82_FR_11263 82 FR 11230 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Health Resources and Services Administration

82 FR 11230 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Health Resources and Services Administration

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 33 (February 21, 2017)

Page Range11230-11231
FR Document2017-03342

In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11230-11231]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03342]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, 
Evaluation, and Research for the Health Resources and Services 
Administration

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the 
ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR must be received no later than April 24, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N-39, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
draft instruments, email [email protected] or call the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (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 collections under 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 designed to obtain valuable formative 
information to develop more effective and efficient 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 for evaluation as well 
as more 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 (CASI), Audio 
Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI), and web-based 
questionnaires.
    Professionally recognized procedures are followed in each 
information collection activity to ensure high quality data. Examples 
of these procedures could include the following:
     Monitoring by supervisory staff of a certain percent of 
telephone interviews;
     Conducting cognitive interviewing techniques, including 
think-aloud techniques and debriefings;
     Data-entry from mail or paper-and-pencil surveys will be 
computerized through scannable forms or checked through double-key 
entry;
     Observers will monitor focus groups, and focus group 
proceedings will be recorded; and
     Data submitted through on-line surveys will be subjected 
to statistical

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validation techniques 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 we notify 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.
    Screening: 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.
    Collection methods: The particular information collection methods 
used 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 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 Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
 Type of information collection      Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Mail/email \1\..................           1,666               1           1,666            0.25           416.5
Telephone.......................           1,666               1           1,666            0.25           416.5
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.......................          14,996  ..............          14,996  ..............          13,298
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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.

    HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2017-03342 Filed 2-17-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4165-15-P

