[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4594-4595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1249]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NIH-American 
Association for Retired Persons (AARP) Short Follow-Up Questionnaire 
2008 (NCI)

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 November 
6, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 214, p. 62660) and allowed 60-days for public 
comment. One public comment was received on November 6, 2007 which 
questioned why AARP was not funding this study as opposed to using NIH 
funds. An e-mail response was sent on January 14, 2008 stating, ``We 
received your comment. We will take your comments into consideration''. 
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 control 
number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: NIH-American Association for Retired 
Persons (AARP) Short Follow-Up Questionnaire 2008 (NCI). 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

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

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 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: January 14, 2008.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-1249 Filed 1-24-08; 8:45 am]
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