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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED TOTAL COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS

Type of data collection Number of 

respondents 

Total burden 

hours 

Average hourly wage rate* Total cost 

burden 

Focus Groups .................................................................................................. 3,168 4,752 $46.71 $221,966 

In-person/Telephone Interviews ...................................................................... 4,158 9,148 53.17 486,399 

Customer Satisfaction Surveys for the Decision Aid ....................................... 1,650 550 24.50 13,475 

Customer Satisfaction Surveys for the Summary Guides ............................... 19,800 1,650 46.71 77,072 

Follow-up CME Surveys .................................................................................. 3,960 330 73.86 24,374 

Solicited Topic Nominations ............................................................................ 7,500 625 19.56 12,225 

Web site Registration ...................................................................................... 18,000 1,500 19.56 29,340 

Glossary Feedback Survey ............................................................................. 600 50 19.56 978 

Total .......................................................................................................... 58,836 18,605 na 865,829 

* Based upon the mean and weighted mean wages for clinicians (29–1062 family and general practitioners), policy makers (11–0000 management occupations, 11–3041 compensation & benefits managers, 13–1072 compensation, benefits & job analysis specialists, 11–9111 medical 

and health service managers, 13–2053 insurance underwriters and 15–2011 actuaries) and consumers (00–0000 all occupations). Focus groups 

include 528 clinicians ($77.64/hr) and 528 consumers ($20.32/hr); in-person/telephone interviews include 528 clinicians, 330 policy makers 

($39.91/hr) and 528 consumers; customer satisfaction surveys for the decision aid include 50 clinicians and 500 consumers; customer satisfaction surveys for the summary guides include 1,650 clinicians, 1,650 policy makers and 3,300 consumers; follow-up CME surveys include 1,320 

clinicians; solicited topic nominations include 1,125 clinicians, 250 policy makers and 1,125 consumers; Web site registration includes 2,700 clinicians, 600 policy makers and 2,700 consumers; glossary feedback survey includes 90 clinicians, 20 policy makers and 90 consumers, National 

Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2008, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’ 

Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal 

Government 

The maximum cost to the Federal 

Government is estimated to be 

$1,439,003 annually. Exhibit 3 shows 

the total and annualized cost by the 

major cost components. 

EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL AND ANNUALIZED COST

Cost component Total cost Annualized 

cost 

Project Development ............................................................................................................................................... $1,019,970 $339,990 

Data Collection Activities ......................................................................................................................................... 735,405 245,135 

Data Processing and Analysis ................................................................................................................................. 1,889,505 629,835 

Project Management ................................................................................................................................................ 557,380 185,793 

Overhead ................................................................................................................................................................. 114,750 38,250 

Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 4,317,010 1,439,003 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the above-cited 

Paperwork Reduction Act legislation, 

comments on AHRQ’s information 

collection are requested with regard to 

any of the following: (a) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

AHRQ healthcare research and 

healthcare information dissemination 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of 

burden (including hours and costs) of 

the proposed collection(s) of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information upon the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the Agency’s subsequent 

request for OMB approval of the 

proposed information collection. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: August 9, 2010. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; NCCAM Office of 

Communications and Public Liaison 

Communications Program Planning 

and Evaluation Research 

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 Center for Complementary and 

Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), at 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: NCCAM 

Office of Communications and Public 

Liaison Communications Program 

Planning and Evaluation Research. Type 

of Information Collection Request: 

Extension. 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: To carry out NCCAM’s 

legislative mandate to educate and 

disseminate information about 

complementary and alternative 

medicine (CAM) to a wide variety of 

audiences and organizations, the 

NCCAM Office of Communications and 

Public Liaison (OCPL) requests 

clearance to carry out formative research 

of a variety of print and online 

materials, outreach activities, and 

messages to maximize their impact and 

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OCPL wishes to continue to carry out 

formative research to further understand 

the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors 

of its core constituent groups: Members 

of the general public, researchers, and 

providers of both conventional and 

CAM health care. In addition, it seeks to 

test newly formulated messages and 

identify barriers and impediments to the 

effective communication of those 

messages. With this formative audience 

research, OCPL test audience responses 

to NCCAM’s fact sheets, Web content, 

and other materials and messages. This 

research will also include pilot testing 

of recently developed messages and 

communication products. 

The data collection methods have 

been selected to minimize burden on 

NCCAM’s audiences, produce or refine 

messages that will influence target 

audience attitudes and behavior in a 

positive manner, and to use Government 

resources efficiently. Research methods 

may include individual in-depth 

interviews, focus group interviews, 

intercept interviews, self-administered 

questionnaires, gatekeeper reviews, and 

omnibus surveys. 

The data will enhance OCPL’s 

understanding of (1) the unique 

information needs and distinct healthinformation-seeking behaviors of its 

core constituencies, and (2) the special 

information needs of segments within 

these constituencies. Among the general 

public these distinct segments include 

cancer patients, the chronically ill, 

minority and ethnic populations, the 

elderly, users of dietary supplements, 

and patients integrating complementary 

therapies with conventional medical 

treatments. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households; non-profit institutions; 

Federal Government; State, Local, or 

Tribal Government. Type of 

Respondents: Adult patients; members 

of the public; health care professionals; 

organizational representatives. The 

annual reporting burden is as follows: 

TABLE 1—ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

hours 

requested 

In-depth interviews with general public ........................................................... 30 1 .75 23 

Focus groups ................................................................................................... 20 1 1.5 30 

Omnibus surveys ............................................................................................. 1,900 1 .25 475 

Intercept interviews with public and healthcare professionals ........................ 300 1 .25 75 

In-depth interviews with health professionals .................................................. 50 1 .50 25 

Self-administered questionnaires with health professionals ............................ 200 1 .25 50 

Total .......................................................................................................... 2,500 ........................ ........................ 678 

TABLE 2—ANNUAL COST TO RESPONDENTS

Type of respondents Number of 

hours 

Hourly 

wage* 

Respondent 

cost 

In-depth interviews with general public ........................................................................................... 23 $21 $483 

Focus groups ................................................................................................................................... 30 21 630 

Intercept interviews with public ........................................................................................................ 70 21 1,470 

Omnibus surveys with public ........................................................................................................... 475 21 10,500 

Intercept interviews with healthcare professionals .......................................................................... 5 **63 315 

In-depth interviews with health professionals .................................................................................. 25 63 1,575 

Self-administered questionnaires with health professionals ........................................................... 50 63 3,150 

Total .......................................................................................................................................... 678 .................... 18,123 

* 2009 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm) 

** Healthcare professional hourly wage was calculated by averaging the median hourly wage for physicians and surgeons ($84) and the median hourly wage for physician assistants, as representatives of the second tier of clinical care ($41) to get an average of $63 per hour. 

There are no Capital Costs, Operating 

Costs, or Maintenance Costs to report. 

Request for Comments: Written 

comments and/or suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies are invited 

on 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 assumption 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 Christy Thomsen, 

Director, Office of Communications and 

Public Liaison, NCCAM, 31 Center 

Drive, Room 2B11, Bethesda, MD 20892, 

or fax your request to 301–402–4741, or 

e-mail thomsenc@mail.nih.gov. Ms. 

Thomsen can be contacted by telephone 

at 301–451–8876. 

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: August 12, 2010. 

Christy Thomsen, 

Director, Office of Communications and 

Public Liaison, National Center for 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 

National Institutes of Health. 

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