11230 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 21, 2017 / Notices This data collection enables an will prepare students to serve as information, processing and efficient award determination process, qualified nursing faculty. maintaining information, and disclosing and facilitates reporting on the use of Burden Statement: Burden in this and providing information; to train funds and analysis of program context means the time expended by personnel and to be able to respond to outcomes. persons to generate, maintain, retain, a collection of information; to search disclose, or provide the information data sources; to complete and review Likely Respondents: NFLP eligible requested. This includes the time the collection of information; and to applicants. This includes accredited needed to review instructions; to transmit or otherwise disclose the schools of nursing offering eligible develop, acquire, install, and utilize information. The total annual burden advanced masters and/or doctoral technology and systems for the purpose hours estimated for this ICR are degree nursing education programs that of collecting, validating and verifying summarized in the table below. TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden Form name responses per respondents responses response hours respondent (in hours) NFLP—Program Specific Data Form .................................. 90 1 90 8 720 Total .............................................................................. 90 ........................ 90 ........................ 720 HRSA specifically requests comments public regarding the burden estimate, qualitative techniques to meet their on (1) the necessity and utility of the below, or any other aspect of the ICR. objective. In general, these activities are proposed information collection for the DATES: Comments on this ICR must be not designed to yield results that meet proper performance of the agency’s received no later than April 24, 2017. generally accepted standards of functions, (2) the accuracy of the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to statistical rigor but are designed to estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA obtain valuable formative information to the quality, utility, and clarity of the Information Collection Clearance develop more effective and efficient information to be collected, and (4) the Officer, Room 14N–39, 5600 Fishers data collection tools that will yield more use of automated collection techniques Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. accurate results and decrease non- or other forms of information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To response. technology to minimize the information Need and Proposed Use of the request more information on the collection burden. Information: HRSA conducts cognitive proposed project or to obtain a copy of interviews, focus groups, usability tests, Jason E. Bennett, the data collection plans and draft field tests/pilot interviews, and Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov experimental research in laboratory and [FR Doc. 2017–03339 Filed 2–17–17; 8:45 am] or call the HRSA Information Collection field settings, both for applied Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984. BILLING CODE 4165–15–P questionnaire development and for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When evaluation as well as more basic submitting comments or requesting research on response errors in surveys. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND information, please include the HRSA staff use various techniques to HUMAN SERVICES information request collection title for evaluate interviewer administered, self- reference, in compliance with Section administered, telephone, Computer Health Resources and Services 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI), Administration Reduction Act of 1995. Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing Information Collection Request Title: (CASI), Audio Computer-Assisted Self- Agency Information Collection Questionnaire and Data Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Interviewing (ACASI), and web-based Testing, Evaluation, and Research for questionnaires. Comment Request; Questionnaire and the Health Resources and Services Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, Professionally recognized procedures Administration, OMB No. 0915–0379— are followed in each information and Research for the Health Resources Extension. and Services Administration collection activity to ensure high quality Abstract: The purpose of collections data. Examples of these procedures AGENCY: Health Resources and Services under this generic clearance is to obtain could include the following: Administration (HRSA), Department of formative information from respondents • Monitoring by supervisory staff of a Health and Human Services. to develop new questions, certain percent of telephone interviews; ACTION: Notice. questionnaires, and tools and to identify • Conducting cognitive interviewing problems in instruments currently in techniques, including think-aloud SUMMARY: In compliance with the use. This clearance request is limited to techniques and debriefings; requirement for opportunity for public formative research activities • Data-entry from mail or paper-and- comment on proposed data collection emphasizing data collection, toolkit sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES pencil surveys will be computerized projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act development, and estimation through scannable forms or checked of 1995, HRSA announces plans to procedures and reports for internal through double-key entry; submit an Information Collection decision-making and development • Observers will monitor focus Request (ICR), described below, to the purposes and does not extend to the groups, and focus group proceedings Office of Management and Budget collection of data for public release or will be recorded; and (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to policy formation. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 21, 2017 / Notices 11231 validation techniques to ensure by the respondent. When in-depth Likely Respondents: Respondents will accuracy, such as disallowing out-of- interviewing is used, the interview be recruited by means of advertisements range values. guide will be provided to OMB for in public venues or through techniques Each request under this generic review. that replicate prospective data clearance will specify the procedures to • Focus groups—Focus groups will be collection activities that are the focus of be used. Participation will be voluntary, used to obtain insights into beliefs and the project. For instance, a survey on and non-participation will not affect understandings of the target audience physician communication, designed to eligibility for, or receipt of, future HRSA early in the development of a be administered following an office health services research activities or questionnaire or tool. When focus visit, might be pretested using the same grant awards, recruitment, or groups are used, the focus group procedure. Each submission to OMB participation. Specific testing and discussion guide will be provided to evaluation procedures will be described will specify the specific recruitment OMB for review. procedure to be used. when we notify OMB about each new • Expert/Gatekeeper review of tools— request. Consent procedures will be Burden Statement: Burden in this In some instances, tools designed for customized for each information patients may be reviewed in-depth by context means the time expended by collection activity, but will include medical providers or other gatekeepers persons to generate, maintain, retain, assurances of confidentiality and the to provide feedback on the acceptability disclose, or provide the information legislative authority for the activity. If requested. This includes the time and usability of a particular tool. This the encounter is to be recorded, the needed to review instructions; to would usually be in addition to respondent’s permission to record will develop, acquire, install, and utilize pretesting of the tool by the actual be obtained before beginning the technology and systems for the purpose patient or other user. interview. of collecting, validating and verifying Screening: When screening is • Record abstractions—On occasion, the development of a tool or other information, processing and required (e.g., quota sampling), the information collection requires review maintaining information, and disclosing screening will be as brief as possible and the screening questionnaire will be and interaction with records rather than and providing information; to train provided as part of the submission to individuals. personnel and to be able to respond to OMB. • ‘‘Dress rehearsal’’ of a specific a collection of information; to search Collection methods: The particular protocol—In some instances, the data sources; to complete and review information collection methods used proposed pretesting will constitute a the collection of information; and to will vary, but may include the following walkthrough of the intended data transmit or otherwise disclose the • Individual in-depth interviews—In- collection procedure. In these instances, information. The total annual burden depth interviews will commonly be the request will mirror what is expected hours estimated for this Information used to ensure that the meaning of a to occur for the larger scale data Collection Request are summarized in questionnaire or strategy is understood collection. the table below. TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden Type of information collection responses per respondents responses response hours respondent (in hours) Mail/email 1 ........................................................................... 1,666 1 1,666 0.25 416.5 Telephone ............................................................................ 1,666 1 1,666 0.25 416.5 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 Total .............................................................................. 14,996 ........................ 14,996 ........................ 13,298 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. HRSA specifically requests comments technology to minimize the information DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND on (1) the necessity and utility of the collection burden. HUMAN SERVICES proposed information collection for the Jason E. Bennett, Health Resources and Services proper performance of the agency’s functions, (2) the accuracy of the Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. Administration estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance [FR Doc. 2017–03342 Filed 2–17–17; 8:45 am] the quality, utility, and clarity of the BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Agency Information Collection sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES information to be collected, and (4) the Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; The National use of automated collection techniques Health Service Corps and NURSE or other forms of information Corps Interest Capture Form AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments on this ICR must be received no later than April 24, 2017.
ContactTo request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, email [email protected] or call the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
FR Citation82 FR 11230 
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