[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 233 (Thursday, December 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72003-72004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28513]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Health Information 
National Trends Survey (HINTS)

    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), 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.
    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.
    To Submit Comments and For Further Information: To obtain a copy of 
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, 
or request more information on the proposed project contact: Bradford 
W. Hesse, Ph.D., Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, 
9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9761, Room 3E610, Rockville, MD 20850 or 
call non-toll free number 240-276-6721 or Email your request, including 
your address, to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#741c11070711163419151d185a1a1d1c5a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa929f89899f98ba979b9396d4949392d49d958c">[email protected]</span></a>. Formal requests for additional 
plans and instruments must be requested in writing.
    Comment 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.
    Proposed Collection: Health Information National Trends Survey 
(HINTS) 0925-0538, Reinstatement with Change, National Cancer Institute 
(NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This partnership between 
NCI and FDA will include assessing the public's knowledge of medical 
devices, communications related to product recalls, nutritional 
supplement labeling, and topics to inform FDA's regulatory authority 
over tobacco, such as risk perceptions about new tobacco products, 
product pack color gradations, perceptions of product harm, and tobacco 
product claims and labels. This HINTS survey will couple knowledge-

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related questions with inquiries into the communication channels 
through which understanding is being obtained, and assessment of FDA-
regulated material. This survey will extend the information collected 
and priorities from HINTS which have been to provide a comprehensive 
assessment of the American public's current access to, and use of, 
information about cancer across the cancer care continuum from cancer 
prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.
    OMB approval is requested for 1 year. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 2,159.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
             Type of respondents                 Number of      responses per    per  response     Total annual
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)      burden hour
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Individuals.................................           4,318                1            30/60            2,159
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    Dated: November 24, 2014.
Karla Bailey,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-28513 Filed 12-3-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P


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