82 FR 19070 - 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
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 78 (April 25, 2017)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 78 (April 25, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 19070-19071] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-08296] [[Page 19070]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [[Page 19071]] 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden Type of information collection respondents responses per responses response (in hours respondent hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND internal decision-making and interview. When screening is required
HUMAN SERVICES development purposes and does not (e.g., quota sampling), the screening will
extend to the collection of data for be as brief as possible and the screening
Health Resources and Services public release or policy formation. It is questionnaire will be provided as part of
Administration anticipated that these studies will rely the submission to OMB.
heavily on qualitative techniques to The information collection methods
[OMB No. 0915–0379]
meet their objective. In general, these will vary, but may include the
Agency Information Collection activities are not designed to yield following:
Activities: Submission to OMB for results that meet generally accepted • Individual in-depth interviews—In-
Review and Approval; Public Comment standards of statistical rigor but are depth interviews will commonly be
Request; Information Collection intended to obtain valuable formative used to ensure that the meaning of a
Request Title: Questionnaire and Data information to develop data collection questionnaire or strategy is understood
Collection Testing, Evaluation, and tools that will yield more accurate by the respondent. When in-depth
Research for the Health Resources and results and decrease non-response. interviewing is used, the interview
Services Administration; Extension Need and Proposed Use of the guide will be provided to OMB for
Information: HRSA conducts cognitive review.
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services interviews, focus groups, usability tests, • Focus groups—Focus groups will be
Administration (HRSA), Department of field tests/pilot interviews, and used to obtain insights into beliefs and
Health and Human Services. experimental research in laboratory and understandings of the target audience
ACTION: Notice. field settings, both for applied early in the development of a
questionnaire development and questionnaire or tool. When focus
SUMMARY: In compliance with the evaluation as well as basic research on groups are used, the focus group
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, response errors in surveys. HRSA staff discussion guide will be provided to
HRSA has submitted an Information use various techniques to evaluate OMB for review.
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of interviewer-administered, self- • Expert/Gatekeeper review of tools—
Management and Budget (OMB) for administered, telephone, Computer- In some instances, tools designed for
review and approval. Comments Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI), patients may be reviewed in-depth by
submitted during the first public review Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing, medical providers or other gatekeepers
of this ICR will be provided to OMB. Audio Computer-Assisted Self- to provide feedback on the acceptability
OMB will accept further comments from Interviewing, and web-based and usability of a particular tool. This
the public during the review and questionnaires. would usually be in addition to
approval period. Professionally-recognized procedures pretesting of the tool by the actual
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be are followed in each information patient or other user.
received no later than May 25, 2017. collection activity to ensure high quality • Record abstractions—On occasion,
data. Examples of these procedures the development of a tool or other
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
include the following: information collection requires review
including the ICR Title, to the desk
officer for HRSA, either by email to • Monitoring by supervisory staff of a and interaction with records rather than
certain percent of telephone interviews; individuals.
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by • ‘‘Dress rehearsal’’ of a specific
fax to 202–395–5806. • Conducting cognitive interviewing
techniques, including think-aloud protocol—In some instances, the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To proposed pretesting will constitute a
techniques and debriefings;
request a copy of the clearance requests • Digitizing through scannable forms walkthrough of the intended data
submitted to OMB for review, email the or checking through double-key entry collection procedure. In these instances,
HRSA Information Collection Clearance mail or paper-and-pencil surveys; the request will mirror what is expected
Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call • Monitoring of focus groups by to occur for the larger scale data
(301) 443–1984. observers and recording focus group collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When proceedings; and/or Likely Respondents: Respondents will
submitting comments or requesting • Statistically-validating data be recruited by means of advertisements
information, please include the submitted through on-line surveys to in public venues or through techniques
information request collection title for ensure accuracy, such as disallowing that replicate prospective data
reference, in compliance with Section out-of-range values. collection activities that are the focus of
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Each request under this generic the project. For instance, a survey on
Reduction Act of 1995. clearance will specify the procedures to physician communication, designed to
Information Collection Request Title: be used. Participation will be voluntary, be administered following an office
Questionnaire and Data Collection and non-participation will not affect visit, might be pretested using the same
Testing, Evaluation, and Research for eligibility for, or receipt of, future HRSA procedure. Each submission to OMB
the Health Resources and Services health services research activities or will specify the specific recruitment
Administration; OMB No. 0915–0379— grant awards, recruitment, or procedure to be used.
Extension. participation. Specific testing and Burden Statement: Burden in this
Abstract: The purpose of this generic evaluation procedures will be described context means the time expended by
clearance is to obtain formative when HRSA notifies OMB about each persons to generate, maintain, retain,
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information from respondents to new request. Consent procedures will be disclose or provide the information
develop new questions, questionnaires, customized for each information requested. This includes the time
and tools and to identify problems in collection activity, but will include needed to review instructions; to
instruments currently in use. This assurances of confidentiality and the develop, acquire, install and utilize
clearance request is limited to formative legislative authority for the activity. If technology and systems for the purpose
research activities emphasizing data the encounter is to be recorded, the of collecting, validating and verifying
collection, toolkit development, and respondent’s permission to record will information, processing and
estimation procedures and reports for be obtained before beginning the maintaining information, and disclosing
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and providing information; to train data sources; to complete and review information. The total annual burden
personnel and to be able to respond to the collection of information; and to hours estimated for this ICR are
a collection of information; to search transmit or otherwise disclose the summarized in 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 ........................................................................... 1,670 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
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, Agenda: Report to the Director, NIDCR. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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