[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53175-53176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22828]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Re-Contacting 
Participants in the Observing Protein and Energy Nutrition (Re-Open) 
Study

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

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Register on May 6, 2003, page 24007 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, 1995, unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Re-contacting Participants in the 
Observing Protein and Energy Nutrition (Re-OPEN) Study. Type of 
Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with change (OMB 
0925-0465, expiration 07/31/02). Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The agency conducts and funds studies examining the 
relationship between diet and chronic diseases. The study will collect 
food intake and physical activity data and body weight measurements on 
a cohort of approximately 482 free-living men and women, 43 to 72 years 
of age, who have participated in the 1999 Biologic Specimen-Based Study 
of Dietary Measurement Error for Nutritional Epidemiology and 
Surveillance. Participants will complete a food frequency 
questionnaire, two 4-day food intake records, one 7-day food intake 
checklist, a physical activity questionnaire, and a body weight 
measurement. The data will be used to assess the magnitude and 
structure of dietary measurement error in dietary assessment 
instruments for dietary surveillance and nutritional epidemiologic 
studies.
    Frequency of Response: One-time study. Affected Public: Individuals 
or households. Type of Respondents: U.S. adults 43-72 years. The annual 
reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                      Estimated                                      Estimated
                                      Estimated       number of       Average        Estimated     total annual
       Data collection task           number of     responses per   burden hours    total hour     burden hours
                                     respondents     respondent     per response      burden         requested
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Enrollment Form..................             482               1          0.083              40              13
Food frequency questionnaire.....             482               1          1                 482             161
4-Day food record 1..............             482               1          1.332             642             214
4-Day food record 2..............             482               1          1.332             642             214
Food Checklist...................             482               7           .117             395             132
Physical activity questionnaire..             482               1           .25              120              40
Weight measurement...............             482               1           .25              120              40
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      Total......................             482  ..............  .............            2443             814
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $13,024. There 
are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating 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 this 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 
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 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) 435-3710, 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: September 2, 2003.
Reesa Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 03-22828 Filed 9-8-03; 8:45 am]
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