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[FR Doc. 2011–5334 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request; Questionnaire Cognitive Interviewing and Pretesting (NCI) Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal SUMMARY: Register on December 17, 2010 (75 FR 79009) and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were 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: Questionnaire Cognitive Interview and Pretesting. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension. Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of the data collection is to conduct cognitive interviews, focus groups, Pilot household interviews, and experimental research in laboratory and field settings, both for applied questionnaire evaluation and more basic research on response errors in surveys. The most common evaluation method is the cognitive interview, in which a questionnaire design specialist interviews a volunteer participant. The interviewer administers the draft survey questions as written, but also probes the participant in depth about interpretations of questions, recall processes used to answer them, and adequacy of response categories to express answers, while noting points of confusion and errors in responding. Number of respondents Type of respondents Interviews are generally conducted in small rounds of 10–15 interviews. When possible, cognitive interviews are conducted in the survey’s intended mode of administration. Cognitive interviewing provides useful information on questionnaire performance at minimal cost and respondent burden. Similar methodology has been adopted by other federal agencies, as well as by academic and commercial survey organizations. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public: Individuals and households, Private Sector (business or other for-profits, not-for-profit institutions) and possibly, State, Local or Tribal Governments. The table below represents the burden over a three-year data collection period, which is a typical request for a generic submission. The estimated total burden hours requested is 3,600 for the three-year clearance period. There are no annualized costs to respondents. The annualized costs to the Federal Government are estimated at $244,000 and include cost of NCI staff to plan, conduct, and analyze outcomes of questionnaire development, contracting for pretesting activities and research, travel costs, and additional materials needed to conduct and recruit participants for the research. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report. Frequency of responses/ participant 1,200 600 600 1,200 3,600 ........................ ........................ 3,600.0 1 Total .......................................................................................................... 1,500.0 1 General Public ................................................................................................. 75/60 (1.25) 75/60 (1.25) 75/60 (1.25) 30/60 (0.5) 1 Administrators/Managers ................................................................................. Burden hours 1 Experts in their Field ........................................................................................ Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Physicians, Scientists, and similar Respondents ............................................ Average hours per response Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Mar 08, 2011 Jkt 223001 clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 750.0 750.0 600.0 Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: Dr. Gordon Willis, PhD., Cognitive Psychologist, Applied Research Program, DCCPS, NCI/NIH, 6130 Executive Blvd, MSC 7344, EPN 4005, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number 301–594–6652 or e-mail your request, including your address to: willis@mail.nih.gov. 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Contact Person: Eduardo A Montalvo, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5108, MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 1168, montalve@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member Conflict: Visceral Pain Relief. Date: March 30, 2011. Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: M Catherine Bennett, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5182, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 1766, bennettc3@csr.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: March 2, 2011. Jennifer S. Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2011–5354 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request; Questionnaire
Cognitive Interviewing and Pretesting (NCI)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the
information collection listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on December
17, 2010 (75 FR 79009) and allowed 60 days for public comment. No
public comments were 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: Questionnaire Cognitive Interview and
Pretesting. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension. Need and
Use of Information Collection: The purpose of the data collection is to
conduct cognitive interviews, focus groups, Pilot household interviews,
and experimental research in laboratory and field settings, both for
applied questionnaire evaluation and more basic research on response
errors in surveys. The most common evaluation method is the cognitive
interview, in which a questionnaire design specialist interviews a
volunteer participant. The interviewer administers the draft survey
questions as written, but also probes the participant in depth about
interpretations of questions, recall processes used to answer them, and
adequacy of response categories to express answers, while noting points
of confusion and errors in responding. Interviews are generally
conducted in small rounds of 10-15 interviews. When possible, cognitive
interviews are conducted in the survey's intended mode of
administration. Cognitive interviewing provides useful information on
questionnaire performance at minimal cost and respondent burden.
Similar methodology has been adopted by other federal agencies, as well
as by academic and commercial survey organizations. There are no costs
to respondents other than their time. Frequency of Response: Once.
Affected Public: Individuals and households, Private Sector (business
or other for-profits, not-for-profit institutions) and possibly, State,
Local or Tribal Governments. The table below represents the burden over
a three-year data collection period, which is a typical request for a
generic submission. The estimated total burden hours requested is 3,600
for the three-year clearance period. There are no annualized costs to
respondents. The annualized costs to the Federal Government are
estimated at $244,000 and include cost of NCI staff to plan, conduct,
and analyze outcomes of questionnaire development, contracting for
pretesting activities and research, travel costs, and additional
materials needed to conduct and recruit participants for the research.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs
to report.

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Frequency of
Type of respondents Number of responses/ Average hours Burden hours
respondents participant per response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Physicians, Scientists, and similar Respondents. 1,200 1 75/60 1,500.0
(1.25)
Experts in their Field.......................... 600 1 75/60 750.0
(1.25)
Administrators/Managers......................... 600 1 75/60 750.0
(1.25)
General Public.................................. 1,200 1 30/60 600.0
(0.5)
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Total....................................... 3,600 .............. .............. 3,600.0
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Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) 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
the 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 Officer for NIH. To request more information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans
and instruments, contact: Dr. Gordon Willis, PhD., Cognitive
Psychologist, Applied Research Program, DCCPS, NCI/NIH, 6130 Executive
Blvd, MSC 7344, EPN 4005, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free
number 301-594-6652 or e-mail your request, including your address to:
willis@mail.nih.gov.

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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: February 28, 2011.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-5353 Filed 3-8-11; 8:45 am]
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