The Cancer Information Service (CIS)
currently collects demographic, customer service and smoking
cessation information from clients contacting CIS by telephone and
through LiveHelp (an online instant messaging service) for cancer
information or smoking cessation assistance). A new service,
information requested and provided by e-mail, will be implemented.
As well, users can now find information about cancer on Facebook
and through smartphones. Information is collected in order to
properly plan, implement, and evaluate cancer education efforts and
to provide smoking cessation services tailored to the individual
client's needs. Since its inception in 1976, the CIS network has
handled more than ten million calls from the public. The potential
universe of Cancer Information Service (CIS) clients is almost 308
million respondents based on the U.S. Census estimate for 2010 of
adults estimated to be 18 years and older.
US Code:
42
USC 410 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
US Code:
42 USC 412 (285a-1) Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
This information collection
contains both program changes (revision) and adjustments. Program
changes to NCI's CIS include: consolidating 15 regional offices to
a single contact center, increasing the hours that Cancer
Information Specialists are available on the toll-free number and
LiveHelp Service, improving the e-mail response intake form so that
responses from NCI can be better tailored to the questions, added a
Facebook Service, and creating a smartphone user service available
in both English and Spanish. The addition of the new e-mail
response intake form will increase the burden hours in the form of
a program change. There are also a few adjustments to this
information collection. Overall, it is estimated there will be an
increase in burden primarily due to the changing trends in CIS
points of access as a result of the public's increasing reliance on
the Internet for health information. Specifically, this would
affect the burden on the Telephone Clients and the Proactive
Callback Service Clients by increasing the number of respondents
from the 2009 submission and therefore the burden hours. However,
the burden hours for the LiveHelp and Reactive Service clients are
expected to decrease somewhat or remain the same.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.