[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20313-20314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10372]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Biologic Specimen-
Based Study of Dietary Measurement Error for Nutritional Epidemiology 
and Surveillance

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 Institutes of Health 
(NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 23, 
1998 page 34190-34191 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public 
comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comment.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Biologic specimen-based study of dietary measurement error 
for nutritional epidemiology and surveillance. Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Need and use of Information Collection: The 
agency conducts and funds studies examining the relationship between 
diet and chronic diseases. The study will collection a sample of 400 
free-living men and women, 40-69 years of age, two 24-hour dietary 
recalls, two food frequency questionnaires, a physical activity 
questionnaire, a dietary screener questionnaire, and an opinion form. 
Respondents will receive a dose of doubly labeled water and provide 
spot urine samples to measure energy expenditure, will collect two 24-
hour urines to measure urinary nitrogen, and

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provide blood samples to measure biochemical measures of dietary 
intake. The data will be used to assess the magnitude and structure of 
dietary measurement error in dietary surveillance and nutritional 
epidemiologic studies. Frequency of response: One-time study. Affected 
public: Individuals or households. Types of Respondents: US adults 40-
69 years of age. The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                                                                      Estimated
                                                              Estimated                                 total
                                                 Estimated    Number of      Average     Estimated      annual
                Data collection                  Number of    responses   burden hours   total hour     burden
                                                respondents      per      per response     burden       hours
                                                              respondent                              requested
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Screener......................................          400            1         0.167           67           67
24-hour recall #1.............................          400            1         0.5            200          200
24-hour recall #2.............................          400            1         0.5            200          200
Food frequency questionnaire #1...............          400            1         1              400          400
Food frequency questionnaire..................          400            1         1              400          400
Physical activity questionnaire...............          400            1         0.25           100          100
Opinion forms.................................          400            1         0.25           100          100
Dietary screener questionnaire................          400            1         0.167           67           67
Dosing with DLW/initial urine collections.....          400            1         4             1600         1600
Spot urine collections........................          400            1         0.25           100          100
24 hr urine collection #1.....................          400            1         0.167           67           67
24 hr urine collection #2.....................          400            1         0.167           67           67
Blood collection..............................          400            1         0.25           100          100
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    Total.....................................          400            1         0.67         3,468        3,468
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    There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Costs to report.

Request for Comments

    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 
proposed performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall 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.

Direct Comments to OMB

    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimate public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the: Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk 
Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or 
to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact 
Amy F. Subar, Ph.D., Project Officer, National Cancer Institute, EPN 
313,6130 Executive Blvd MSC 7344, Bethesda MD 20892-7344, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 496-8500, or FAX your request to (301) 435-4710, 
or E-mail your request, including your address, to [email protected].

Comments 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.

    Dated: April 15, 1999.
Reesa Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 99-10372 Filed 4-23-99; 8:45 am]
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