Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request Consumer Health Information in Public Libraries User Needs Survey (NLM)
Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 24 (Friday, February 5, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2016)
Notices
Pages 6283-6284
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2016-02181
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request Consumer Health Information in Public Libraries User Needs Survey (NLM)
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2015, page 66914 and allowed 60-days for public comment. One public comment was received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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, OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974, Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
Comment 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments or request more information on the proposed project contact: David Sharlip, Office of Administrative and Management Analysis Services,, National Library of Medicine, Building 38A, Room B2N12, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 402-9680, or Email your request, including your address to: sharlipd@mail.nih.gov. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing.
Proposed Collection: Consumer Health Information in Public Libraries User Needs Survey (NLM)), 0925-New, National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: In 1994, the NLM was designated a ``Federal Reinvention Laboratory'' with a major objective of improving its methods of delivering information to the public.
NLM has become an international leader in health informatics research and development, especially in consumer health informatics. As a result, NLM needs to remain contemporary in consumer health informatics research by utilizing research methods that yield a better understanding of the predictors of consumer satisfaction. Without ongoing insights into the predictors of consumer satisfaction, NLM will lack the research findings to make evidence-based changes in the content, design and editorial management of its consumer Web sites and will not optimally serve the public.
Public libraries have been identified as a key resource for public information about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which took full effect on October 1, 2013. A national anonymous survey of library staff will help us better understand the challenges and successes of information provision in this critical area of high information need. Research and funding into the challenges of health information in public libraries is, at present, almost nonexistent. In the present environment of health insurance reform and presumption of informed consumer choice, this is a critical knowledge gap. Information collection from library workers will supply much-
needed feedback on the specific areas of challenge for information provision by public libraries. The results of this study will be used by the Principal Investigators' home institutions--the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an institution of higher education preparing future library workers, and the Specialized Information Services division of the National Library of Medicine--to inform preparation of outreach and training materials as well as advising other organizations and institutions providing PPACA information provision assistance to public libraries (e.g., American Library Association). To improve our understanding of the challenges and gaps in information provision and awareness around PPACA, the information we get from this survey will be used to inform and improve NLM's services to public libraries, as well as increase our understanding of the resource and education needs of public library workers.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 390.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average time
Number of Number of per response Total annual
Type of respondents respondents responses per (minutes/ burden hour
respondent hours)
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Library workers................................. 779 1 30/60 390
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Total....................................... .............. 779 .............. 390
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Dated: January 28, 2016.
David Sharlip,
Project Clearance Liaison, NLM, NIH.
FR Doc. 2016-02181 Filed 2-4-16; 8:45 am
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