[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 29 (Monday, February 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7508-7509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2772]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Active Living by 
Design Program Evaluation

    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 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National 
Institute of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed 
projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Active Living by Design Program 
Evaluation.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of this study 
is to provide NIEHS with an overall evaluation of the Active Living by 
Design (ALbD) program to determine the extent to which program 
strategies to increase physical activity influence change, as measured 
by increased physical activity and reduction of Body Mass Index (BMI), 
in residents of participating communities. The two objectives of this 
study are to determine:
     The degree to which the changes in the built environment, 
communication strategies and policy as a result of ALbD's program has 
impacted physical activity and BMI in residents within the twenty-five 
(25) participating communities relative to a set of ten (10) control 
communities; and
     The degree to which the ALbD program's communication 
strategies has positively impacted residents' knowledge and perceptions 
of features and conditions that impede and facilitate physical activity 
within their (participating) communities.
    Two types of data collection will occur throughout the study. A 
telephone and Internet survey, which relies on self-reports, will be 
conducted on a large sample of the population. A smaller population 
sample will be used during clinical surveys, which will collect 
physical activity data using measures of physical activity such as, 
accelerometers; measures of BMI and include a face-to-face interview on 
respondents' perceptions of their neighborhood. The findings of this 
study will provide valuable information concerning: (1) The direct 
impact ALbD strategies have on increasing physical activity and 
bringing about positive changes in health associated with exercise, 
such as weight loss: (2) possible reduction of health risks and 
diseases related to physical inactivity through implementation of ALbD 
strategies.
    Frequency of Response: Three times over a period of five (5) years; 
specifically during study years One (1), Three (3), and Five (5).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Type of Respondents: Respondents to telephone and internet surveys, 
includes adults, children ages 12 through 17 years and parents 
responding on behalf of children ages 6 through 11; Respondents to 
clinical surveys, includes adults and children ages 6-17. The clinical 
procedures require respondents under 18 years of age to be accompanied 
by their parent/guardian, therefore the burden has been doubled for 
these respondents. The annual reporting burden is represented in the 
following table:

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       Number of    Average burden   total annual
               Type of respondents                   Number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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Respondents to Telephone and Internet Surveys...           7,000               1            .334           2,338
Respondents to Clinical Study Phase--Adults.....           1,855               1           .9185      1,703.8175
Respondents to Clinical Study Phase--Children/               595               1           1.837       1,093,015
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............      5,134.8325
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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 should address one or more of the 
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) evaluate 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) enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriated automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    For Further Information Contact: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Shobha Srinivasan, PhD., Division of Extramural 
Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, MD EC-21, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, RTP, NC 
27709. Phone: (919) 541-2506. Fax: (919) 316-4606. E-mail: 
[email protected].
    Comments due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: February 2, 2005.
Richard Freed,
NIEHS, Associate Director for Manage
[FR Doc. 05-2772 Filed 2-11-05; 8:45 am]
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