[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13050-13051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6778]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Pub.
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L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects being developed
for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To
request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft instruments, call the HRSA Reports
Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection 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 on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Increasing Donor Awareness on College Campuses;
New
Despite apparent widespread public support for organ donation and
transplantation, few individuals in the United States declare intent to
be organ and tissue donors. Innovative interventions are necessary to
help individuals move from positive attitudes about organ donation to
the behaviors of declaring intent and informing family of that intent.
The goal of the current project is to develop, implement and evaluate a
donor awareness program on college and university campuses. The
specific aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of a 6-month
college-wide intervention program on organ donation intentions. An
experimental design will be used consisting of two pairs of colleges
matched on variables including freshman class size, geographic region,
and cultural diversity of the student body. The design is a 2
(Intervention x Control) by 2 (School pair 1 x School pair 2). To
increase donor awareness, intervention schools will receive a ``how-to-
kit'' to aid them in implementing a campus-wide donor campaign. This
kit will provide materials and activities, and serve as a guide for
initiating an organ and tissue donor awareness campaign. The kits will
be standardized across schools. Donation intentions and other variables
of interest will be assessed by means of self-administered
questionnaires completed by a sample of students at each university at
two time periods, prior to and following the 6-month intervention
period. The frequency of students declaring intent to donate organs and
documenting that intent via college student identification cards or
donor cards is the primary outcome measure. The frequency of students
reporting that they have informed family members of their donation
intent also will be evaluated. In addition, secondary and process
outcomes (e.g., levels of readiness to become an organ donor) will be
assessed.
The estimated respondent burden is as follows:
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Responses
Survey phase Number of per Hours per Total hour
respondents respondent response burden
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Baseline................................................ 4,000 1 0.3 1,200
Follow-up............................................... 4,000 1 0.3 1,200
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Total............................................... 4,000 2 0.3 2,400
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Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: March 10, 1998.
Jane Harrison,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-6778 Filed 3-16-98; 8:45 am]
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