Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 242 / Friday, December 17, 2010 / Notices 79009 

Dated: December 9, 2010. 

Mary Affeldt, 

Executive Officer, (OM Director) NIDA. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31737 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Questionnaire Cognitive 

Interview and Pretesting (NCI) 

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: 

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. The total estimated 

annualized burden hours are 600. 

Frequency of Response: Once. Affected 

Public: Individuals and households, 

Private Sector (business or other forprofits, 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. 

Type of respondents Projects Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

responses/participant 

Average hours 

per response 

Burden hours 

over 3 years 

Questionnaire Development Volunteers.(1) Survey questionnaire development.1,200 1 75/60 1.25) 1,500.0 

General Volunteers ........................... (2) Research on the cognitive aspects of survey methodology.600 1 75/60 (1.25) 750.0 

Computer User Volunteers ............... (3) Research on computer-user 

interface design.

600 1 75/60 (1.25) 750.0 

Household Interview Volunteers ....... (4) Pilot Household interviews ......... 1,200 1 30/60 (0.5) 600.0 

Totals ......................................... ........................................................... 3,600 ........................ ........................ 3,600.0 

The estimated total annual burden 

hours requested is 1,200 which amounts 

to approximately 3,600 hours over three 

years. There are no annualized costs to 

respondents. The annualized costs to 

the Federal Government are estimated at 

$264,000 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. 

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 Dr. Gordon Willis, 

Ph.D., Cognitive Psychologist, Applied 

Research Program, DCCPS, NCI/NIH, 

6130 Executive Blvd., MSC 7344, EPN 

4005, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call nontoll-free number 301–594–6652 or email your request, including your 

address to: willis@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: December 13, 2010. 

Vivian Horovitch-Kelley, 

NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National 

Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31735 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Cancer Institute; Amended 

Notice of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given of a change in 

the meeting of the NCI Special 

Emphasis Panel, Experimental 

Therapeutics Program (NExT), January 

6, 2011, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Doubletree 

Hotel Bethesda, 8120 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852 which 

was published in the Federal Register 

on November 24, 2010, 75 FR 71712. 

This notice is amending the location 

of the meeting from the Doubletree 

Hotel Bethesda, 8120 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 to the 


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