Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NCCAM Office of Communications and Public Liaison Communications Program Planning and Evaluation Research, 52349-52350 [2010-21159]
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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED TOTAL COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS
Number of
respondents
Type of data collection
Total burden
hours
Average hourly wage rate*
Total cost
burden
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
In-person/Telephone Interviews ......................................................................
Customer Satisfaction Surveys for the Decision Aid .......................................
Customer Satisfaction Surveys for the Summary Guides ...............................
Follow-up CME Surveys ..................................................................................
Solicited Topic Nominations ............................................................................
Web site Registration ......................................................................................
Glossary Feedback Survey .............................................................................
3,168
4,158
1,650
19,800
3,960
7,500
18,000
600
4,752
9,148
550
1,650
330
625
1,500
50
$46.71
53.17
24.50
46.71
73.86
19.56
19.56
19.56
$221,966
486,399
13,475
77,072
24,374
12,225
29,340
978
Total ..........................................................................................................
58,836
18,605
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865,829
* Based upon the mean and weighted mean wages for clinicians (29–1062 family and general practitioners), policy makers (11–0000 management occupations, 11–3041 compensation & benefits managers, 13–1072 compensation, benefits & job analysis specialists, 11–9111 medical
and health service managers, 13–2053 insurance underwriters and 15–2011 actuaries) and consumers (00–0000 all occupations). Focus groups
include 528 clinicians ($77.64/hr) and 528 consumers ($20.32/hr); in-person/telephone interviews include 528 clinicians, 330 policy makers
($39.91/hr) and 528 consumers; customer satisfaction surveys for the decision aid include 50 clinicians and 500 consumers; customer satisfaction surveys for the summary guides include 1,650 clinicians, 1,650 policy makers and 3,300 consumers; follow-up CME surveys include 1,320
clinicians; solicited topic nominations include 1,125 clinicians, 250 policy makers and 1,125 consumers; Web site registration includes 2,700 clinicians, 600 policy makers and 2,700 consumers; glossary feedback survey includes 90 clinicians, 20 policy makers and 90 consumers, National
Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2008, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
The maximum cost to the Federal
Government is estimated to be
$1,439,003 annually. Exhibit 3 shows
the total and annualized cost by the
major cost components.
EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL AND ANNUALIZED COST
Cost component
Total cost
Annualized
cost
Project Development ...............................................................................................................................................
Data Collection Activities .........................................................................................................................................
Data Processing and Analysis .................................................................................................................................
Project Management ................................................................................................................................................
Overhead .................................................................................................................................................................
$1,019,970
735,405
1,889,505
557,380
114,750
$339,990
245,135
629,835
185,793
38,250
Total ..................................................................................................................................................................
4,317,010
1,439,003
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited
Paperwork Reduction Act legislation,
comments on AHRQ’s information
collection are requested with regard to
any of the following: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ healthcare research and
healthcare information dissemination
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of
burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
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request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: August 9, 2010.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; NCCAM Office of
Communications and Public Liaison
Communications Program Planning
and Evaluation Research
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
SUMMARY:
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National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), at 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: NCCAM
Office of Communications and Public
Liaison Communications Program
Planning and Evaluation Research. Type
of Information Collection Request:
Extension.
Need and Use of Information
Collection: To carry out NCCAM’s
legislative mandate to educate and
disseminate information about
complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) to a wide variety of
audiences and organizations, the
NCCAM Office of Communications and
Public Liaison (OCPL) requests
clearance to carry out formative research
of a variety of print and online
materials, outreach activities, and
messages to maximize their impact and
usefulness.
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OCPL wishes to continue to carry out
formative research to further understand
the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
of its core constituent groups: Members
of the general public, researchers, and
providers of both conventional and
CAM health care. In addition, it seeks to
test newly formulated messages and
identify barriers and impediments to the
effective communication of those
messages. With this formative audience
research, OCPL test audience responses
to NCCAM’s fact sheets, Web content,
and other materials and messages. This
research will also include pilot testing
of recently developed messages and
communication products.
The data collection methods have
been selected to minimize burden on
NCCAM’s audiences, produce or refine
messages that will influence target
audience attitudes and behavior in a
positive manner, and to use Government
resources efficiently. Research methods
may include individual in-depth
interviews, focus group interviews,
intercept interviews, self-administered
questionnaires, gatekeeper reviews, and
omnibus surveys.
The data will enhance OCPL’s
understanding of (1) the unique
information needs and distinct healthinformation-seeking behaviors of its
core constituencies, and (2) the special
information needs of segments within
these constituencies. Among the general
public these distinct segments include
cancer patients, the chronically ill,
minority and ethnic populations, the
elderly, users of dietary supplements,
and patients integrating complementary
therapies with conventional medical
treatments.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households; non-profit institutions;
Federal Government; State, Local, or
Tribal Government. Type of
Respondents: Adult patients; members
of the public; health care professionals;
organizational representatives. The
annual reporting burden is as follows:
TABLE 1—ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Estimated
number of
responses per
respondent
Estimated
number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
hours
requested
In-depth interviews with general public ...........................................................
Focus groups ...................................................................................................
Omnibus surveys .............................................................................................
Intercept interviews with public and healthcare professionals ........................
In-depth interviews with health professionals ..................................................
Self-administered questionnaires with health professionals ............................
