[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49210-49211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19217]


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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) Comprehensive Lifestyle 
Interview by Computer (CLIC) 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 Register on June 10, 
2008 (Vol. 73, No. 112, p. 32717) and allowed 60-days for public 
comment. There were no public comments received during this time. 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) Comprehensive Lifestyle Interview by Computer (CLIC) 
Study. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The Nutritional Epidemiology Branch of the 
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics of the National Cancer 
Institute has planned this study to evaluate the feasibility of using 
these three new computerized questionnaires as well as the Diet and 
Health Questionnaire (DHQ), a well-established food frequency 
questionnaire in a population of early-to-late-middle-aged men and 
women. Participants will be asked to complete one of four different 
series (pathways) of computerized questionnaires over a 90 day period, 
with some questionnaires in a series being completed twice. This 
evaluation study comprises the necessary performance and feasibility 
tests for the new computerized questionnaires, which will provide an 
opportunity to assess the possibility of administering computerized 
questionnaires in future large prospective cohort studies. The 
computerized questionnaires will support the ongoing examination 
between cancer and other health outcomes with nutritional, physical 
activity, and lifestyle exposures. The computerized questionnaires 
adhere 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: Either 2 or 4 times, depending on 
the pathway. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: U.S. 
adults (aged 50 and over). The annual reporting burden is displayed in 
the table below. The estimated total annual burden hours being 
requested is 2616. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: 
$46,242. There are no

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Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

                                  Table 12-1--Estimates of Annual Burden Hours
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                                                                   Average time      Number of
      Type of respondents         Instrument(s)    Frequency of    per response    respondents/     Annual hour
                                     tested          response         (hours)         pathway         burden
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Senior Adults.................  Read Invitation.               1            1/60            7500         125.000
                                Pre-Enrollment..               1           10/60            1046         174.333
                                Enrollment                     1            5/60            1035          86.250
                                 Process.
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                                       Assigned Pathway 1
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                                ACT-24..........               2           15/60             156          78.000
                                LHQ.............               1           20/60             156          52.000
                                DHQ.............               1           30/60             156          78.000
                                1 Web Re-entry..               1            1/60             156           2.600
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                                       Assigned Pathway 2
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                                ASA24...........               2           30/60             156         156.000
                                DHQ.............               1           30/60             156          78.000
                                LHQ.............               1           20/60             156          52.000
                                1 Web Re-entry..               1            1/60             156           2.600
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                                       Assigned Pathway 3
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                                ACT-24..........               2           15/60             362         181.000
                                ASA24...........               2           30/60             362         362.000
                                LHQ.............               1           20/60             362         120.667
                                DHQ.............               1           30/60             362         181.000
                                1 Web Re-entry*.               1            1/60             362           6.033
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                                       Assigned Pathway 4
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                                ACT-24..........               2           15/60             362         181.000
                                ASA24...........               2           30/60             362         362.000
                                LHQ.............               1           20/60             362         120.667
                                DHQ.............               1           30/60             362         181.000
                                3 Web Re-                      3            1/60             362          18.100
                                 entries**.
                                Evaluation                     1            1/60            1035          17.250
                                 Survey.
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    Totals....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............         2615.50
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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.
    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 Attention: NIH Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, at [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974. 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: August 11, 2008.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison Office, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-19217 Filed 8-19-08; 8:45 am]
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