[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44362-44363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21264]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; a Prospective Study 
of Diet and Cancer in Members of the American Association of Retired 
Persons (AARP)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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 April 
13, 2001, page 19181 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. The 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,

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1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection

    Title: A Prospective Study of Diet and Cancer in Members of the 
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Type of Information 
Collection Request: Reinstatement with change, OMB No. 0925-0423, which 
expired on 09/30/98. Need and Use of Information Collection: This study 
is to examine prospectively the relation between diet and major cancers 
(especially those of the breast, large bowel, and prostate) in 
population of early- to late-middle aged men and women in the United 
States. In order to minimize two problems that historically have 
plagued observational epidemiologic studies of diet and cancer--dietary 
measurement error and dietary homogeneity--this study is large and 
oversampled screenees within extreme categories of dietary intake. 
Understanding the relationship between diet and cancers of the breast, 
large bowel, and prostate has critical implications for the American 
people. This uniquely designed study has a capacity greater than that 
of any previous study for demonstrating these important connections 
between dietary factors and major cancers. Frequency of Response: One-
time study. Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or 
other for-profit. Type of Respondents: Male and Female AARP members 
aged 50-69 years. The total annual reporting burden is as follows: 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150,166; Estimated Number of Responses 
per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.25; and 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 37,542. There are no 
Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/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 
proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the 
information will 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 the 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, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20530, 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: 
Arthur Schatzkin, M.D., Dr.P.H., Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, 
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer 
Institute, Executive Plaza South, Suite 7040, Rockville, Maryland 
28092, or call non-toll free (301) 594-2931, 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 on or before September 24, 2001.

    Dated: August 15, 2001.
Reesa Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 01-21264 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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