30
20
1,900
300
50
200
1
1
1
1
1
1
.75
1.5
.25
.25
.50
.25
23
30
475
75
25
50
Total ..........................................................................................................
2,500
........................
........................
678
TABLE 2—ANNUAL COST TO RESPONDENTS
Number of
hours
Type of respondents
Hourly
wage*
Respondent
cost
In-depth interviews with general public ...........................................................................................
Focus groups ...................................................................................................................................
Intercept interviews with public ........................................................................................................
Omnibus surveys with public ...........................................................................................................
Intercept interviews with healthcare professionals ..........................................................................
In-depth interviews with health professionals ..................................................................................
Self-administered questionnaires with health professionals ...........................................................
23
30
70
475
5
25
50
$21
21
21
21
**63
63
63
$483
630
1,470
10,500
315
1,575
3,150
Total ..........................................................................................................................................
678
....................
18,123
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* 2009 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm)
** Healthcare professional hourly wage was calculated by averaging the median hourly wage for physicians and surgeons ($84) and the median hourly wage for physician assistants, as representatives of the second tier of clinical care ($41) to get an average of $63 per hour.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating
Costs, or Maintenance Costs to report.
Request for Comments: Written
comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited
on 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 assumption 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.
To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Christy Thomsen,
Director, Office of Communications and
Public Liaison, NCCAM, 31 Center
Drive, Room 2B11, Bethesda, MD 20892,
or fax your request to 301–402–4741, or
e-mail thomsenc@mail.nih.gov. Ms.
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Thomsen can be contacted by telephone
at 301–451–8876.
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: August 12, 2010.
Christy Thomsen,
Director, Office of Communications and
Public Liaison, National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
National Institutes of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NCCAM Office of
Communications and Public Liaison Communications Program Planning and
Evaluation Research
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 Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), at 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: NCCAM Office of Communications and
Public Liaison Communications Program Planning and Evaluation Research.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension.
Need and Use of Information Collection: To carry out NCCAM's
legislative mandate to educate and disseminate information about
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to a wide variety of
audiences and organizations, the NCCAM Office of Communications and
Public Liaison (OCPL) requests clearance to carry out formative
research of a variety of print and online materials, outreach
activities, and messages to maximize their impact and usefulness.
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OCPL wishes to continue to carry out formative research to further
understand the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of its core
constituent groups: Members of the general public, researchers, and
providers of both conventional and CAM health care. In addition, it
seeks to test newly formulated messages and identify barriers and
impediments to the effective communication of those messages. With this
formative audience research, OCPL test audience responses to NCCAM's
fact sheets, Web content, and other materials and messages. This
research will also include pilot testing of recently developed messages
and communication products.
The data collection methods have been selected to minimize burden
on NCCAM's audiences, produce or refine messages that will influence
target audience attitudes and behavior in a positive manner, and to use
Government resources efficiently. Research methods may include
individual in-depth interviews, focus group interviews, intercept
interviews, self-administered questionnaires, gatekeeper reviews, and
omnibus surveys.
The data will enhance OCPL's understanding of (1) the unique
information needs and distinct health-information-seeking behaviors of
its core constituencies, and (2) the special information needs of
segments within these constituencies. Among the general public these
distinct segments include cancer patients, the chronically ill,
minority and ethnic populations, the elderly, users of dietary
supplements, and patients integrating complementary therapies with
conventional medical treatments.
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals
and households; non-profit institutions; Federal Government; State,
Local, or Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: Adult patients;
members of the public; health care professionals; organizational
representatives. The annual reporting burden is as follows:
Table 1--Annual Burden Hours
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Estimated Estimated
Estimated number of Average burden total annual
Type of respondents number of responses per hours per burden hours
respondents respondent response requested
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In-depth interviews with general public......... 30 1 .75 23
Focus groups.................................... 20 1 1.5 30
Omnibus surveys................................. 1,900 1 .25 475
Intercept interviews with public and healthcare 300 1 .25 75
professionals..................................
In-depth interviews with health professionals... 50 1 .50 25
Self-administered questionnaires with health 200 1 .25 50
professionals..................................
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Total....................................... 2,500 .............. .............. 678
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Table 2--Annual Cost to Respondents
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Number of Hourly Respondent
Type of respondents hours wage* cost
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In-depth interviews with general public............................ 23 $21 $483
Focus groups....................................................... 30 21 630
Intercept interviews with public................................... 70 21 1,470
Omnibus surveys with public........................................ 475 21 10,500
Intercept interviews with healthcare professionals................. 5 **63 315
In-depth interviews with health professionals...................... 25 63 1,575
Self-administered questionnaires with health professionals......... 50 63 3,150
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Total.......................................................... 678 ........... 18,123
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* 2009 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm)
** Healthcare professional hourly wage was calculated by averaging the median hourly wage for physicians and
surgeons ($84) and the median hourly wage for physician assistants, as representatives of the second tier of
clinical care ($41) to get an average of $63 per hour.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, or Maintenance Costs
to report.
Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on 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 assumption
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 Christy Thomsen, Director, Office of
Communications and Public Liaison, NCCAM, 31 Center Drive, Room 2B11,
Bethesda, MD 20892, or fax your request to 301-402-4741, or e-mail
thomsenc@mail.nih.gov. Ms. Thomsen can be contacted by telephone at
301-451-8876.
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: August 12, 2010.
Christy Thomsen,
Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of
Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-21159 Filed 8-24-10; 8:45 am]
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