[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62660-62661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21759]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NIH-American Association 
for Retired Persons (AARP) Short Follow-Up Questionnaire 2008

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 Cancer Institute 
(NCI), the National Institutes 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: NIH-American Association for Retired 
Persons (AARP) Short Follow-Up Questionnaire 2008. Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: The 
purpose of this short 2-page questionnaire is to obtain information on 
18 different medical conditions, several medical procedures, and 
lifestyle characteristics from 513,225 participants of the NIH-AARP 
Diet and Health Study. The questionnaire will support the ongoing 
examination between cancer and nutritional exposures. This 
questionnaire adheres to The Public Health Service Act, section 412 (42 
U.S.C. 285a-1) and section 413 (42 U.S.C. 285a-2), which authorizes the 
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics of the National Cancer 
Institute (NCI) to establish and support programs for the detection, 
diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer; and to collect, 
identify, analyze and disseminate information on cancer research, 
diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Frequency of Response: Once. 
Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: U.S. adults (persons 
aged 50-85). The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 513,225; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .0668; and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 34,283. The annualized cost to 
respondents is estimated at: $302,158. There are no Capital Costs, 
Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                                       Average burden
                Type of respondents                    Number of       Frequency of      hours per       Annual hour      Hourly wage    Cost to respond
                                                      respondents        response         response          burden            rate
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Senior Adults.....................................         513,225                1         \1\.0668           34,283           $17.68        $302,158
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\1\ (4 minutes).

    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

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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.

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 Arthur Schatzkin, M.D., Dr.P.H, Chief, Nutritional 
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, 
National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Executive Plaza South, Room 3040, 
6120 Executive Blvd., EPS-MSC 7242, Bethesda, MD 20892-7335 or call 
non-toll-free number 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 within 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: October 26, 2007.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
 [FR Doc. E7-21759 Filed 11-5-07; 8:45 am]
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