectiveness over
time. The goal of this evaluation is to
monitor the implementation of the
Initiative, assess its impact on key
stakeholders, and examine its
implications for public health. To that
end, this study will conduct a series of
in-depth key informant telephone
interviews and selected site visits with
state tobacco control officers, quitline
administrators and counseling staff.
Representatives of organizations and
individuals that partner with quitlines,
such as community health organizations
or health care providers, will also be
interviewed. In addition, interviews will
be conducted with Federal agency staff
involved with the development and
implementation of the Initiative. The
findings will provide valuable
information concerning the
development and implementation of the
NNTQC initiative as a potential model
for Federal-State partnerships, the
impact on building and enhancing state
quitline capacity, and implications for
the state tobacco control community.
The annual reporting burden is
presented in exhibit 1, below.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: State agencies,
businesses or other for-profit, non-profit
associations. Type of Respondents:
Federal and state employees, health
services providers, administrators and
researchers. The annual reporting
burden is as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
266;
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Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1;
Average Burden Hours Per Response:
.9624; and
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours Requested: 256.
There is no annualized cost to
respondents. There are no Capital Costs
to report. There are no Operating or
Maintenance Costs to report.
EXHIBIT 1
Estimated number
of respondents
Estimated number
of responses per
respondent
Interviews with State tobacco control officers, quitline administrators, cessation counseling staff .....................................
Interviews with State partners .................................................
Site visits to State tobacco control staff ..................................
Interviews with North American Quitline Consortium staff ......
Interviews with Federal Staff ...................................................
125
100
20
6
15
1
1
1
1
2
1
.5
1.5
1
1.5
125
50
30
6
45
Total ..................................................................................
266
..............................
..............................
256
Type of respondents
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.
To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Candace Deaton,
M.P.A., Project Officer, National Cancer
Institute, Cancer Information Service,
6116 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD
20892 or call non-toll-free number (301)
594–9072 or e-mail your request,
including your address to:
deatonc@mail.nih.gov.
Comments Due 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: January 19, 2006.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National
Institutes of Health.
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Pursuant to section 10(a) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given of a meeting of the
National Cancer Institute Board of
Scientific Advisors.
The meeting will be open to the
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available. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the Contact Person listed below
in advance of the meeting.
Name of Committee: National Cancer
Institute Board of Scientific Advisors.
Date: March 13–14, 2006.
Time: March 13, 2006, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Agenda: Joint meeting of the NCI Board of
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Scientific Counselors; Report of the Director,
NCI; Legislative Update; and Ethics
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Time: March 14, 2006, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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and RFP Concept Reviews; and Scientific
Presentations.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, C Wing, 6 Floor, 9000 Rockville
Pike, Conference Room 10, Bethesda, MD
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Average burden
hours per
response
Estimated total
annual burden
hours requested
Contact Person: Paulette S. Gray, PhD,
Executive Secretary, Director, Division of
Extramural Activities, National Cancer
Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6116
Executive Boulevard, 8th Floor, Rm. 8001,
Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–496–5147,
grayp@mail.nih.gov.
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comments with the committee by forwarding
the statement to the Contact Person listed on
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name, address, telephone number and when
applicable, the business or professional
affiliation of the interested person.
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deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/bsa.htm, where
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request--National Network of Tobacco
Cessation Quitlines Evaluation
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Proposed Collection
Title: Evaluation of the HHS National Network of Tobacco Cessation
Quitlines Initiative.
Type of Information Collection Request: New.
Need and Use of Information Collection: In February 2004, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services announced plans for a national
network of tobacco cessation quitlines to provide all smokers in the
United States access to the support and latest information to help them
quit. To provide the highest level of assistance to smokers across the
country who want to quit, NCI established a new toll-free telephone
number (1-800-QUIT-NOW) on November 8, 2004. The aim of the National
Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines (NNTCQ) initiative (the
Initiative) is to strengthen service delivery; provide a mechanism for
integration and implementation of state, regional, and national
campaigns; and increase healthcare utilization by minority and
medically underserved populations. NCI, CDC, and other state, private
industry, and partner organizations (the North American Quitline
Consortium) have created the infrastructure and a coordinated mechanism
to offer cessation services to the American public. The Initiative
seeks to enhance existing state-managed quitlines and to encourage the
establishment of quitlines in states without them. It is expected that
successful implementation of the Initiative will foster partnerships
across state quitlines for technology transfer, sharing of effective
practices, and understanding patterns of use and reach to special
populations, thereby ensuring a sustained level of effectiveness over
time. The goal of this evaluation is to monitor the implementation of
the Initiative, assess its impact on key stakeholders, and examine its
implications for public health. To that end, this study will conduct a
series of in-depth key informant telephone interviews and selected site
visits with state tobacco control officers, quitline administrators and
counseling staff. Representatives of organizations and individuals that
partner with quitlines, such as community health organizations or
health care providers, will also be interviewed. In addition,
interviews will be conducted with Federal agency staff involved with
the development and implementation of the Initiative. The findings will
provide valuable information concerning the development and
implementation of the NNTQC initiative as a potential model for
Federal-State partnerships, the impact on building and enhancing state
quitline capacity, and implications for the state tobacco control
community.
The annual reporting burden is presented in exhibit 1, below.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: State agencies, businesses or other for-profit,
non-profit associations. Type of Respondents: Federal and state
employees, health services providers, administrators and researchers.
The annual reporting burden is as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 266;
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Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1;
Average Burden Hours Per Response: .9624; and
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 256.
There is no annualized cost to respondents. There are no Capital
Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
Exhibit 1
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Estimated number Average burden Estimated total
Type of respondents Estimated number of responses per hours per annual burden
of respondents respondent response hours requested
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Interviews with State tobacco 125 1 1 125
control officers, quitline
administrators, cessation
counseling staff...................
Interviews with State partners...... 100 1 .5 50
Site visits to State tobacco control 20 1 1.5 30
staff..............................
Interviews with North American 6 1 1 6
Quitline Consortium staff..........
Interviews with Federal Staff....... 15 2 1.5 45
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Total........................... 266 ................. ................. 256
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Candace Deaton, M.P.A., Project Officer, National
Cancer Institute, Cancer Information Service, 6116 Executive Blvd.,
Rockville, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 594-9072 or e-
mail your request, including your address to: deatonc@mail.nih.gov.
Comments Due 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.
Dated: January 19, 2006.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
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