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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 or 

households. 

Type of respondents Project 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Estimated 

annual burden 

hours 

requested 

Questionnaire Development Volunteers.(1) Survey questionnaire development.200 1 1.25 ................

(75 minutes) ...

250.0 

General Volunteers ........................... (2) Research on the cognitive aspects of survey methodology.100 1 1.25 ................

(75 minutes) ...

125.0 

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

interface design.

100 1 1.25 ................

(75 minutes) ...

125.0 

Household Interview Volunteers ....... (4) Pilot Household interviews ......... 200 1 0.5 ..................

(30 minutes) ...

100.0 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... 600 ........................ ........................ 600.0 

The estimated total annual burden 

hours requested is 600. 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, $50 

payment of pretest participants, 

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. 

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. 

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: January 28, 2008. 

Vivian Horovitch-Kelley, 

NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National 

Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. E8–2029 Filed 2–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Biomedical 

Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of 

Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 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. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 

Special Emphasis Panel MRI Imaging. 

Date: March 5, 2008. 

Time: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Two 

Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Ruixia Zhou, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, 6707 Democracy 

Boulevard, Democracy Two Building, Suite 

957, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–4773, 

zhour@mail.nih.gov. 

Dated: January 29, 2008. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 08–481 Filed 2–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–129, Revision of an 

Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Form I–129, 

Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker; 

OMB Control Number 1615–0009. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services has submitted the 

following information collection request 

for review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 


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