HMTS Template with Project Description

Health Message Testing System Expedited Review Form
1. Title of Study: (Please append screener and questionnaire)

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods Survey

2. Study Population: (Discuss study population and explain how they will be selected/recruited.)

Respondents will be users of the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM). They include analytical
laboratories, chemists, environmental scientists, industrial hygienists, and other researchers.

Respondent characteristics:
Number of subject: 1000

Number of males:

We are not actively trying to recrui

Age range: 18 and older

Number of females: We are not actively trying to recrui

Racial/ethnic composition: We are not actively trying to recruit a specific mix of ethnicities, although we do
Special group status: (e.g., risk group, health care providers)
Type of group(s): Users of the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (e.g.,
chemists, environmental professionals, industrial hygienists, labor
Geographic location(s): Both national and international.

3. Incentives: (State what incentive will be offered and justify proposed incentives to be used in study.)

N/A

4. Study method: (Please check one below)
Central location intercept interview:
Online Interview:
Telephone interview:

Focus group:
Individual in-depth interview (cognitive interview):

(CATI used: yes or no):

Other (describe): Online survey

5. Purpose of the overall communication effort into which this health message(s) will fit:
(Please provide 2-3 sentences below.)

The purpose of this survey is to collect information about how respondents use analytical methods in their
work, their use of the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), and their experience using the
NMAM. The information the respondents provide will help CDC/NIOSH determine if the NMAM
includes the analytical methods users need and identify improvements to enhance the user experience.
Survey results will be used to help focus future method development activities, improve NMAM methods,
6. Category of time sensitivity: (Please check one below)
Health emergency:
Time-limited audience access:
Press coverage correction:
Time-limited congressional/administrative mandate:
Trend Tracking
Ineffective existing materials due to historical event/social trends:
7. Describe nature of time sensitivity: (Please provide 2-3 sentences below.)
NIOSH has contracted with Advanced Technologies and Laboratories (ATL) International, Inc. to develop
and administer an electronic survey and provide recommendations for improvement and future activities.
Delays in launch of the survey could put additional contracted tasks in jeopardy of completion.

8. Number of burden hours requested: 417

BURDEN HOURS
No. of
Participation
Respondents Time

Category of Respondent
Users of the NMAM

1000

25 minutes

Burden
417 hours

Totals
9. Are you using questions from the approved question bank?

No

If yes, please list the item number(s) for questions used from the question bank separated by a comma.
(e.g., 1a, 3c, 130d)

*** Items below to be completed by Office of Associate Director for Communication (OADC)***
1. Number of burden hours remaining in current year's allocation: 6433
2. OADC confirmation of time-sensitivity:
Yes:
No:

Dawn B. Griffin
Project Officer
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